Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Development in China Towards 2020

Hydrogen is one of the perfect selections of clean end-use energy carriers due to the near zero pollution from hydrogen fuel cell. The hydrogen can be produced from all primary energy such as coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy (wind power, solar energy). It is a long term for the transition from the traditional fuel and power technology to hydrogen and fuel cell power technology, and some of the countries such as USA, Canada, Japan, EU (Europe Union), have made their plans or roadmaps into the hydrogen economy according to their own development and technology background. Base on the analysis of the situation of China and the reference of other country’s hydrogen development plan, the authors suggest a three-stage national hydrogen development strategy for China in this paper.