Japanese media: All areas related to it, China is likely to eventually exceed

Japan's "Nikkei Asia" magazine website July 13th article, original title: Japan's hydrogen technology patent application continues to lead, China narrows the gap

Although Japan continues to lead the world in hydrogen energy -related technology, as the new patent application of enterprises and research institutions slows down, and Chinese enterprises have steadily advanced with government support, Japan's advantages are shrinking.

Astamuse, headquartered in Tokyo, compiled a national ranking and rated the competitiveness of hydrogen technology from 2011 to 2020. Japan is among the best as a whole with its advantages in hydrogen fuel cell patents. But with the rapid expansion of China in this field, it is unclear whether Japan can maintain a lead in the future. Astamuse data shows that Japanese companies and research institutions applied for 34624 hydrogen -related technology patents from 2011 to 2020. Although this is the largest of all countries, compared with the number of applications from 2001 to 2010, the number of applications decreased by nearly 30%.

China ranks second with 2,235 items, about 10 times the application volume from 2001 to 2010. Beijing has promoted the increase in the number of hydrogen patents in the five -year plan of 2011, and local governments also provide subsidies for this effort. Among the five categories of hydrogen -related technologies tracked by Astamuse, China scored in four aspects more than Japan: manufacturing, storage, safety control and transportation.

According to a national hydrogen energy strategy released in March, China's goal is to test the various technologies of manufacturing, storage and transportation in Beijing and other places by 2025, and increase the number of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road on the road. To 50,000. Astamuse's Ito Okuke said: "In all fields related to hydrogen, China is likely to eventually surpass Japan."

(Author Shinada Youji, translated by Wenyuan)

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