The China National Institute of Standardization published the China Hydrogen
Industry Standardization Blue Book (2026), reporting 180 national hydrogen
energy standards currently in force. The Energy Law, to take effect in 2025,
will for the first time include hydrogen under national energy management; the
15th Five-Year Plan designs hydrogen a strategic future industry and five
integrated hydrogen-application pilot city clusters have been approved. China’s
The hydrogen sector is moving from demonstration to scale and standardization has
been elevated as a strategic priority.