Taineng Award · 2025: Hydrogen Energy Technology Innovation Award Summary

The "Titanium Energy Award・2025 Annual Hydrogen List (HEBL2nd)" for hydrogen technology innovation was announced on October 10, 2025, focusing on technological achievements in the hydrogen sector to promote industry development.

The 10 winning enterprises each made breakthroughs, with their technological innovations covering the entire chain of "production, storage, transportation, and utilization" of hydrogen, laying the foundation for the transition of the hydrogen industry from technology validation to large-scale commercialization, and promoting a green transformation of the energy structure.

1. Zhongjian Hydrogen Energy lays out a full industrial chain demonstration project for green hydrogen

Zhongjian Hydrogen Energy Technology Jiangsu Co., Ltd. is actively laying out in the green hydrogen field. Its subsidiary, Akesu Qingneng Zhongjian Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd., is planning and constructing a large-scale green hydrogen project in Akesu, Xinjiang, including PV power generation, water electrolysis for hydrogen production, hydrogen liquefaction, and liquid hydrogen storage and transportation, aiming to create an integrated demonstration base for the entire green hydrogen industry chain.

Zhongjian Hydrogen Energy is dedicated to the R&D and innovation of hydrogen energy technology, continuously exploring and optimizing the production, storage, and transportation technologies of green hydrogen to improve the efficiency of hydrogen use and reduce costs.

2. Hydrogen Yi Energy leads in PEM electrolyzer technology and industrialisation

Headquartered in Haidian, Beijing, Hydrogen Yi Energy also has wholly-owned subsidiaries in Suzhou, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia, with its business map fully covering the hydrogen energy sector.

Since its establishment, the company received angel investment from CAS Star, which focuses on "hard tech" investments and is co-founded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and social capital. To date, it has made comprehensive efforts in the R&D, industrialisation, and market expansion of PEM electrolyzer materials, components, and equipment, becoming one of the few companies in the industry with complete set of technologies.

Currently, the company has completed the construction of kilogram-level catalyst production lines per batch, 20,000 m² membrane electrode production lines, 100 MW electrolyzers, and hydrogen purification production lines, and has successfully passed ISO quality management system certification and CE certification. It has not only been approved as a national high-tech enterprise and a Zhongguancun high-tech enterprise, but also won several significant awards, including the third prize in the Beijing division of the China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and the Golden Hydrogen Award - Leading Enterprise in PEM Electrolyzers. In terms of patents and standard setting, the company owns over 30 core patents for hydrogen production by electrolyzers and has participated in the formulation of three national and industry standards.

With a solid foundation in R&D and industrialisation, the company's PEM/AEM technology maintains a leading position in the industry, significantly improving the safety and reliability of the equipment, gradually reducing costs, and gaining recognition from numerous customers, including state-owned enterprises, with orders continuously increasing.

3. Skyline Hydrogen addresses the pain points of green hydrogen systems with the "4H" strategy, expanding applications in multiple fields

Skyline Hydrogen Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., founded in 2019, specializes in the R&D, manufacturing, and integrated management of green hydrogen production systems, striving to become an excellent green hydrogen solution service provider.

Addressing industry pain points such as insufficient stability of green hydrogen system equipment, weak tolerance to fluctuations, insignificant system coupling, and safety issues requiring improvement, TONZE Hydrogen innovatively approaches from multiple dimensions including equipment, systems, data, and control. By integrating the physicochemical characteristics of electrical, chemical, electrochemical, and gas-liquid multiphase states during fluctuating production processes, the company has pioneered the "4H" product strategy in the industry. This strategy forms a system solution characterized by high integration, high standardization, high intelligence, and high reliability, adapting hydrogen energy equipment and digital-intelligent systems to diverse application scenarios. This approach resolves industry challenges, meets customer demands, and drives technological advancement and industry development.

TONZE Hydrogen is creating an integrated solution for "production-storage-transportation-refueling" in the transformation of transportation energy, helping customers reduce costs and improve efficiency through equipment supply and system integration. The "TONZE Superior Hydrogen Port" scenario carries the mission of deep decarbonization in transportation, aiming to build a zero-carbon travel system through three dimensions: high-speed trunk lines, regional road networks, and specialized transport routes. By collaborating with government and enterprises, it seeks to expand the national hydrogen energy infrastructure network and promote the achievement of "zero-carbon transportation" goals.

Driven by the "dual carbon" goals, the company is targeting the deep decarbonization needs of the industrial sector. Through a model combining hydrogen production mother stations and multi-scenario applications, it has established a trinity service capability encompassing "basic raw material substitution, process flow innovation, and energy supply system reconstruction." This provides full-chain support for hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and usage in industries such as steel and metallurgy, while simultaneously expanding derivative services like hydrogen equipment leasing and carbon asset development. Leveraging its advantages in green hydrogen technology, the company is actively exploring other industrial hydrogen markets, such as providing efficient and clean integrated green hydrogen solutions for semiconductor manufacturing, float glass, thermal power plants, and food processing industries.

By organically combining hydrogen energy with renewable energy power generation, the company will effectively address the intermittency and volatility challenges of wind and solar power. It focuses on creating optimized hydrogen ports for parks and IDC energy, establishing a new energy paradigm of "distributed production-flexible consumption-diversified supply." Through small-scale electrolyzers and fuel cell systems, the company is creating closed-loop systems of "wind and solar power hydrogen production-storage and transportation-combined heat and power" for scenarios such as factories, communities, and data centers. Simultaneously, it addresses the pain point of small hydropower consumption by innovatively utilizing curtailed electricity from small hydropower for hydrogen production. The company promotes the construction of distributed energy microgrids, accelerates the transition of the energy supply system toward decentralization and diversification, and attracts more enterprises and capital to the energy sector, thereby mitigating the security risks of overly concentrated energy supply.

4. Mingtian Hydrogen Excelled in Fuel Cell Stack Technology With Significant Patent and Application Achievements

Anhui Mingtian Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Mingtian Hydrogen) was established on July 1, 2017, as an innovation-driven company in the hydrogen energy industry. The company is dedicated to the development and application of clean energy, providing products, facilities, and solutions for hydrogen energy transportation, integrated wind and solar power with hydrogen and electricity, mobile power supplies, ESS power stations, and industrial and civil applications of hydrogen energy.

The company possesses proprietary core technologies in hydrogen energy and fuel cell stacks and systems. Its current product portfolio includes 10–275 kW stacks, 30–210 kW systems, and 10–200 kW stack and system testing equipment, with product performance reaching domestically leading and internationally advanced levels. Meanwhile, Mingtian Hydrogen built a 10,000-unit-scale industrialisation plant, an Anhui province academician workstation in the fuel cell field, realised the first demonstration application of a hydrogen bus line in Anhui, filled multiple application gaps in the province for hydrogen buses, logistics, sanitation, and forklifts, obtained approval for the Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Hydrogen Fuel Cells, and participated in the construction of China's first megawatt (MW)-scale hydrogen ESS power station.

In addition, Mingtian Hydrogen filed 353 patent applications, obtained 203 authorised patents, including 45 authorised invention patents and 90 invention patents under substantive examination. It achieved mass production of 150 kW stacks and completed the development of 250 kW stacks, with volumetric power reaching 5.0 kW/L, approaching Toyota's 5.6 kW/L. Its products have been applied in multiple fields, including buses, trucks, forklifts, ships, and ESS power stations. Among them, the Ankai hydrogen bus recorded a single-vehicle mileage exceeding 250,000 km, with an average hydrogen consumption of 4.5 kg per 100 km, ranking at the industry's leading level.

5. Wenshi Hydrogen Achieved Technological and Order Breakthroughs in AEM Water Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production

Shenzhen Wenshi Hydrogen Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as Wenshi Hydrogen) is a company partially owned by China Southern Power Grid Group and a strategic partner of top-tier enterprises such as China Merchants Group, China Southern Power Grid, China Three Gorges Corporation, and COSCO Shipping.

The company focuses on the R&D and manufacturing of high-end technical equipment in the upstream hydrogen energy industry, specialises in the integrated operation of R&D, production, and sales of products related to the third-generation AEM water electrolysis for hydrogen production, and dedicates efforts to the development of hydrogen production engineering application services. To date, Wenshi Hydrogen has obtained over 30 core invention patents and utility model patents, while possessing 100% independent intellectual property rights for "AEM membranes, catalysts, membrane electrodes, and equipment automation remote control systems.

In 2023, Wenshi Hydrogen launched China's first 2.5 kW electrolyser using AEM hydrogen production technology, and achieved another breakthrough the same year by releasing the world's first 10 kW AEM water electrolysis hydrogen production system, completing a "qualitative leap" from having technology to having products. The company currently possesses the supply capability for MW-level AEM hydrogen production equipment systems, and by 2025, it will have the supply capability for 5 MW/10 MW water electrolysis hydrogen production complete sets of equipment.

In the first half of 2025, it secured an order for a 60-megawatt water electrolysis hydrogen production integrated equipment project. This order successfully achieved the large-scale application of "low-cost flexible hydrogen production" technology, marking that Wenshi Hydrogen Energy, with its profound technological accumulation and engineering capabilities, gained high market recognition.

6. Guohong Hydrogen Energy Covers the Entire Hydrogen Industry Chain, with Broad Applications in Transportation and Power Generation Scenarios

Guohong Hydrogen Energy Technology (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. was established in June 2015. It is a hydrogen energy equipment company focusing on fuel cell stacks and power systems, distributed power generation, and hydrogen production equipment as its core products. On December 5, 2023, the company was successfully listed on the Hong Kong capital market.

Focusing on the entire hydrogen energy industry chain of "production-storage-refueling-application," Guohong Hydrogen Energy centers on fuel cells, hydrogen production, and power generation equipment to create an integrated solution of "high-end equipment + comprehensive services."

In the transportation sector, it facilitated the large-scale operation of hydrogen-powered heavy trucks in multiple scenarios such as the Chengdu-Chongqing and Chongqing-Guizhou-Guangxi trunk lines, as well as Chongqing Steel, Ordos coal mines, and Jiaxing Port, and for the first time achieved hydrogen energy integration with the China-Europe Railway Express and "water-rail-road" multimodal transport.

In hydrogen energy rail transportation, it was successfully applied to the Changchun "Hydrogen Spring" tram and won the bid for the Inner Mongolia high-density rare earth solid-state hydrogen storage rail locomotive project, achieving a breakthrough in high-power technology.

Meanwhile, the company launched a modular megawatt-level hydrogen fuel power generation system, flexibly adapting to combined heat and power, grid-connected/off-grid, and distributed energy scenarios, and introduced related products suitable for small-scale distributed energy and backup power scenarios.

In terms of innovative technologies, the company is developing breakthrough megawatt-level PEM and a new generation of 1000 Nm³/h alkaline electrolyzer technology, integrated with a Safety Instrumented System (SIS), to build a complete industry chain from hydrogen production to application.

In H1 2025, Guohong Hydrogen Energy continuously achieved breakthroughs in fuel cell stack product technology. In the field of water-cooled stack R&D, the rated point performance of the new version of the high-power Hongxin GIII stack was further improved in laboratory conditions. At the same time, to meet the diverse needs of mobile and stationary power generation scenarios, Guohong Hydrogen Energy developed a high-power, high-efficiency power generation-specific stack—the Hongxin GIV stack.

In air-cooled stack R&D, based on the demands of drones and hydrogen two-wheelers, Guohong Hydrogen Energy developed two air-cooled stacks, respectively. Currently, through continuous optimization of design concepts, the performance and reliability of Guohong Hydrogen Energy's fuel cell systems are steadily improving.

Meanwhile, Guohong Hydrogen's fuel cell system products have completed the layout covering the 0–360kW power range. The products can be adapted to various application scenarios such as intelligent mining trucks, long-haul logistics heavy-duty trucks, hydrogen-powered locomotives, high-speed trains, ships, and stationary power generation.

Additionally, Guohong Hydrogen is simultaneously developing hydrogen production equipment based on two technological pathways: alkaline electrolyzers and proton exchange membrane electrolyzers, focusing on the independent development of megawatt-scale electrolyzer technology to achieve the localization of advanced hydrogen production equipment.

7. Hanqing Technology Focuses on Water Electrolysis Hydrogen Production Equipment and Large-Scale PV Hydrogen Production Projects

Hanqing Technology was established in 2003. It is a well-known company advocating for the use of green hydrogen and has achieved remarkable R&D results in the field of water electrolysis hydrogen production equipment. It possesses outstanding technical capabilities in the synthesis of chemical products using green hydrogen. Its current main business areas involve providing green hydrogen energy-related equipment and green hydrogen chemical technology solutions.

The company's primary equipment includes water electrolysis hydrogen production units with a capacity of 5-3000 Nm³/h, carbon fiber-wrapped hydrogen storage cylinders (including Type III and Type IV), customized hydrogen storage and supply systems, and the design and manufacturing of hydrogen storage can bodies, including on-site installation engineering services. Over the past 20 years, the company has had over 300 hydrogen production units operating at customer sites worldwide, serving clients both domestic and overseas. The company currently possesses an annual production capacity of 100 large-scale units (with a hydrogen production flow rate above 100 Nm³/h) and 50 small-scale units (with a hydrogen production flow rate below 50 Nm³/h).

The company's products are used by major domestic power groups, and it is also a supplier to China's three major nuclear power groups. It has participated in the construction of China's third-generation nuclear power plants, "Hualong One" and "Guohe One," and has undertaken the supply of complete equipment for hydrogen stations in 10 nuclear power projects. The company's products are also exported to countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, and Iraq. Currently, the company is planning to build an 800 MW PV hydrogen production project in Ningxia.

Currently, the company is planning to construct an 800 MW PV hydrogen production project in Ningxia's Taiyangshan, which will require the construction of a 400 MW hydrogen production station. The project will be equipped with 9 sets of 40 MW hydrogen production system equipment and 2 sets of 20 MW hydrogen production system equipment. All equipment will utilize the frameless alkaline electrolyzer hydrogen production system independently developed by Hanqing Technology, with a total value exceeding 600 million yuan.

8. SinoHytec Builds Vertical Integration Capabilities for Fuel Cells and Promotes Multiple Car Models Across Multiple Regions

Shanghai SinoHytec Co., Ltd. (referred to as "SinoHytec") was founded in 2018. With the corporate vision of "Hydrogen Driving the World, SinoHytec Leading the Future," it takes accelerating the industrialization of fuel cells as its mission. As a high-tech enterprise in the fuel cell field, the company continuously explores high-quality and sustainable development of hydrogen energy technology, committed to providing comprehensive hydrogen energy solutions for various scenarios and pioneering a new chapter in the hydrogen energy era.

Currently, Jie Hydrogen Technology has established vertically integrated independent R&D and large-scale production capabilities, including membrane electrodes, fuel cell stacks, fuel cell systems, and integrated development and adaptation of vehicle powertrain systems. It has launched automotive-grade, high-performance, highly reliable products with strong environmental adaptability, with power ranging from 300W to 260kW, meeting the diverse needs of different regions, scenarios, and customers.

Adhering to a "commercial and passenger vehicle parallel" end-use application strategy, Jie Hydrogen Technology's products are widely used in various car models such as passenger cars, city buses, group coaches, light trucks, and medium-to-heavy trucks. Commercial promotion has been carried out in 32 cities across 18 provinces including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, and Shaanxi. The company is also actively exploring diversified applications such as light-duty vehicles, engineering machinery, forklifts, airport baggage tractors, and distributed power generation. Jie Hydrogen Technology actively explores ecological innovation, providing clean, efficient, economical, and multi-dimensional comprehensive solutions for different scenarios like green energy, green transportation, and green ports, aiming to build a world-class hydrogen energy technology company and contribute to China's energy transition and dual-carbon strategy.

9. 1908 New Energy Pioneers Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Material, Revolutionizing Hydrogen Storage and Transportation

Xi'an 1908 New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. is a key enterprise in Shaanxi Province's hydrogen energy industry chain. Leveraging the transformation of original scientific and technological achievements from Xi'an Jiaotong University, it pioneered the world's first complex metal-based composite solid-state hydrogen storage material that operates under ambient temperature and pressure. The technical performance reaches the top international level, with hydrogen storage and release density achieving the world's highest at 25 wt.%. The hydrogen transportation efficiency is 15 times that of traditional high-pressure gaseous storage, 5 times that of magnesium-based storage, and 3 times that of liquid hydrogen, completely solving the safety, efficiency, and cost issues that constrain the development of the hydrogen energy industry. It can be widely used in scenarios such as industrial hydrogen supply, power energy, and mobile transportation, proposing a disruptive solution for hydrogen storage, transportation, and utilization.

The pilot production line for 1908 New Energy's solid-state hydrogen storage material was completed and put into operation in July 2023. It is the world's first pilot system for solid-state hydrogen storage materials that includes the entire process of "metal → metal hydride → composite hydrogen storage material → storage and transportation → recycling → metal regeneration." The system includes two types of hydrogen storage materials: aluminum-sodium-based and sodium-calcium-based, achieving a production level of hundreds of kilograms per day (30 mt annually) of hydrogen storage material, providing a more effective solution for large-scale hydrogen storage and long-distance transportation. The process design for an annual production capacity of 3,000 mt per single system has been completed, laying the foundation for subsequent large-scale applications. The next step is to upgrade the pilot line to a small-scale continuous production line. Currently, the production line design is being refined, and an aluminum-lithium based composite hydrogen storage material production line is under construction.

In the field of mobile transportation, the developed ambient temperature and pressure solid-state hydrogen power supply and vehicle hydrogen power system, with unique advantages such as high safety, no need for heating, and convenient hydrogen refueling, completely revolutionized the use of high-pressure gaseous hydrogen, creating a sensation in the global hydrogen energy industry. The world's first batch of ambient temperature and pressure hydrogen-powered sightseeing vehicles was put into operation at Kunming Lake Scenic Area in September 2024. It successfully won the bid for the State Grid Shanghai Company's national power system first kW-level solid-state emergency hydrogen power supply technology project, and the first set of ambient temperature and pressure hydrogen power supply for the defense sector completed high-altitude and cold environment testing.

In the field of power and energy, cooperation on the "wind-solar-hydrogen-electric-heat-cold" demonstration project has been initiated with Wuxi Guangying Company of State Grid Corporation of China and XJ Electric of China Electrical Equipment Group. A successful signing ceremony was held for the establishment of the XJ Group Hydrogen Energy Technology Industry Research Institute.

In the field of hydrogen storage and transportation, it successfully won the bid for the solid-state hydrogen storage technology research project of the National Energy Group; a strategic cooperation agreement was reached with Shaanxi Hydrogen Group to create a hydrogen transportation corridor from northern Shaanxi to Guanzhong. In terms of strategic development layout, a cooperation agreement for the Jiujiang hydrogen green transportation project was signed.

10. Xinmeixin Focuses on MEMS Hydrogen Sensors, Products Suitable for Multi-Scenario Safety Needs

Suzhou Xinmeixin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (short name: Xinmeixin), established in Suzhou, Jiangsu in 2016, is mainly dedicated to the R&D, production, and sales of MEMS hydrogen sensor chips and systems. The company has built a complete process platform and mass production line from chip design to sensor packaging and testing. Its products are widely used in: hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen refueling stations, power grid equipment, and battery safety, among other fields.

Products include:

Thermal Runaway Early Warning Sensor: A specialized thermal runaway early warning sensor integrating battery thermal runaway detection capability and digital communication capability; it features fast response, wide measurement range, good weather resistance, and long life.

Hydrogen Concentration Sensor: With a wide measurement range, good weather resistance, and long life, it is suitable for complex working conditions in fuel cell vehicles. It has passed over 30 automotive-grade certifications, with options for PWM, analog, CAN, and 485 signals.

Online Dissolved Hydrogen Detection Module in Oil: By real-time monitoring of hydrogen content in transformer oil, it can predict transformer faults. No need to take oil samples, the sensor probe is directly installed in the oil, and data is read in real time from the backend, with a minimum detection limit of 5 ppm in oil.