Shijiazhuang Coal Mining Machinery Wins $9 Million Hydrogen Sanitation Vehicle Order in Baoding

The deal follows a nearly $14 million hydrogen sanitation vehicle order in Tangshan earlier this year.

Shijiazhuang Coal Mining Machinery Co., Ltd., part of Jizhong Energy Machinery and Equipment Group Co., Ltd., has won a bid to supply a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell-powered sanitation vehicles in Baoding, Hebei Province. The contract is worth more than RMB 64 million (approximately US$9 million).

The award follows a nearly RMB 100 million (approximately US$14 million) order for hydrogen-powered sanitation vehicles in Tangshan earlier this year, marking another major commercial breakthrough for the company. The latest contract further strengthens its position in China's hydrogen-powered sanitation vehicle market and highlights the growing commercial deployment of hydrogen-powered municipal equipment.

The order covers batches of hydrogen-powered road sweeper-washers and water-sprinkling trucks designed for a range of municipal sanitation applications.

Hydrogen fuel cell sanitation vehicles offer several operational advantages, including zero tailpipe emissions, low noise, fast refuelling and reliable performance in cold weather.

A hydrogen-powered sweeper-washer, for example, takes approximately eight minutes to refuel and can travel up to 400 kilometres on a single fill, making it suitable for intensive, full-day operations. According to company estimates, each hydrogen-powered sanitation vehicle can reduce carbon emissions by approximately 16 tonnes annually compared with a comparable conventional fuel-powered vehicle.

Compared with battery-electric sanitation vehicles, hydrogen-powered models offer faster refuelling and more stable driving range in winter. These advantages can help address operational challenges such as lengthy charging times and reduced battery performance in low temperatures.

Expanding Its Hydrogen-Powered Sanitation Equipment Portfolio

In line with China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, Shijiazhuang Coal Mining Machinery is leveraging its R&D capabilities to accelerate the transition towards low-carbon sanitation equipment.

Building on its comprehensive range of battery-electric sanitation vehicles, the company has expanded into hydrogen-powered equipment, aligning its development strategy with China's medium- and long-term hydrogen industry plans and the requirements of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei hydrogen fuel cell vehicle demonstration city cluster.

Its independently developed hydrogen-powered sanitation vehicle portfolio now covers several applications, including road sweeping and washing, water spraying for dust suppression, and waste collection and transfer.

As cities and rural areas step up efforts to reduce emissions from sanitation operations, the company aims to move its hydrogen-powered equipment beyond pilot demonstrations towards broader commercial deployment. Its expanding product portfolio is designed to support cleaner and lower-carbon urban environmental management.

The latest contract reflects market recognition of the competitiveness of the company's Shimei-branded hydrogen-powered sanitation equipment. It also demonstrates the company's efforts to align its product development with regional new-energy industry plans, while providing additional equipment support for the development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei hydrogen fuel cell vehicle demonstration city cluster.