Sinopec's Hydrogen Corridor Accelerates Hydrogen Mobility Development in China
On September 25, 2025, the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, better known as Sinopec, announced a significant advancement in hydrogen mobility during a conference in Nanjing focused on developing a modern hydrogen energy industrial chain. This announcement revealed the completion of a 1,500-kilometer journey by three differently modeled hydrogen-powered logistics vehicles. The route of these vehicles traced the Yangtze River, crossing through five provinces and various municipalities: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Hubei, before reaching the Zhijiang South Service Area Station in Yichang, Hubei, where they refueled at six different Sinopec hydrogen stations.
This venture not only marks a milestone in Sinopec's hydrogen initiatives but also complements previous long-distance logistical hydrogen tests conducted along two other hydrogen corridors—the Beijing-Shanghai Corridor and the Western Land-Sea Corridor. All these efforts are supported by Sinopec's extensive network of power plants. To date, Sinopec has established five urban hydrogen corridors, namely Beijing-Tianjin, Chengdu-Chongqing, Shanghai-Jiaxing-Ningbo, Jinan-Qingdao, and Wuhan-Yichang.
In an effort to better integrate hydrogen mobility across eastern and western regions, Sinopec has linked the Shanghai-Jiaxing-Ningbo and Wuhan-Yichang urban corridors with the newly established Yangtze River hydrogen corridor. Future plans include extending this network to the Chengdu-Chongqing corridor, thus solidifying the hydrogen axis along the Yangtze River to ensure a broader distribution of hydrogen-powered vehicles.
With an annual hydrogen production capacity of 4.45 million tons, Sinopec is positioning itself as a leader in China's hydrogen sector. The company operates the country's first large-scale industrial project converting seawater into hydrogen at the Qingdao refinery. Furthermore, it has undertaken a 100 kW pilot project utilizing solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) at the Zhongyuan oil field. Additionally, the integrated wind-solar hydrogen project located in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, supplies hydrogen for coal's decarbonization processes and is part of a larger strategy that encompasses a 100,000-ton annual output integrated hydrogen wind-solar project that will construct China's first large-scale, interprovincial, and long-distance pure hydrogen pipeline.
Sinopec also currently operates 146 hydrogen stations and 11 hydrogen supply centers, making it the world's leading operator in this field. These stations effectively service all clusters of hydrogen fuel cell cities in the '3+2' pilot areas, showcasing the extensive network created for hydrogen mobility.
Looking towards the future, Sinopec aims to align its initiatives with the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) through its 'Hydrogen Highway' initiative. The organization intends to utilize its national hydrogen corridors to establish refueling networks along major highways, thus fostering hydrogen economies and pioneering sustainable business models to drive quality growth within the industry.
This venture not only marks a milestone in Sinopec's hydrogen initiatives but also complements previous long-distance logistical hydrogen tests conducted along two other hydrogen corridors—the Beijing-Shanghai Corridor and the Western Land-Sea Corridor. All these efforts are supported by Sinopec's extensive network of power plants. To date, Sinopec has established five urban hydrogen corridors, namely Beijing-Tianjin, Chengdu-Chongqing, Shanghai-Jiaxing-Ningbo, Jinan-Qingdao, and Wuhan-Yichang.
In an effort to better integrate hydrogen mobility across eastern and western regions, Sinopec has linked the Shanghai-Jiaxing-Ningbo and Wuhan-Yichang urban corridors with the newly established Yangtze River hydrogen corridor. Future plans include extending this network to the Chengdu-Chongqing corridor, thus solidifying the hydrogen axis along the Yangtze River to ensure a broader distribution of hydrogen-powered vehicles.
With an annual hydrogen production capacity of 4.45 million tons, Sinopec is positioning itself as a leader in China's hydrogen sector. The company operates the country's first large-scale industrial project converting seawater into hydrogen at the Qingdao refinery. Furthermore, it has undertaken a 100 kW pilot project utilizing solid oxide electrolyzer cells (SOEC) at the Zhongyuan oil field. Additionally, the integrated wind-solar hydrogen project located in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, supplies hydrogen for coal's decarbonization processes and is part of a larger strategy that encompasses a 100,000-ton annual output integrated hydrogen wind-solar project that will construct China's first large-scale, interprovincial, and long-distance pure hydrogen pipeline.
Sinopec also currently operates 146 hydrogen stations and 11 hydrogen supply centers, making it the world's leading operator in this field. These stations effectively service all clusters of hydrogen fuel cell cities in the '3+2' pilot areas, showcasing the extensive network created for hydrogen mobility.
Looking towards the future, Sinopec aims to align its initiatives with the State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) through its 'Hydrogen Highway' initiative. The organization intends to utilize its national hydrogen corridors to establish refueling networks along major highways, thus fostering hydrogen economies and pioneering sustainable business models to drive quality growth within the industry.
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