China eyes Europe hydrogen policy
China lauds Europe hydrogen policy
Europe is leading the way on R&D level and development of policy framework for low-carbon hydrogen, says official of China’s State Grid Energy Research Institute
Europe is leading China when it comes to industry coordination and policymaking for establishing a hydrogen economy, with a high level of cooperation between power grids and hydrogen developers that the world’s largest energy market could learn from, according to an energy researcher at China’s dominant transmission system operator (TSO). “They are leading the way,” said Zhang Siyu from the State Grid Energy Research Institute, in reference to the EU’s hydrogen sector at an event in Beijing jointly held by the EU-China Energy Cooperation Platform and China Electricity Council. Europe is operating at a higher R&D level and has developed a more mature framework for hydrogen, according to Z
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