[We will accelerate the establishment of a hydrogen energy industrial system] Shen Zhulin, director general of the Innovation and High-tech Development Department of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said on November 15 at the China Hydrogen Energy Industry Conference 2022 that the NDRC will actively promote relevant departments to standardize the management of hydrogen energy, innovation of key core technologies, construction and management of hydrogen energy infrastructure and construction of a national standard system in accordance with the medium - and long-term plans for hydrogen energy. We will formulate and improve relevant policies and regulations, accelerate the establishment of a 1+N policy system, guide local governments where conditions permit to coordinate the industrial base and market space, give full play to regional advantages, and promote the rational distribution of hydrogen energy. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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