Mr Sun G Guomin, General Secretary of CIGIA, opened the conference, and welcomed all participants and speakers. He focused on current efforts by China to embrace the Hydrogen Economy, and said that this was the first of what he hoped would be an annual forum on the subject.
He explained that there are ten cars using hydrogen as fuel already in operation in the Shanghai area. The cars, one of which was on show at the venue, have been developed by a joint venture between Volkswagen and Tongji University. Mr Sun mentioned that the aim was to have 10 000 cars running off hydrogen by 2020 “ a very ambitious target, but a challenge that needed to be met. He added that the first hydrogen-powered bus route (Route 863) was already operational.
Mr Chang, guest of honour from the Ministry of Chemistry and Industry, began proceedings by saying that China was already developing Hydrogen and other new energy sources to solve the future demand for power and transport in an environmentally safe way. He stated that there are two important milestones for the Chinese Government: the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and the Shanghai Expo in 2010, by which he hopes China will be in a position to be operating a commercially viable hydrogen economy. They expect to have 1000 cars operating by Shanghai Expo.
The Beijing Olympics 2008 and Shanghai Expo 2010 are key milestones towards the hydrogen economy///
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