China backs wider hydrogen adoption as Strait of Hormuz crisis jolts energy markets

Initiative to expand industrial hydrogen use and lower the renewable fuel’s price dovetails with Beijing’s energy security strategy amid oil crisis

SCMP | Xinyi Wuin and Ji Siqiin in Beijing | 17 Mar 2026

China plans to double its hydrogen vehicle fleet to 100,000 by 2030 while cutting hydrogen prices to below 25 yuan [$3.6] per kilogram.

New national pilot programs will fund hydrogen city clusters and expand hydrogen use across transport, chemicals and heavy industry.

China is doubling down on hydrogen as part of its long-term energy transition strategy, with new policies aimed at lowering the cost of green hydrogen while significantly expanding its use across industry and transport...more
https://fuelcellsworks.com/2026/03/16/fuel-cells/china-targets-100-000-hydrogen-vehicles-and-lower-green-hydrogen-prices-by-2030

China leads the world in Hydrogen Energy (500+ stations vs. California's 55 or so that they can't make work). If they were not happy with their current hydrogen efforts, why would they Double Down? Watch as the US sinks further behind...

Note: This post is for forward thinking people that value energy independence and an END to oil. It is NOT intended for those who are stuck in 1979 and think "There is no green hydrogen".