BEIJING, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- China will study and formulate a roadmap for high-quality development of the hydrogen energy industry, according to Wang Siqiang, an official of the National Energy Administration on Thursday.
Wang made the remarks at the 2018 China Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Industry Forum in south China's Haikou City.
At the same time, a number of demonstration projects will be launched to promote the diversified applications of the hydrogen energy, such as the integration of hydrogen energy and renewable energy, fuel cells distributed generation, hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel cell transportation, said Wang.
The country will quicken the pace to make breakthroughs in key technical equipment such as fuel cells, and improve relevant technical standards and testing, certification and supervision systems, Wang added.
In recent years, the development of hydrogen energy in China has been on the rise. Some local authorities have formulated the plans for development of the hydrogen energy, in succession.
The vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells have been rolled out and a batch of domestic automobile enterprises have achieved the production of such vehicles in small numbers. (Edited by Hu Pingchao, hupingchao@xinhua.org)