China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has officially opened its first integrated hydrogen energy station in Huangshi, Hubei Province—a major milestone in the city’s clean energy transition.
Source: Hubei Daily | April 23, 2025
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) has officially opened its first integrated hydrogen energy station in Huangshi, Hubei Province—a major milestone in the city’s clean energy transition.
At 9 a.m. on April 23, a fleet of 12 hydrogen-powered buses and five mining trucks arrived at the Daye East Integrated Energy Station, where staff verified each vehicle’s specifications before connecting them to hydrogen dispensers. Since entering trial operations on April 11, the station has steadily refined its systems, completing a preliminary closed-loop operation model that integrates renewable power, hydrogen production, storage, refueling, and application—a breakthrough in Huangshi’s hydrogen energy development.
The Daye East site is Huangshi’s first large-scale energy station to offer hydrogen refueling, gasoline service, EV charging, and vehicle support facilities under one roof. As the largest of the city’s planned “One Plant, Three Stations” hydrogen initiative, it is built with triple energy supply capabilities—oil, electricity, and hydrogen—and is designed to support both public transit fleets and private hydrogen vehicles.
Designated as Hubei’s first near-zero carbon energy station, it also boasts the highest hydrogen refueling capacity in the province. Equipped with four gas unloading ports, two 45 MPa hydrogen storage banks, three high-pressure compressors, and two cooling units, the station can dispense up to 2 tonnes of hydrogen per day—enough to serve more than 100 hydrogen buses. One storage bank alone weighs 65 tonnes, underscoring the station’s industrial-scale design.
The dispensers feature a three-line gas retrieval system, engineered to enable simultaneous multi-nozzle refueling while overcoming challenges such as rapid heating during hydrogen injection. The station delivers at speeds of up to 7.2 kilograms per minute, allowing a full refill in about 10 minutes per bus—placing it among the most efficient hydrogen stations in China.
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