context: Guangdong is one of the most active provinces encouraging hydrogen energy, and considers hydrogen equipment a priority industry. Many of its cities have already released local plans. This policy provides comprehensive support for the entire hydrogen energy industrial chain. Guangzhou Development District aims to form a complete industrial chain by 2020.
Guangzhou Huangpu District and Guangzhou Development District jointly announced 'Hydrogen energy industry development measures', laying out support for
- investment
- up to C¥100 million for newly settled major projects
- R&D
- C¥10 million for nationally certified R&D, and testing institutes
- C¥ 5 million for provincially certified R&D, and testing institutes
- industry associations
- one-time subsidy for officially registered hydrogen industry associations
- industrial parks
- one-time incentives of C¥250,000 plus 3-year subsidies
- hydrogen fueling station
- subsidies of up to C¥6 million for constructing different types of hydrogen fueling stations
- subsidies of up to C¥20 per kg for operating hydrogen fueling stations
- special financial support for
- firms obtaining production or R&D loads through commercial banks or financial guarantees
- entrepreneurial firms that obtain investment risk for the first time