Overview of Hydrogen Storage and Transportation Technology in China

In response to the global climate change and the need for green and low-carbon development, hydrogen energy has been recognized as a clean energy source that can achieve carbon neutrality unlike fossil fuels. As a country with a shortage of energy resources, the development of hydrogen energy is of significant importance for China to adjust its energy structure and accelerate the new era of energy transformation. Based on the development of China’s hydrogen energy industry, this paper elaborates on the current status and development trends of key technologies in the entire industrial chain of hydrogen energy in various stages including production, storage, transportation, and application, and identifies the problems and challenges of hydrogen energy development. The paper focuses on the analysis of hydrogen storage and transportation application scenarios and clarifies the selection of hydrogen storage and transportation technologies in different scenarios. To achieve healthy devel opment of China’s hydrogen energy industry, it is necessary to strengthen top-level design, make strategic planning, encourage large-scale state-owned energy enterprises to play a leading role, promote the development of the entire industry chain, increase technological research and development efforts, prevent the risk of core technology constraints, and vigorously promote the application of hydrogen energy to realize the construction of a hydrogen energy society.