【Haichuan New Energy】A bold move! The first batch of 300 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks from Jinan South Steel Group have been delivered and put into operation!
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On the morning of August 11, the delivery and commissioning ceremony for hydrogen-powered heavy trucks by Jinan South Steel Group was held in Quwo County. Representatives from the companies that supplied the trucks, including FAW Jiefang, Nanjing Jinlong, Dayun Automobile, and Meijin Energy, handed over the first batch of 300 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks to Jinan South Steel Group, the recipient party. Wu Hongwen, Director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and Li Yunfeng, Deputy Secretary of the Linfen Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of the city, jointly launched the control lever for hydrogen-powered trucks; Ma Yunxia, Deputy Director of the Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, attended the ceremony, while Cui Yuanbin, a member of the Municipal Party Committee and Vice Mayor, presided over it. In recent years, Quwo County has adhered to the \"dual carbon\" goals as a guiding principle, making full use of the advantages of Jinan South Steel Group as the leading enterprise in the hydrogen energy industry chain. It has accelerated the development of this industry chain, actively pursued projects related to photovoltaics, new energy, energy storage, and hydrogen production, and was the first in the country to establish a fully closed-loop green and low-carbon industry chain model based on steel, coke, chemical processing, and hydrogen production. The delivery and operation of the first batch of 300 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks by Jinan South Steel Group mark another significant step forward for Quwo County in the development and application of the entire hydrogen industry chain.
On the morning of June 17, FAW Jiefang held a departure ceremony, with 300 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles setting off from Changchun for Beijing, Shanghai, and Shanxi. This is also the largest vehicle delivery ceremony since FAW Jiefang launched its \"15333\" new energy strategy, marking a step forward for domestic commercial vehicle manufacturers toward the commercialization of hydrogen energy. The 300 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles launched by FAW Jiefang this time include three product series: freight, dump, and tractor types, which are suitable for various applications such as urban logistics, construction waste transportation, and short-distance freight transfer. Both the number of orders and the scale of deliveries rank among the highest in the industry. This move will help promote the development of demonstration city clusters for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in regions such as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the Yangtze River Delta, and accelerate research and development as well as the integrated development of the entire hydrogen energy industry chain. The industry generally believes that as the **\"dual carbon\" goals are further implemented, fuel-powered heavy trucks will gradually be replaced by those powered by new energy. Among them, hydrogen-powered heavy trucks offer advantages over purely electric heavy trucks in terms of environmental friendliness, longer driving range, shorter refueling time, and better performance in low-temperature conditions; they are expected to become the best option for transforming heavy trucks into those powered by new energy sources in the future.
On August 16, FAW Jiefang, Reshaping Group, and LightPath IoT held a delivery ceremony for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles as well as a strategic partnership signing event in Shanghai. Wu Bilei, General Manager and Deputy Party Secretary of FAW Jiefang, Lin Qi, CEO of Reshape Group, Liu Kefei, co-founder and CEO of LightPath IoT, along with representatives from the media in this industry, attended the signing ceremony. Reshaping Group, in partnership with FAW Jiefang, developed the 18-ton fuel cell heavy trucks delivered this time; the development, mass production, and delivery of these 100 vehicles were all completed by the two parties within half a year. It is understood that the vehicles delivered this time are equipped with the Reshaping Technology Jingxing 12+130kW fuel cell system, feature a new layout with 5 hydrogen tanks placed on both sides of the chassis, and have a cargo volume of up to 64 cubic meters. Over the next three years, the three parties will ensure that the goal of deploying 1,000 fuel cell vehicles is achieved, thereby continuing to provide momentum for the pilot use of such vehicles.
Currently, several steel companies have begun to develop hydrogen-powered trucks and hydrogen refueling stations: in July 2021, the first batch of 30 hydrogen-powered trucks produced by Hebei Iron and Steel Group were put into use in the Tangsteel New Area； Rongcheng Steel has put 10 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks into operation, with a total driving distance of over 530,000 kilometers; by the end of 2022, the group’s total number of hydrogen-powered heavy trucks in use will reach 100 ； In December 2020, Baowu Group put 60 hydrogen-powered heavy trucks into operation; in 2021, the company focused on developing hydrogen production and refueling stations ； Ansteel Group has identified 3 locations for hydrogen refueling stations ； MAG explores hydrogen production from coke oven gas ； Shagang signed a cooperation agreement with Haiyisen Motors for the trial operation of hydrogen-powered trucks.
The main advantages of Shanxi for developing hydrogen energy are as follows: First, Shanxi is a major province in terms of coking production, with an annual coking capacity of 140 million tons, and a stable output of over 100 million tons per year; each ton of coke generates 200 cubic meters of hydrogen as a by-product. Linfen, Lüliang, Yuncheng, and Taiyuan are areas where coke production is concentrated, and they possess inherent resource advantages for the development of hydrogen energy. Secondly, hydrogen energy technology is already quite mature, and producing hydrogen through coking is cost-effective. Currently, the cost of filling up 1 kilogram of hydrogen is around 13.5 yuan, and compared to diesel, hydrogen-powered trucks are more economical in terms of energy consumption. Third, Shanxi Province has a vast market with broad application prospects. Shanxi Province has 450,000 heavy trucks, with 30,000 of them to be converted from diesel to hydrogen per year, a process that will take 15 years to complete.