H-Rise – a new energy technology company that is based in the Lin-gang Special Area in East China's Shanghai – has reportedly further extended the synergies of the layout of the hydrogen energy industry supply chain that has been formed there.

The second-generation fuel cell stack and the first automated hydrogen fuel cell production line independently developed by H-Rise are said to have ushered in a leapfrog development for hydrogen energy technology.

The fuel cell stack developed by H-Rise is reportedly creating excitement in the industry. [Photo/WeChat account: shlgguanweihui]

The hydrogen electric stack is said to be the core for generating the power of fuel cells for future vehicles and is seen as the key to reducing the costs of the vehicles.

At H-Rise a research team lead by Lai Xinmin engaged in the research development of the device for 15 years – from a basic research project at a university, through to continuous testing of the technology innovation platform and onto the establishment of the new company with the Lingang Group.

The research and development of high-power density, high-power output, long-life operations and low-cost manufacturing of automotive electric stacks was the original goal of the research team since 2005, Lai said.

A technician at H-Rise performs a test [Photo/WeChat account: shlgguanweihui]

H-Rise was set up in Lin-gang in 2017. It has developed 50 kilowatt, 80 kW and 100 kW third-generation automotive fuel cell stacks with independent intellectual property rights, which are to be used in different functional modes such as in passenger vehicles, buses, heavy trucks and ships.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shenergy Group and the Lingang Group on Sept 27, 2019 started construction of a hydrogen industrial park in the Lin-gang Special Area.

In other developments, the Pingxiao Road oil-hydrogen fueling station started construction recently and is expected to be completed in September and start operating in December. It will mainly serve Lin-gang's T6 line hydrogen-powered buses, which will have a larger passenger capacity than conventional buses. It will also meet the hydrogen refueling demands of hydrogen-fueled commuter and logistics vehicles in the Lingang Fengxian Industrial Park.

Elsewhere, an industry-university-research cooperation fund was set up for hydrogen energy R&D by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the Lingang Group.

It is understood that the layout of the hydrogen energy industry in Lin-gang Special Area has now fully taken shape. Petrochina, the Lingang Group, Shenneng Group, CRRC and other companies have registered a number of enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the hydrogen energy industry supply chain in Lin-gang – operating in such areas as technology, infrastructure construction, applications scenarios and in other fields.

A Sino-Japanese regional development cooperation demonstration zone has also been unveiled in the area.