Recently, the China Hydrogen Alliance Research Institute, in conjunction with the USEPA Beijing Representative Office, released the report ‘Promoting Clean Hydrogen Standards Optimisation and International Synergy – Maximising the Climate Benefits of Hydrogen’, which points out that globally, a number of countries, regions, and international organisations have already developed standards related to clean hydrogen certification, and are developing Mutual recognition schemes for standards between different countries and regions will not only ensure the climate benefits and sustainability of hydrogen, but will also help facilitate international trade in hydrogen and help countries around the world achieve their decarbonisation goals.
China is the world’s largest hydrogen producer, with about 35.5 million tonnes of hydrogen production in 2023, mainly from fossil feedstocks. In recent years, China’s renewable hydrogen industry has been booming. As of mid-2024, China has planned more than 350 renewable hydrogen projects with a planned capacity of nearly 7 million tonnes, of which nearly 80 have been built and operated, with a built and operated capacity of more than 100,000 tonnes/year. The Clean Hydrogen Standard is not only an important part of the dual-carbon and hydrogen industry standard system for China, but also an important tool for promoting the low-carbon, green and large-scale development of the hydrogen industry and an important guarantee for international hydrogen trade and international cooperation.