As the new energy industry ushered in a golden development opportunity period, hydrogen energy has risen to the status of the national energy strategy. At present, more than one-third of the central enterprises have been formulating the layout of the whole industry chain including hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, hydrogenation, and hydrogen consumption, and have achieved a number of technological research and development and demonstration application results.

PetroChina has upgraded its new energy business to its largest business segment. On April 13, 2022, CNOOC officially established CNOOC (China) Co., Ltd. Beijing New Energy Branch. CNOOC Party Secretary and Chairman Wang Dongjin attended the unveiling ceremony held in Changping Future Science City in Beijing and delivered a speech. The main business of the new energy branch is to carry out land and sea wind and solar power generation, increase CCUS technology research, explore and cultivate hydrogen energy, etc. So far, the new energy layout of "three barrels of oil" has been fully clarified in the institutional framework, and the layout of hydrogen energy has been fully opened.

On December 29, 2021, PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd. held an unveiling ceremony in Shenzhen. PetroChina Shenzhen New Energy Research Institute is a registered wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation. The research institute initially focused on five fields of wind energy, solar energy, geothermal energy, hydrogen energy, energy storage and thermal storage, focusing on forward-looking and disruptive technologies, promoting the commercialization and scale of research results, and supporting the green and low-carbon transformation and development of PetroChina.

In addition, on May 18, 2021, the China Petroleum and Chemical Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Research Institute of Petrochemical Engineering), a downstream scientific research institution directly under CNPC, held the inaugural meeting of the New Energy and New Materials Research Institute, and formally established three new hydrogen energy Research Institute, Biochemical Industry and New Materials. The Hydrogen Energy Research Institute will focus on research on hydrogen production, storage, transportation and efficient utilization, fuel cell and energy storage technologies and other related technologies in the hydrogen energy industry.

Among the "three barrels of oil", Sinopec was the first to establish a new energy company.

On December 9, 2021, Sinopec Xiong'an New Energy Company was officially registered and established with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The company is mainly responsible for hydrogen energy infrastructure construction, hydrogen refueling station operation, hydrogen storage and transportation, hydrogen pipeline construction and operation, hydrogen Energy technology research and development, etc. In the long run, it will also plan to build hydrogen pipelines and explore the layout of the liquid hydrogen industry. In addition, the new energy company will also serve the development of the hydrogen energy industry in the new area, assist the new area to build a comprehensive service platform for hydrogen energy technology, introduce high-end high-tech industries and scientific research institutes such as new energy, new materials, and new economy, and create a hydrogen energy demonstration application in the Xiong'an New Area. To build a clean, low-carbon, safe, efficient, multi-energy, and complementary energy system for the new district, help the new district to build a national high-quality development model in the new era, and create an innovative development demonstration area that implements new development concepts.

In addition, on February 18, 2022, Sinopec Catalyst (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. was inaugurated and settled in Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Catalyst Company, the establishment of the company will accelerate the construction of the catalyst Tianjin new material production base project. During the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, Sinopec will invest and construct 11 key projects in Nangang Industrial Zone, Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone. As one of the 11 key projects, the catalyst Tianjin new material production base project is divided into two phases of construction. The first phase of the project focuses on the construction of 7 sets of catalyst production units and supporting auxiliary facilities such as polyolefin catalysts, silver catalysts, and hydrogenation carrier basic materials. The first phase of the project mainly produces new products such as molecular sieves, battery cathode materials and aluminum-based new materials, helping Nangang Industrial Zone to build a world-class new chemical material base.

On March 11, 2022, Sinopec Petroleum Machinery Co., Ltd. held an unveiling ceremony for the establishment of its hydrogen energy equipment branch, which marked the fast-track development of the company's hydrogen energy equipment industry. The branch is deeply integrated into Sinopec's "one base, two wings and three new" industrial structure, serving Sinopec's "building the first hydrogen energy company" deployment, and making every effort to build Sinopec's hydrogen energy equipment research and development, manufacturing and service base, in order to ensure national energy security. contribute. Editor/Sang Xiaomei