The situation in the Middle East is very different from that in Europe and the United States, where abundant renewable energy such as wind power and optoelectronics is one of its main advantages, and the vast desert is expected to make it a core source of green hydrogen in the future. But the current problem in the Middle East is that the industrial chain is not yet formed, especially the cost of green electricity is still high, and this is precisely China’s advantage. As the region with the best green power resources, the Middle East is currently working with Chinese investors and equipment manufacturers to transform from a traditional energy supplier to an exporter of new energy.
The experience of two other Asian countries is also worth watching – Japan and South Korea. Japan and South Korea started early in national policies and project planning, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the hydrogen industry chain, including hydrogen storage, construction and operation of hydrogen refueling stations, and fuel cells, etc. Years of accumulation have made Japan and South Korea relatively mature in technology and business models.
5SHY3545L0016  As an important player in green hydrogen fueling stations in Korea, Rockwell has provided control systems for more than 40 hydrogen fueling stations in Korea in recent years. Similar cooperation cases are also common in Europe and the United States, such as the German city of Bielefeld buses are using Rockwell technology to support green hydrogen refueling stations. Rockwell is helping customers transform their energy, operate safely, and optimize production and operational efficiency around the world based on customer needs. Rockwell’s solutions also help improve employee safety, increase productivity and enable seamless hydrogen station management to support countries’ transition to clean energy.
Exploring the commercialization process of hydrogen energy in China
If you only look at the number of hydrogen refueling stations, China has built more than 400, the number of hydrogen refueling stations ranked first in the world, but most of the demonstration stations or bus supply stations, only a small number of real commercial operation, and most of the hydrogen refueling stations put into operation are difficult to reach the level of profitability. The high price of hydrogen is one of the main reasons for the low operating rate and hydrogen loading rate of hydrogen stations.

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Although China does not have a first-mover advantage in the global hydrogen energy market at present, and has not yet solved the transportation problem of “West to East hydrogen delivery”, but drawing on the experience of new energy and other industries, China is expected to replicate the achievements of photovoltaic and electric vehicles in the green hydrogen industry in the future, relying on the rich resources in the upstream, and the cost advantages highlighted once the scale effect is formed and the business model is established. Achieve “produced in the country, used in the world”. Then, how to seize the opportunity to export hydrogen energy-related commodities and reconstruct the global energy market pattern may be a problem that Chinese enterprises need to think about.
5SHY3545L0016  From the practical experience of the above countries, the development of the hydrogen energy industry needs cross-border cooperation, involving many links such as system, storage, transport and use. Therefore, enterprises in different fields such as energy, chemical industry and manufacturing industry are gradually strengthening cooperation to jointly promote the industrialization process of hydrogen energy. As a producer services chain leader, one of Rockwell’s strengths is cross-border innovation. Rockwell can provide full life cycle products, services and solutions, as well as through the four stages of product design and development, production management, operation and maintenance, optimization and upgrading by providing proactive collaboration and support.
For more than a century, Rockwell has accumulated advanced experience in different industries and applied it to the transformation and construction of cross-border ecology and application scenarios, aiming to multidimensional empower the overall upgrade of the hydrogen energy industry. Rockwell has been deeply engaged in the Chinese market for more than 30 years, and is more optimistic about China’s role in this global energy transition process, inviting new and old customers and ecological partners, cross-border innovation, and “hydrogen” peers.