Recently, China's energy technology has made a breakthrough, which has attracted the attention of the international community. It is said that once this technology becomes widespread, it will immediately turn oil into the price of cabbage.
At that time, China can fully rely on this technology to become a global energy power. Is this really the case?
The latest research and development of hydrogen production technology in China.
In June 2023, Xinghua Bay Offshore Wind Farm in Fujian Province. Academician Xie Heping, a Chinese hydrogen energy expert, is leading a team to develop the latest offshore electrolysis hydrogen production technology.
During the whole experiment, Xinghua Bay experienced a force 8 wind and a wave several meters high. But even so, Academician Xie Heping's experimental device can still work stably for more than 240 hours.
According to Academician Xie Heping, the concentration of hydrogen produced through this technology is as high as 999% to 9999%。From this level of data, the experiment was a great success.
Many people may not know what it means to succeed in hydrogen extractionYou know, until hydrogen can be fully developed, everyone has to rely on oil to keep the industrial system running.
Without oil, the industrial wheels of the whole country would not be able to turn, and they would be stuck in the agrarian social class. This shows how important oil is to a country.
But now the situation is different. With the advent of hydrogen, oil could fall out of favor. According to Academician Xie Heping's calculations, this electrolysis method only costs 3-4 cents to produce 1 cubic meter of hydrogen, and 1 kilogram of hydrogen only costs 4 yuan.
In this case, hydrogen energy can completely replace oil and be enjoyed by people as the cheapest and best quality energy source in the new era. In this way, China is bound to win back the energy war in the future, and perhaps it can also rely on this technology to lead the world.
This is simply a qualitative leap in China's economic and energy development.
Get rid of oil dependence.
In addition, many people may not understand that as far as the current situation is concerned, China's dependence on oil has reached more than 70%. And 70% is exactly an oil red line drawn by the state!Once this red line is crossed, China's energy crisis will be infinitely magnified.
You must know that most of China's current oil ** comes from Middle Eastern countries, followed by Russia. Once some countries with ulterior motives cut off the oil ** system on our Malacca route, won't our industry be finished?Therefore, the oil crisis has always been a sword of Damocles hanging over our heads.
If nothing else, take the former Soviet Union, for example. Its over-reliance on the oil economy has led to its own demise. In the late Soviet period, Soviet leaders kept the country's economic lifeblood on oil. After all, the Soviet Union, as the world's largest oil producer, could make a lot of money from oil every day.
However, everything is a double-edged sword. The United States took advantage of this weakness of the Soviet Union, and then manipulated the international market to constantly lower international oil prices. Under the constant pressure of the United States, the Soviet Union soon experienced a shortage of foreign exchange. In the long run, the daily supplies of the USSR will not be replenished.
Since people had to wait in long lines to buy any bread, people's hearts soon began to waver. Over time, the USSR collapsed. It can be seen that if a country is overly dependent on oil, it will eventually be swallowed up by oil. This was true of the former Soviet Union, and it was true of other countries.
That is why our country must work on oil alternatives. Only in this way will we be able to break through the oil shackles of certain countries and create our own energy system.
For example, wind energy, photovoltaic, nuclear energy, and hydrogen energy, which China has vigorously promoted in recent years, are all substitutes for oil. Once these new energy sources are fully developed and popularized on a large scale, more than half of China's oil crisis will be solved.
Hydrogen energy. Of course, among these new energy sources, the first thing that China advocates is hydrogen energy.
Why do you say that?Because hydrogen energy is not only non-polluting and renewable, but also widespread. As long as it is water, hydrogen can be produced.
Water on Earth now occupies 70% of the Earth's surface. If we relied on the water in these oceans to produce hydrogen, humanity would have a constant supply of energy. This is a timely rain in this era of energy shortage.
Strictly speaking, the calorific value of hydrogen should be the highest of all fossil fuels and biofuels. Hydrogen has a calorific value of up to 122 kJ g, which is three times the calorific value of gasoline. It can be seen that once hydrogen energy is developed, it can cover all areas of petroleum applications in minutes.
Of course, despite its many advantages, hydrogen has not yet been fully deployed. The main reason for this is that the production and storage of hydrogen energy limits the development of the industry.
At the production level, for example, hydrogen energy is extremely expensive to produce and the technical processes are extremely complex. Many companies that have tried to produce hydrogen are facing bankruptcy. For example, the Danish wind energy technology group Vestas, which entered the hydrogen field many years ago, is a case in point.
In addition to the high cost of production, hydrogen storage also bothers many people. Since these gases are colorless and odorless, no one knows if they are leaking or not. In this case, it is easy to excite the flammable and explosive properties of hydrogen. If someone is not careful, the hydrogen production workshop will **.
Judging from the current situation, only Japan has mastered some high-end hydrogen energy sealing tank technology. It can be seen that if the problem of hydrogen production and storage cannot be solved, no matter how good hydrogen energy is, people will stay away.
Of course, although the road to hydrogen development is difficult. But for a country like ours that is forging ahead, this is not something that cannot be done.
After all, new energy vehicles and high-speed rail were developed under such a bad situation. Right now, the development of hydrogen is just a matter of pouring water. As long as China's scientific research workers go all out, there is basically nothing that cannot be done.
Hydrogen energy applications.
Speaking of which, many people may ask, if hydrogen energy is really developed, what ways can it be used?
First, hydrogen can be used to generate electricity. According to Academician Xie Heping, if hydrogen energy is developed with his technology, the production cost per kilowatt-hour of electricity is only 6 cents. In this case, those high-polluting and energy-intensive coal-fired power plants can be eliminated.
Second, hydrogen can be used to store energy. For example, the current popular hydrogen energy battery is a typical example. Once hydrogen batteries are applied in all major fields, lithium batteries will no longer be a problem.
After all, the storage capacity of lithium batteries is far inferior to that of hydrogen batteries. In the same volume, the storage capacity of hydrogen batteries is 143 times that of lithium batteries. It can be seen that once hydrogen energy batteries are introduced to the market, it will inevitably trigger a battery revolution.
Third, hydrogen internal combustion engines can be used to develop automobiles. In this regard, Japan is at the forefront. While the current automotive market is already dominated by gasoline and electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles may also be the next industry hotspot. As for when this trend will come, it is still unknown.
Fourth, hydrogen energy can be used as a rocket propellant. As mentioned earlier, hydrogen has a high calorific value and is pure and pollution-free, so it is very suitable to use this energy source as space fuel. And since hydrogen energy is inexhaustible, no matter how many rockets are launched at that time, there is no need to worry about energy depletion.
Finally, hydrogen also plays a very important role in the refining process. For example, some refineries and chemical plants often hydrogenate oil products during the refining process, which can improve the yield of light oil. This is an indispensable measure to ensure the quality of the oil.
Will the global energy landscape reverse?
From the above examples, it can also be seen that the application fields of hydrogen energy are diverse, and many fields involve the national economy and people's livelihood. Once this energy replaces oil as the main energy source in our country, it will have a huge impact on all walks of life.
Because of this, many years ago, China issued the "China Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cell Industry", which is expected to account for 10% of China's energy system by 2050.
At that time, the demand for hydrogen alone will reach more than 60 million tons, and the annual economic output value will exceed 10 trillion yuan. It can be said that when it comes to the development of hydrogen energy, China can be described in four words, that is, "the future can be expected".
It is foreseeable that once the era of hydrogen energy comes, China's southeast coastal area will become a continuous "big oil field". At that time, with the technical support of Xie Heping's scientific researchers, China can fully rely on these marine resources and become a new round of "Middle East oil producers".
If by that time, it will not be the Middle Eastern oil giants who "wear a cloth on my head to make me the richest man in the world", but the hard-working Chinese. Are you looking forward to such a vision?
Conclusion: In general, oil is indeed the lifeblood of a country. But with hydrogen, oil becomes dispensable. Once hydrogen technology is rolled out, we only need to import a small amount of oil.
After all, our country can produce 200 million tons of oil per year. Coupled with various other new energy sources, you can be invincible in the world. This is the foundation of the rise of China's industry!