Building an international-level "manufacturing-storage-transportation-refueling-application" integrated supply chain ecosystem Great Wall Motors releases hydrogen energy strategy

On March 29, Great Wall Motor's global hydrogen energy strategy launch conference was officially held at the Haval Technology Center in Baoding. Great Wall Motor Chairman Wei Jianjun, Rotating President Meng Xiangjun, Vice President Mu Feng, Great Wall Weishi Energy Chairman Zhang Tianyu, President Chen Xuesong and other leaders of Great Wall Motor, as well as nearly 100 leaders, experts and scholars from government agencies and various fields such as energy, environmental protection, economy, finance, and automobiles attended the conference to witness this historic moment.

Great Wall Motors Hydrogen Energy Strategy Global Launch Conference

Great Wall Motors' hydrogen energy strategy has not only built an international-level integrated supply chain ecosystem of "production-storage-transportation-fueling-application", breaking down core technology barriers, but also connecting upstream and downstream industrial chains to accelerate the commercialization and promotion of hydrogen energy. In addition, the hydrogen energy strategy has also launched a set of internationally leading automotive-grade "hydrogen power system" full-scenario solutions - hydrogen-lemon technology, accelerating product implementation and helping my country's energy structure transformation.

Aiming to be among the top three in the world, we will build an international-level integrated supply chain ecosystem of "manufacturing-storage-transportation-processing-application"

As the largest country in terms of renewable energy with abundant resources such as wind and solar energy, how to make full use of renewable energy and obtain and use hydrogen energy scientifically and reasonably will become the key to my country's future sustainable development.

Building a sustainable and beautiful hydrogen society

Mu Feng, Vice President of Great Wall Motors

Facing the transformation of energy structure, Great Wall Motors deeply focuses on the concept of "green + smart" travel, takes "building a sustainable and beautiful hydrogen energy society" as the ultimate goal, and officially releases its hydrogen energy strategy. At the press conference, Mu Feng, vice president of Great Wall Motors, said: "If my country's promotion of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can reach the goal of 1 million vehicles, it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 510 million tons a year, which will greatly help achieve the goal of carbon neutrality."

Great Wall Motors' hydrogen energy strategy officially released

Great Wall Motors' hydrogen energy strategy covers an international-level integrated supply chain ecosystem of "production-storage-transportation-addition-application", and at the same time launches a set of internationally leading automotive-grade "hydrogen power system" full-scenario application solutions - Hydrogen Lemon Technology.

Relying on the hydrogen energy strategy, Great Wall Motors will adopt a "commercial and passenger vehicle" model, drive technology and industry development through scenario exploration, and accelerate product implementation. Zhang Tianyu, Chairman of Great Wall Weishi Energy, said: "This year, Great Wall Motors will launch the world's first C-class hydrogen fuel cell SUV, and will be the first in the world to complete the implementation of 100 49-ton hydrogen heavy truck application projects; in 2022, the first high-end passenger car service fleet will appear on the stage of the Winter Olympics; in 2023, the number of core power components promoted will lead the country, and in 2025, it will aim to be among the top three in the global hydrogen energy market share."

Zhang Tianyu, Chairman of Great Wall Weishi Energy

Based on the research and development of downstream core components and technologies in the hydrogen energy industry, Great Wall Motors insists on putting products first, exploring joint cooperation models for core materials, using demonstration operations to iterate and upgrade product applications, and actively expanding scenario applications to integrate the best resources from internal and external industrial chains.

International-level "manufacturing-storage-transportation-processing-application" integrated supply chain ecosystem

In terms of R&D investment, Great Wall Motors will invest another 3 billion yuan in hydrogen energy research and development to reach a production capacity of 10,000 sets. At the same time, Great Wall Motors has recruited talents from many countries, including Europe, the United States, Japan and other countries, with more than ten years of experience in hydrogen energy technology research and development, to build the largest hydrogen energy technology research and development team in China. In addition, Great Wall Motors has also built a global R&D system of "four countries and five locations" to lay a solid foundation for breakthroughs in hydrogen energy core technologies.

"Four Countries and Five Locations" Global R&D System

At present, Great Wall Motors has achieved complete independence in the intellectual property rights of six core technologies and products, namely "fuel cell stacks and core components, fuel cell engines and components (controllers, etc.), Type IV hydrogen storage bottles, high-pressure hydrogen storage valves, hydrogen safety, and liquid hydrogen processes". Many technologies have broken through the "bottleneck" pain points of the industry and are committed to promoting the arrival of a hydrogen energy society through technological progress.

At the upstream of the industry chain, Great Wall Motors' new generation of perovskite solar photovoltaic technology has a world record-breaking 20.01% photoelectric conversion efficiency, marking that the conversion efficiency of large-area perovskite photovoltaic modules has officially entered the "2.0 era". In terms of large-scale energy storage applications, the industry-leading hydrogen + electricity energy storage system provides solutions for large-scale renewable energy storage and lays the foundation for the comprehensive utilization of mobile and fixed energy.

The only company in China to have core technology layout for the entire hydrogen energy industry chain

In the downstream of the industrial chain, Great Wall Motors has joined the four major demonstration pilot city clusters of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Henan and Hebei, with more than 1,000 demonstration vehicles planned, covering a variety of application scenarios such as passenger cars, heavy trucks, logistics, buses, ships, rail transit, etc., drawing a broader market blueprint.

"1+3+5" Great Wall Motors' Hydrogen Lemon Technology Achieves Full-Scenario Application

Great Wall Motors' Hydrogen Lemon technology is an internationally leading automotive-grade "hydrogen power system" full-scenario solution, which can be summarized as "1+3+5", namely 1 complete automotive-grade R&D system, 3 major technology platforms and 5 major performance advantages. It is the core technical pillar of Great Wall Motors' hydrogen energy strategy and one of the core technology routes of Great Wall Motors' Lemon platform, covering hydrogen fuel cell systems, on-board hydrogen storage systems and core key components.

Internationally leading automotive grade

1A complete set of automotive-grade R&D system is the foundation of hydrogen-lemon technology, which includes more than 100 enterprise standards, more than 500 hardware requirements, more than 5,000 software requirements, thousands of tests and tens of thousands of experiments. It can quickly define, decompose, simulate and design fuel cell engine systems, components and materials from top to bottom according to the needs of hydrogen energy vehicles, and ensure high performance, high quality and low cost of products through trial production tests.

1A complete set of automotive-grade R&D system

The three major technical platforms of hydrogen-electric platform (HE), stack platform (HS), and hydrogen storage platform (HP) are the core of hydrogen-lemon technology. Among them, the hydrogen-electric platform (HE) has the characteristics of reliability, durability, safety, environmental adaptability, high power, and high power density. The stack platform (HS) has developed the first generation of single-stack rated power of 150kW and peak power of 160kW fuel cell metal plate stack, and the power density reaches more than 4.2kW/L. The hydrogen storage platform (HP) includes 70MPa IV type hydrogen storage bottle, 70MPa bottle mouth valve and pressure reducing valve, as well as the integration and control of the hydrogen storage system.

Three major technology platforms

Chen Xuesong, President of Great Wall Weishi Energy, said: "In the next five years, Great Wall Motors will focus on the fuel cell system to move towards the 'five highs', namely: high power (>200kW), high efficiency (>60%), high temperature (>100℃), high durability (>20,000 hours) and high connectivity (new energy + intelligent networking)."

Five major performance advantages

With the support of the Hydrogen Lemon Platform, Great Wall Motors has achieved substantial breakthroughs in core technologies and key links in the hydrogen energy industry value chain, including fuel cell systems, fuel cell stacks, membrane electrode systems, air compressors, hydrogen circulation systems, hydrogen storage systems and key components, supporting hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to truly achieve high efficiency, high performance, long endurance, all-weather driving and all-field applications.

Open and win-win cooperation promotes large-scale application of hydrogen energy

“One person cannot make a group, and a single tree cannot make a forest.”

Under the guidance of the hydrogen energy strategy, Great Wall Motors adheres to the concept of "openness, cooperation and win-win", fully opens up platform technology, shares products and services, collaborates and complements with high-quality upstream and downstream companies in the industry, and carries out all-round cooperation in R&D, testing, parts support, investment and financing, capacity construction and other businesses.

Great Wall Motors and China Quality Certification Center jointly conduct "Carbon Neutrality Certification Evaluation"

Weishi Energy signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tongji University

At the press conference, Great Wall Motors joined hands with the China Quality Certification Center to jointly conduct "carbon neutrality certification evaluation" and jointly established a joint research institute for hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology services with Tongji University to gather the most solid technical force for the rapid development of the hydrogen energy industry.

Great Wall Motors Hydrogen Energy Strategy Global Launch Conference-Roundtable Forum

Experts and scholars at the scene highly praised Great Wall Motors' development strategy and measures in the field of hydrogen energy. Zhou Hongchun, a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council, said: "Hydrogen is an important transition carrier of future energy. The use of hydrogen energy will accelerate the realization of my country's "dual carbon" goals."

Zhou Hongchun, researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council

Yu Zhuoping, professor at Tongji University and expert of the overall group of the national key science and technology plan "New Energy Vehicles", also expressed his views: "The international integrated supply chain ecology and the application of hydrogen-lemon technology in the transportation field built by Great Wall Motors' hydrogen energy strategy will become the locomotive of the energy structure transformation in my country's transportation field, helping my country to get rid of its dependence on oil."

Yu Zhuoping, professor at Tongji University and expert of the overall team of the national key science and technology plan "New Energy Vehicles"

Guan Qingyou, president and chief economist of the Ruishi Financial Research Institute, said: "From a capital perspective, the only thing we cannot consider is entrepreneurship. Although Great Wall Motors' choice of future energy is a risky one, it is worth it."

Guan Qingyou, President and Chief Economist of the China Finance Research Institute

At present, "decarbonization" has become a global issue. In the first year of China's "14th Five-Year Plan", hydrogen energy has been included in the strategic emerging industries and has stood at the forefront of the industry. With its highly forward-looking international integrated supply chain ecology and hydrogen-lemon technology that can be applied in all scenarios, Great Wall Motors stands at the starting point of a new round of energy revolution, helping humans and the natural ecology to coexist harmoniously, and making a good start for the arrival of China's hydrogen energy era.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.