Nationwide program focused on selected urban "city clusters"

Sovereign state authority setting national climate, energy and industrial policies, including the 15th Five-Year Plan, hydrogen strategies, and dual carbon (carbon peaking and neutrality) objectives.

Central government ministry overseeing public finances, budgeting and fiscal policy, including subsidy and reward mechanisms for industrial programs.

China’s macroeconomic planning and policy body, responsible for national development strategies, including energy transition, industrial policy, and major pilot programs.

Vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel to power an electric motor, emitting only water vapor.

Dedicated infrastructure for compressing, storing, and dispensing hydrogen to vehicles and industrial users, including pipelines, tube trailers, and high-pressure storage systems.

Hydrogen produced from renewable electricity sources, considered a critical component for hydrogen's long-term credibility as a clean fuel.

A national pilot program selecting five city clusters to develop large-scale, multi-scenario hydrogen applications across transport and industry, with substantial performance-based central government subsidies.