Core Insights - The first commercial pilot project in China based on photocatalytic water-splitting hydrogen production technology has been completed and put into operation in Panzhihua City, marking a significant step in the industrialization of solar direct hydrogen production technology [1][3] Group 1 - The project utilizes the "polyhedral strontium titanate concentrated quantum hydrogen-oxygen thermal integration" technology developed by the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, which drives photocatalytic materials using concentrated solar energy to achieve "zero-carbon" hydrogen production [1] - The total investment for the project is approximately 60 million yuan, with a designed annual hydrogen production capacity of about 200 tons and a daily hydrogen production capacity of up to 1,000 kilograms [1] - The hydrogen produced will primarily be used in the transportation sector [1] Group 2 - This project provides a new technological pathway for the large-scale production of green hydrogen and serves as a demonstration model for the local conversion and utilization of energy in regions rich in solar resources [3] - It has positive implications for China's efforts to build a clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient energy system [3]