China News Service, September 21. According to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, recently, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration jointly issued the "Notice on the Development of Fuel Cell Vehicle Demonstration Applications" (hereinafter referred to as Notice), the notice pointed out that in response to the current industrial development, the five departments will adjust the purchase subsidy policy of fuel cell vehicles to a fuel cell vehicle demonstration application support policy, and carry out research and industrialization of key core technologies for fuel cell vehicles in eligible city groups. Demonstration applications will be rewarded to form a new model of fuel cell vehicle development with a reasonable layout, each with its own focus, and coordinated advancement.

　　The demonstration period is tentatively set to four years.

During the demonstration period, the five departments will adopt the method of "reward for compensation", and reward the city agglomerations shortlisted for demonstration in accordance with their goals.

Reward funds are coordinated by local governments and enterprises for the industrialization of key core technologies of fuel cell vehicles, the introduction of talents and team building, as well as the demonstration and application of new models and new technologies, etc., and shall not be used to support fuel cell vehicle production investment projects and hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

　　The notice stated that the demonstration city clusters should focus on technological innovation, identify application scenarios, and build a complete industrial chain.

　　The first is to build a fuel cell vehicle industry chain, and promote technology research and development and industrialization of all links in the chain.

Relying on leading companies and customer demand-oriented, organize related companies to build an industrial chain, strengthen technology research and development, achieve breakthroughs in research and development of related basic materials, key components and vehicle products and preliminary industrial applications, and continuously improve the industrial chain, Improve the technical level.

　　The second is to carry out demonstration applications of new technologies and models of fuel cell vehicles, and promote the establishment and improvement of related technical index systems and testing and evaluation standards.

It is necessary to clarify suitable application scenarios, and focus on promoting the industrial application of fuel cell vehicles in the field of medium and long distance, medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

It is necessary to use an information platform to realize the entire process of fuel cell vehicle demonstration and full chain supervision, accumulate vehicle operation data, and improve fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen energy related technical indicators and test standards.

　　The third is to explore effective business operation models and continuously improve economic efficiency.

It is necessary to focus on the promotion of the products of superior enterprises, gradually form a scale effect, and reduce the cost of fuel cell vehicles.

It is necessary to provide economical, safe and stable hydrogen source guarantee for fuel cell vehicle demonstration applications, explore the development of green hydrogen, and effectively reduce the cost of hydrogen energy for vehicles.

　　The fourth is to improve the policy and institutional environment.

It is necessary to establish a relatively complete supporting policy system for the development of hydrogen energy and fuel cell core technology, the construction and operation of hydrogen refueling stations, and the demonstration and application of fuel cell vehicles.

It is necessary to clarify the energy positioning of hydrogen, establish and improve safety standards and supervision models, ensure the safety of production, transportation, refueling, and use, clarify the lead department, and issue administrative measures for the approval of hydrogen refueling station construction.

　　The notice stated that the demonstration city clusters are determined by local voluntary declaration and expert review.

Declaring cities should break the administrative region restrictions and select cities where outstanding companies in the industry chain are located nationwide. The specific requirements are as follows: contract or letter of intent for cooperation between outstanding companies in the industry chain, and the city where the company is located (above the prefecture level) The principle of voluntary combination constitutes a city group, negotiates to generate a lead city, and the lead city signs cooperation agreements with other cities, jointly prepares implementation plans, clarifies the division of tasks, and other cities provide the lead city with a letter of commitment for demonstration tasks, forming links in all links of the industrial chain To coordinate the development and industrialization of key core technologies.

After the lead city submits its implementation plan to the provincial finance, industry and information technology, science and technology, development and reform, and energy authorities for approval, the province will apply to the five departments for demonstration (application guidelines are attached).

　　The five departments organize an expert committee to conduct a comprehensive review of the eligible application plans. After the five departments review, they will determine the demonstration city group, and the plans will be implemented one by one when they are mature.

Demonstration and application work will focus on supporting urban agglomerations with a sound technical research foundation, well-funded funds, clear plan goals, clear application scenarios, and guaranteed policies and systems.

　　The notice proposes that fuel cell vehicles have a long chain and many participants in the demonstration. The demonstration city clusters and the provinces where the cities are located should strengthen the linkage and horizontal coordination between the top and bottom.

All provinces should coordinate their own resources and increase support for demonstration cities and enterprises; all relevant provinces should strengthen organization and coordination to jointly support the demonstration and application of demonstration cities.

　　The notice also pointed out that the people's governments of the leading cities of each demonstration city group should play a dominant role, and form a leading group together with other participating cities, responsible for the daily work of the leading group, strengthen communication and coordination between cities, and coordinate the promotion of demonstration work.

The leading group should put forward an annual plan for the implementation plan, clarify responsibilities and safeguards, be responsible for the organization and implementation of demonstration projects, and fund allocation, and ensure that all links in the chain are consistent and coordinated.

At the end of each demonstration year, the leading group submits to the five departments the progress of the implementation plan, completion of phased tasks, and funding application reports via the relevant departments of the province where the lead city is located.

　　In addition, each city must focus on the division of tasks and tasks, and refine the implementation plan; strengthen the organization and implementation, increase capital investment, and ensure the timely and effective use of the incentive funds allocated by the central government; create a good policy environment for enterprises to help them solve the problem Specific problems and difficulties in implementation; supervision should be strengthened, detailed assessments should be made, and demonstration tasks should be completed on the basis of ensuring safety.

The leading group should entrust a third-party organization to supervise the demonstration work, put forward suggestions for handling the cities whose work is progressing slowly and cannot complete the tasks, and adjust the implementation plan after the relevant departments of the province where the lead city is located report to the five departments for approval.

All relevant companies should increase R&D investment, improve R&D capabilities, strengthen connections with upstream and downstream companies, and ensure that the target tasks are completed with quality and quantity.

　　The notice also emphasized that the five departments will play their respective functions to strengthen the support, guidance and supervision of fuel cell vehicle demonstration and application work, and organize an expert committee to track and guide the demonstration work throughout the process; it will comprehensively consider factors such as technological progress, and optimize technical indicators in a timely manner. Release in advance.

Every year, the central finance is result-oriented and allocates reward funds based on the results of the annual assessment.

The central government has set the total budget for the demonstration period, and during the demonstration period, the award criteria will be adjusted appropriately according to the progress.

Two years after the implementation of the demonstration, the five departments will organize mid-term assessments. For city clusters that have not completed the target tasks on time, they will adopt requirements to adjust the implementation plan, deduct or suspend reward funds, suspend participation in cities, or even cancel city clusters as appropriate. Measures such as demonstration qualifications.

In order to promote the rational layout of the industry, in principle, it is not advisable to subsidize the purchase of fuel cell vehicles outside the demonstration zone.