CNPC established a Hydrogen Energy Technology and Equipment Research Center at Baoji Petroleum Machinery Factory

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A hydrogen energy technology and equipment research center was established by a subsidiary of CNPC. On May 26, the “Xi’an Jiaotong University–CNPC National Research Hydrogen Energy Technology and Equipment Research Center” (abbreviated as CNPC National Research) was launched at Baoji Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Baoji Petroleum Machinery”), providing technical support for the development of new energy equipment. Gemstone Machinery was restructured in 2002 through joint investment by Baoji Petroleum Machinery Factory and the former China National Petroleum Equipment & Materials (Group) Corporation. It is the largest and most capable domestic enterprise for the research, development, and manufacturing of oil drilling and production equipment under CNPC. CNPC National Research is a wholly-owned subsidiary established following the reform of the gemstone machinery technology system; it is also the industry’s only **Engineering Technology Research Center for oil and gas drilling equipment. This collaboration with Xi’an Jiaotong University is a significant step taken by Gem Machinery to align itself with relevant **strategies and to accelerate the development of China National Petroleum Corporation’s new energy business. The two sides will focus on the field of hydrogen energy technology and equipment, make full use of their technical and industrial advantages, target major market needs, take enhancing independent innovation capabilities as the core, and carry out technology and product research and development starting from the development of related equipment. This will facilitate breakthrough progress in hydrogen energy technology and equipment, contributing to China’s green and low-carbon transformation and development. It is understood that on December 29, 2021, CNPC Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd. held an inauguration ceremony in Shenzhen. Sinopec Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute is a wholly-owned subsidiary registered under China National Petroleum Corporation. Initially, the research institute focused on five key areas: wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, hydrogen energy, and energy storage and heat storage. It concentrated its efforts on developing cutting-edge and disruptive technologies, aiming to facilitate the commercialization and scaling up of these research results in order to support China National Petroleum Corporation’s transition toward a green and low-carbon development model. Furthermore, on May 18, 2021, the China National Petroleum Corporation’s directly affiliated research institution, the China National Petroleum Research Institute for Petrochemicals (referred to as CNPIPC), held a ceremony to establish new research units focused on new energy and new materials, officially founding three new research institutes dedicated to hydrogen energy, biochemistry, and new materials. The Hydrogen Energy Research Institute will focus on research into technologies related to the hydrogen industry, such as hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and efficient utilization within the PetroChina group, as well as fuel cell and energy storage technologies.