Mainstream Media Looks at Pengfei

Over three decades of navigating both triumphs and challenges, Pengfei has remained committed to its vision of becoming a globally leading smart clean-energy enterprise. Rising to the occasion in the face of adversity and pioneering innovation amid emerging opportunities, the company has kept pace with the times and, on the path of high-quality development, has forged a distinctive growth trajectory marked by self-reliance and resilience.

Pengfei’s impressive achievements on the path of the energy revolution and high-quality transformation have drawn extensive attention from mainstream media. Buzzwords such as “responsibility, patriotism, and a sense of duty,” “specialized industrial towns,” “leading enterprise in the hydrogen‑energy industrial chain,” “Pengfei hydrogen‑powered heavy trucks,” and “the new blue ocean of hydrogen energy” have repeatedly appeared in media reports—

CCTV Focus Interview

At 7:38 p.m. on October 9, 2022, CCTV’s Focus Talk broadcast the series “Ten Years: A Report Card.” In the first episode, “The Sky is Bluer, the Water is Clearer, and Our Hometown is More Beautiful,” Shanxi Pengfei Group Co., Ltd. presented its contribution—“A Pair of Hands That Bring Happiness”—to national viewers, showcasing how the company has contributed to the achievements in ecological civilization construction since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

Mainstream media outlets

With Pengfei’s first batch of 100 hydrogen‑powered heavy trucks officially entering demonstration operations, leading mainstream media outlets—including People’s Daily Online, Xinhua News Agency, Shanxi News Broadcast, China Energy News, and the Shanxi channel of Phoenix News—along with news organizations at all levels across the province and city, have eagerly focused their coverage on Pengfei and on the emerging hydrogen‑energy industry, its new business forms, and innovative models. Through diverse perspectives, varying depths of analysis, and multiple platforms, they are showcasing and reporting on Pengfei’s ambitious “major story” in the hydrogen‑energy sector.

Shanxi TV News Broadcast

On January 29 and March 21, Shanxi Provincial Party Secretary Lan Fo’an and Deputy Provincial Party Secretary and Governor Jin Xiangjun visited the Pengwan Hydrogen Port Hydrogen Energy Industrial Park, where they heard briefings on the progress of hydrogen‑energy projects. They encouraged enterprises to accelerate ongoing projects, actively expand applications for hydrogen energy, and seize the initiative in this burgeoning “blue ocean” market to speed up development.

China National Radio Network

On February 9, a news report on the achievements of Pengfei’s development of a specialized hydrogen-energy town was featured on China National Radio’s website. Amid the nationwide drive to advance Chinese-style modernization, a central-level media outlet, under the headline “Lüliang: Building Specialized Towns to Forge a New Engine for Economic Growth,” once again highlighted how Pengfei is pursuing modernization.

Shanxi TV News Broadcast

On February 12, Shanxi TV’s News Broadcast and Shanxi Radio and Television’s Comprehensive Radio once again highlighted Pengfei’s hydrogen energy industrial chain and the development of its specialized towns.

People’s Daily Online – Shanxi Channel

On March 30, the Shanxi Channel of People’s Daily Online published an article titled “Xiaoyi, Shanxi: This Is How the ‘Hydrogen Energy Town’ Is Being Planned,” which, taking as its starting point the progress of Pengfei’s comprehensive hydrogen‑energy industrial chain—covering production, storage, transportation, refueling, utilization, and equipment manufacturing—provided a thorough report on Xiaoyi City’s planned “Hydrogen to Every Household: Hydrogen Energy Town” science and technology demonstration project.

Mainstream media outlets

In May and June, media outlets including Xinhua News Agency, China Energy Net, and the Chemical Industry Daily highlighted the commissioning of Pengfei’s hydrogen‑powered commuter buses and hydrogen‑fuelled loaders, as well as the inaugural launch of a self‑owned container rail‑transport service. These reports underscored that Pengfei’s Pengwan Hydrogen Port is once again taking solid steps in applying hydrogen energy to the transportation sector, while also signaling the company’s commitment to a new era of green, smart, low‑carbon logistics characterized by seamless connectivity and efficient integration between domestic and international networks.

CCTV Finance Channel

On June 19, CCTV’s Finance Channel featured a segment titled “Heavy Trucks Enter the Hydrogen Era,” highlighting Pengfei Group’s comprehensive hydrogen‑energy industry plan, project progress, and the development of a specialized hydrogen‑energy town. The report focused on Lüliang’s goal of building a hundred‑billion‑yuan‑scale hydrogen‑energy industrial base in northern China, thereby providing “hydrogen‑powered” support for Shanxi’s high‑quality development and modernization.

Study the Great Nation

In July and August, the Xuexi Qiangguo platform highlighted the collaboration between Xiaoyi and Shanghai in areas such as technology, talent, and resources, while also spotlighting Pengfei Hydrogen Energy’s role as a technological leader in China’s hydrogen‑energy sector. This reinforced Pengfei’s confidence and resolve to forge ahead in the promising new frontier of hydrogen energy.

Mainstream media outlets

On August 8, the “Hydrogen Production Adsorption Tower for Coke Oven Gas and Its Method of Use,” filed by Pengfei Hydrogen Energy, was granted an Invention Patent Certificate by the National Intellectual Property Administration. The development has attracted attention and coverage from leading mainstream media outlets, including Xuexi Qiangguo, China Energy Net, Lüliang Daily, and Chemical Industry News, highlighting Pengfei’s continuous innovation and breakthroughs in the hydrogen energy sector.

People's Forum Network

On August 31, the third “Three Batches” event of Shanxi Province’s development zones for 2023 was held. At the Lüliang sub‑venue, the Pengfei Hydrogen Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power Equipment Manufacturing Park hosted the event, where Pengfei Group showcased its industrial roadmap in the hydrogen energy sector, along with its innovative technologies and product achievements. The People’s Forum Network, Xinhua Net’s Shanxi channel, World Jinshang Network, and the Chemical Industry Daily all subsequently covered and reported on the event.

Xinhua Net

On September 7, the Hydrogen Economy Development Forum, hosted by Pengfei Group, was successfully held in Taiyuan. In his presentation titled “Moving Forward with ‘Hydrogen,’ Energizing the Future: Accelerating the Development of a New Path for the Hydrogen Industry Chain,” Zheng Peng shared Pengfei Group’s practical achievements in building a hydrogen‑based industrial ecosystem. Xinhua Net highlighted Pengfei’s contributions to Shanxi Province’s efforts to further accelerate its transformation and advance toward the goal of achieving basic modernization in two key areas.

“Keeping pace with the times,” “technological innovation,” “seizing opportunities,” and “proactive action” have become the key themes guiding Pengfei’s 30-year journey of transformation and development. From small-scale coke production to large‑scale coking, and then to the continuous expansion of its chemical‑industry value chain—coupled with a proactive push into the hydrogen‑energy sector—every step Pengfei has taken has tested its resolve and required immense effort. Firmly believing that “national strategy is Pengfei’s paramount strategy,” the company embraces the mission of “creating happiness for those who are committed to Pengfei’s cause,” striving to accelerate the transformation and green development of traditional pillar industries in Lüliang City and across the province, and to contribute Pengfei’s strength toward achieving the global “dual carbon” goals.