Shanghai is fueling China's green energy economy with the aim of building 100 hydrogen filling stations by 2023, according to a local official.

Shanghai is a pioneer in the hydrogen fuel sector. In 2003, China's first hydrogen fuel hybrid cell appeared in Shanghai. After hydrogen energy was put on top of the national government agenda, Shanghai was selected as one of the three cities to build demonstration zones in 2021.

"In Shanghai, hydrogen energy industrial bases have been formed in Jiading, Lingang and other regions. And a full-industry chain is taking shape," said Liu Ping, deputy director of the Shanghai Economic and Informatization Commission.