Hydrogen hall gets going in Shanghai

The phase one of an off-grid hydrogen-powered exhibition hall, a joint project by Shanghai International Automobile City and Tongji University, was unveiled in Shanghai's Jiading district on Thursday.

Consisting of a refitted container housing the hydrogen fuel cell and an inflatable dome tent for activities, the prototype of the exhibition hall is the first of its kind in China, which was a brainchild of Wu Zhiqiang, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a former professor of Tongji University.

"The project embodied a breakthrough from zero to one, and putting the exhibition hall on the ground is evidence of the safe use of hydrogen power," Wu said in a video for the launching ceremony.