Home page

CCTV Focus | Liu Jianguo, Chief Scientist of Xingran Technology: Hydrogen Energy Is a New Path to Rebuilding National Energy Security

2026-08-12 16:58

In this CCTV report, Professor Liu Jianguo, Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Changzhou Xingran Technology and Director of the Hydrogen Energy Technology Innovation Center at North China Electric Power University, provided an in-depth analysis of the strategic value of hydrogen energy.

On August 12, China Central Television News reported the key findings of the “China Hydrogen Energy Development Report (2026),” sending a powerful signal that the scale-up of China’s hydrogen energy industry is accelerating:

As of June 2026, domestically commissioned and under-construction renewable‑energy‑based hydrogen production facilities. Annual production capacity exceeds 1.4 million tons. ；
Nationwide cumulative construction of charging… Approximately 620 hydrogen stations ， Over 350 kilometers of pure hydrogen pipelines ；
Nearly 8,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have been promoted. Hydrogen energy is rapidly expanding into diverse application sectors, including transportation, industry, and power generation.

Behind each set of data lies a solid step forward, as hydrogen energy transitions from “policy‑driven” to “market‑driven.”

In this CCTV report, Professor Liu Jianguo, Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Changzhou Xingran Technology, and Director of the Hydrogen Energy Technology Innovation Center at North China Electric Power University. He provided an in-depth analysis of the strategic value of hydrogen energy. He pointed out:

“Hydrogen energy not only effectively addresses the challenge of integrating renewable electricity and drives deep decarbonization at the end‑use level, but also enables long‑duration, cross‑seasonal energy storage. In particular, in the areas of high‑temperature industrial process substitution and the transformation of green chemical feedstocks, hydrogen and its derivatives—green ammonia and green methanol—are offering a new pathway for China to reduce its reliance on oil and gas imports and reshape its energy self‑sufficiency.”

Professor Liu Jianguo’s analysis transcends the narrow perspective of hydrogen energy as merely a new energy source, elevating it to the strategic level of the national energy structure and distilling three core values that hydrogen energy embodies:

Energy dimension: Leveraging cross-seasonal long-duration energy storage capabilities to address the challenges of integrating wind and solar power, compensate for the limitations of short-term battery storage, and build a new type of power system characterized by coordinated electricity–hydrogen operations.
Industrial dimension: Hydrogen energy can replace fossil fuels for high‑temperature industrial heating, while its derivatives—green ammonia and green methanol—can substitute for high‑carbon chemical feedstocks, helping to overcome the challenges of decarbonization in the steel and chemical industries.

Strategic National Dimension: Leveraging the country’s abundant domestic renewable energy sources to produce green hydrogen, thereby reducing reliance on oil and gas imports and ensuring a stable domestic energy supply.

A relevant official from the National Energy Administration stated that, during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, as diversified hydrogen‑energy pilot projects are advanced and implemented, the construction and operational standards of large‑scale green hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol projects will continue to improve. With deeper advancements in technological innovation and industrial ecosystem development, China’s hydrogen‑energy sector is expected to achieve even more substantial progress.