Green Hydrogen in China:
A Roadmap for Progress
WHITE PAPER
JUNE 2023
In collaboration with Accenture
and China Hydrogen Alliance
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Contents
Foreword
Executive summary
Introduction: A great mission and a long way to go
Goal 1 Cost
1.1 Production cost is a core constraint in scaling up
green hydrogen
1.2 Enabling measures for reducing cost
Goal 2 Infrastructure
2.1 Underdeveloped infrastructure restricts availability of
green hydrogen
2.2 Enabling measures for infrastructure
Goal 3 Market demand
3.1 China’s new markets for green hydrogen need policy
support to reach their potential
3.2 Enabling measures to create market demand
Goal 4 Industry standards and certification
4.1 Standard-setting is too slow to support the fast-growing
hydrogen industry
4.2 Enabling measures for standards and certification
Goal 5 Technology
5.1 China has mature alkaline electrolysis technology and
is now exploring the new generation of hydrogen
production processes
5.2 Enabling measures for technology
Goal 6 Evolution and cooperation
6.1 Top-level planning has not yet defined the development
path for the hydrogen supply chain
6.2 Enabling measures for evolution and cooperation
Blueprint for the evolution of green hydrogen in China
Conclusion
Contributors
Endnotes
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