China’s Xinjiang, 19:35, June 14th, 2024
At the vehicle dispatch ceremony, couriers took test drives to experience the hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicles. (Photo by Mirezat Mutilap, all – media reporter)
On June 12th, the first batch of 5 hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicles were successfully dispatched in Tianshan District, marking the official launch of the first hydrogen energy consumption demonstration project in Tianshan District. Subsequently, 700 “hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicles” will cover various express delivery stations in Tianshan District. It is expected that within the next year, a total of 10,000 “hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicles” will be shuttling through the streets and alleys of Urumqi.
The vehicles have a dark green body, a driver’s cabin that can accommodate one person, a simple operating console, no exhaust pipe at the bottom, and very little driving noise… At the vehicle dispatch event site, the reporter saw that 5 brand – new hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicles were ready to go. The size of these vehicles is the same as that of electric tricycles.
Approaching the hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicles parked at the site, Liu Yifan, a distribution specialist from ZTO Express, took the lead in experiencing by sitting in the driver’s cabin.
“The functions are complete, the stability coefficient is high, and the power is also good,” said Liu Yifan. Although the vehicle body is small, it has a large internal storage space, which is comfortable and can protect from the wind and rain.
The on – site staff introduced that the hydrogen – powered special delivery vehicle complies with the national N1 commercial vehicle standard, with a speed of 70 kilometers per hour. During the driving process, the vehicle relies on burning hydrogen energy to charge itself, achieving the purpose of large – scale hydrogen consumption. There is a hydrogen gas tank at the bottom of each vehicle, which can carry 200 grams of hydrogen and has a cruising range of about 60 kilometers, meeting the delivery routes of express delivery personnel for 1 – 2 days. Each hydrogen replacement only takes 2 – 3 minutes to complete.
This vehicle also has auxiliary functions such as an electronic fence, speed limit for different road sections, and remote monitoring of the driving trajectory, effectively improving the efficiency of road safety supervision.
Urumqi is one of the first 4 hydrogen energy industry demonstration zones in Xinjiang. Areas such as Midong District, Dabancheng District, and Urumqi County are rich in wind and solar resources, which is conducive to the construction of green electricity – to – hydrogen production projects.
“We have currently accurately deployed hydrogenation facilities in places where couriers often go in and out. We plan to set up more than 130 hydrogenation points within 2 years to supply various hydrogen energy vehicles,” said Wang Chao, the CEO of Beijing Kaiyun Energy Co., Ltd.
Beijing Kaiyun Energy Co., Ltd. was established in 2014, committed to providing and operating hydrogen energy consumption solutions, promoting the hydrogenation of the transportation industry, and realizing the industrialization of hydrogen energy. Solving the main contradictions in hydrogen use to promote the coordinated development of all links such as hydrogen production – storage – transportation – hydrogenation, infrastructure construction, and core component manufacturing in the hydrogen energy industry. At present, the company has established a regionalized company – Kaijiangyun Company according to the development needs of the Xinjiang business with Urumqi as the core.
Hydrogen energy is an important part of the emerging energy system and an important starting point for promoting the new energy security strategy. In March this year, the Development and Reform Commission of the Autonomous Region, jointly with the Emergency Management Department and the Industry and Information Technology Department of the Autonomous Region, issued the “Notice on Accelerating the Development of the Hydrogen Energy Industry”, which has brought great benefits to the development of the hydrogen energy industry in Urumqi, will accelerate the opening up of the hydrogen energy industry chain, and help create a zero – carbon closed – loop of “wind – solar green electricity + hydrogen production + hydrogen storage + hydrogenation + hydrogen energy application”.
“Actively promote the development of the hydrogen energy industry and encourage and support the application and promotion of hydrogen energy products,” said Wang Zhenyu, a staff member of the Investment Promotion Service Center of Tianshan District. The large – scale operation of hydrogen energy vehicles will provide a new low – carbon and green solution for the transportation field in Urumqi. They will continue to expand the hydrogen energy consumption application scenarios in Tianshan District, provide enterprises with full – life – cycle services, and provide a better development environment for the hydrogen energy industry.
