Recently, the "National Engineering Research Center for Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Sources," jointly established by five entities including the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang Power Co., Ltd., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Zhongqing Hydrogen Technology Co., Ltd., and Guochuang Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., has been officially inaugurated. The approval from the Dalian Municipal Development and Reform Commission, followed by reporting to the National Development and Reform Commission, marked the completion of the iterative update and rebranding of the collaborating units. Our university, possessing core technological patents in this field, has been newly incorporated as a collaborating unit, with the center now affiliated with the Key Laboratory of Materials Electrochemistry Process and Technology in Beijing.
The establishment of the "National Engineering Research Center for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology" is supported by the National Development and Reform Commission and the Dalian Municipal Government, in accordance with the requirements of the "Management Measures for National Engineering Research Centers" and "Inclusion in the New Sequence Management of National Engineering Research Centers." Its aim is to build an innovative chain of hydrogen energy and fuel cell technologies with independent intellectual property rights, and to address the key common technologies and bottlenecks hindering the development of China's hydrogen fuel cell industry, thereby driving industrial upgrading.
Following its reestablishment, the Center will be jointly led by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Dalian Municipal Development and Reform Commission, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It will operate under the responsibility system of a director, with one deputy director appointed by each co-building unit, and a Scientific and Technological Committee composed of renowned experts in the field of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.
Adhering to the principles of "resource sharing, innovation, and scale enlargement," the Center will establish multiple technology platforms, including the Fuel Cell System Science and Engineering Research Platform, the Green Hydrogen Production Technology Platform, the High-efficiency Hydrogen Production Technology Research Platform for Fossil Energy, the Commercialization and Application Innovation Platform for Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies, and the R&D Platform for Distributed Hydrogen Sources and Low-carbon Applications. Gradually, it will develop into an innovative leading technology platform, efficiently empowering the "dual carbon" strategy.
As one of the collaborating institutions, our university has cultivated a high-level talent pool in the fields of fuel cells and hydrogen energy research, led by academicians and recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. We have successfully undertaken numerous national and provincial research projects in this area.
In the forthcoming establishment of the National Engineering Research Center, our university will continue to focus on key common technologies and bottleneck issues in the fuel cell and hydrogen energy industries. Leveraging our expertise in fuel cells, water electrolysis, hydrogen storage, and related fields, we aim to accelerate the transformation of research outcomes into practical applications through interdisciplinary collaboration between academia, industry, and government. Our objective is to enhance our capabilities in technology commercialization and actively promote the industrialization of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.
