{"id":233307,"date":"2026-01-28T11:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/?post_type=event&#038;p=233307"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T03:17:09","slug":"cuhk-law-cctl-environmental-energy-and-climate-law-cluster-seminar-hydrogen-in-china-why-the-solar-pv-success-story-may-not-repeat-in-electrolyzers-by-dr-xiaohan-gong","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/event\/cuhk-law-cctl-environmental-energy-and-climate-law-cluster-seminar-hydrogen-in-china-why-the-solar-pv-success-story-may-not-repeat-in-electrolyzers-by-dr-xiaohan-gong\/","title":{"rendered":"CUHK LAW CCTL Environmental, Energy and Climate Law Cluster Seminar \u2013 \u2018Hydrogen in China: Why the Solar PV Success Story May Not Repeat in Electrolyzers\u2019 by Dr. Xiaohan Gong"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[],"event_category":[170],"event_participants":[27,28,142,29],"class_list":["post-233307","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","event_category-seminar","event_participants-staff","event_participants-students","event_participants-alumni","event_participants-public"],"acf":{"title_alt":"CUHK LAW CCTL Environmental, Energy and Climate Law Cluster Seminar \u2013 \u2018Hydrogen in China: Why the Solar PV Success Story May Not Repeat in Electrolyzers\u2019 by Dr. Xiaohan Gong","event_date":"20260211","event_end_date":null,"custom_date":"","event_time":"<p>12:00 pm - 1:00 pm<\/p>","photos":[{"photo":233306,"caption":""}],"venue":"<div class=\"mec-single-event-location\">\r\n<p>-Graduate Law Centre 2\/F, Bank of America Tower, 12 Harcourt Road Central, Hong Kong<br \/>\r\n-Online (Zoom)<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","speaker_name":"","speaker":"<p>Dr. Xiaohan Gong is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Macau University of Science and Technology. She holds a PhD in Law from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (2021), with her doctoral research published as the monograph\u00a0<em>China\u2019s Global Energy Expansion: A Regulatory Assessment<\/em>\u00a0(Hart Publishing, 2024). Dr. Gong\u2019s research focuses on the regulation of new energy technologies, as well as the interplay among energy, technology, and international economic law. Her recent publications include the OIES paper<em>\u00a0Why China\u2019s Success in Solar PV Might Not Translate to Electrolyzers<\/em>, as well as an article\u00a0<em>A Comparative Study of China\u2019s and the EU\u2019s Experimental Approaches to Creating Hydrogen Markets<\/em>\u00a0(Review of European, Comparative &amp; International Environmental Law, 2025), a leading journal in energy and environmental law.<\/p>","admission":"<p>https:\/\/cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk\/webform\/view.php?id=13726061<\/p>","enquiry":"<p>cctl.law@cuhk.edu.hk<\/p>","details":"","intro":"<p>Will China dominate the global electrolyzer market the way it transformed solar PV, driving down costs dramatically and reshaping clean energy supply chains worldwide? Many analysts assume so, but this session challenges that view with fresh, evidence-based insights. Drawing on detailed comparisons of the development trajectories of solar PV and electrolyzers in China, policy and regulatory support, technological pathways, shifting trade realities, and corporate dynamics, this seminar aims to explore why China\u2019s rapid progress in electrolyzers is hard to follow the same export-led, cost-crushing trajectory as solar PV.<\/p>\r\n<p>Key takeaways to be explored in this session:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>China\u2019s strong manufacturing ecosystem and policy support have already delivered impressive cost declines, particularly in alkaline electrolyzers, with growing capabilities in PEM.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Yet electrolyzer development faces unique hurdles: greater system complexity, reliance on low-cost renewable power, slower potential learning rates, and rising global trade barriers.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Unlike the private-sector, export-driven boom in early solar PV, China\u2019s hydrogen push is led by large state-owned enterprises and focused primarily on domestic decarbonization.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>This seminar offers a nuanced perspective on China\u2019s role in the global hydrogen economy. This is a moment when governments and companies worldwide are making critical investment decisions. Whether you work in academia or industry, this session provides a timely opportunity to explore the opportunities, limits, and risks shaping the future of renewable hydrogen.<\/p>","remarks":"<p>Language: English<\/p>","contact_information":{"contact_person":"Bonnie Leung","contact_number":"39435508","contact_email":"swleung@cuhk.edu.hk","department":"LAW"},"content_migrated":false,"original_id":0,"photos_original":null,"original_contact_id":""},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2027-01-26 08:07:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"private","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/233307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/233307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233430,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/233307\/revisions\/233430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233307"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=233307"},{"taxonomy":"event_participants","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/sc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_participants?post=233307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}