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01 / Founder
Scientist Entrepreneurship
Top scientific insights drive industrial revolution.
80+
Published papers
13000+
Citations
20+
China and U.S. patents
RMB 120M+
National project funding
Founder
Professor Zhang Bo
Founder and Chairman of SHINE-HYDROGEN (Shanghai) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Distinguished Professor, Fudan University
Distinguished Professor, Fudan University
Professor Zhang Bo, born in October 1983, is the founder and chairman of SHINE-HYDROGEN (Shanghai) New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a distinguished professor at Fudan University, and a researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Polymer Molecular Engineering. He earned his B.S. in 2006 and his Ph.D. in 2011, later conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Toronto, and joined Fudan University in 2017. He also serves as an expert on national priority energy programs, chief scientist for major national projects, deputy director of the Ministry of Education's preparatory Key Laboratory of Intelligent Materials and Equipment, and deputy director of the Shanghai Comprehensive Energy System Artificial Intelligence Engineering Technology Research Center.
Since 2008, Professor Zhang has focused on electrochemistry and new-energy electrocatalysis and is among the earliest researchers in China to work on hydrogen production via water electrolysis. He has published more than 80 papers, including work in Science and Nature, with more than 13,000 citations, and has applied for more than 20 Chinese patents and 2 U.S. patents. As project leader, he has led major national programs totaling more than RMB 120 million in funding, set multiple world-class performance records in water electrolysis, redox, and fuel cells, and helped advance PEM membrane-electrode activity and durability to the U.S. DOE 2026 target ahead of schedule. The company incubated from this work has already completed and launched its production lines, with product performance at the forefront of the industry.
research paper
Hover pause/drag scroll01Shi W, Shen T, Xing C, Sun K, Yan Q, Niu W, Yang X, Li J, Wei C, Wang R, Fu S, Yang Y, Xue L, Chen J, Cui S, Hu X, Xie K, Xu X*, Duan S*, Xu Y*, Zhang B*, Ultrastable supported oxygen evolution electrocatalyst formed by ripeninginduced embedding[J]. Science, 2025, 387, 791.
02Zhang B, Zheng X L, Voznyy O, Comin R, Bajdich M, García-Melchor M, Han L, Xu J X, Liu M, Zheng L R, García de Arquer F P, Dinh C T, Fan F J, Yuan M J, Yassitepe E, Chen N, Regier T, Liu P F, Li Y H, De Luna P, Janmohamed A, Xin H L, Yang H G, Vojvodic A*, Sargent E H*. Homogeneously dispersed multimetal oxygen-evolving catalysts[J]. Science, 2016, 352(6283): 333-337
03Liu M, Pang Y J, Zhang B, De Luna P, Voznyy O, Xu J X, Zheng X L, Dinh C T, Fan F J, Cao C H, García de Arquer F P, Saberi Safaei T, Mepham A, Klinkova A, Kumacheva E, Filleter T, Sinton D, Kelley S O*, Sargent E H*. Enhanced electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction via field-induced reagent concentration[J]. Nature, 2016, 537: 382-386.
04Zhang B, Wang L, Cao Z, Kozlov S M, García de Arquer F P, Dinh C T, Li J, Wang Z Y, Zheng X L, Zhang L S, Wen Y Z, Voznyy O, Comin R, De Luna P, Regier T, Bi W L, Alp E EE, Pao C W, Zheng L R, Hu Y F, Ji Y J, Li Y Y, Zhang Y, Cavallo L*, Peng H S*, Sargent E H*. High-valence metals improve oxygen evolution reaction performance by modulating 3d metal oxidation cycle energetics[J]. Nature Catalysis, 2020.
05Zheng X L, Zhang B, De Luna P, et al. Theory-driven design of high-valence metal sites for water oxidation confirmed using in situ soft X-ray absorption[J]. Nature Chemistry, 2018, 10: 149-155.
06Zhu Y J, Liu C, Cui S W, Lu Z R, Ye J Y, Wen Y Z, Shi W J, Huang X X, Xue L Y, Bian J J, Li Y Y, Xu Y F*, Zhang B*. Multistep Dissolution of Lamellar Crystals Generates Superthin Amorphous Ni(OH)₂ Catalyst for UOR[J]. Advanced Materials, 2023, 35(23): 2301549.
07Zhang L S, Wang L P, Wen Y Z, Ni F L, Zhang B*, Peng H S*. Boosting Neutral Water Oxidation through Surface Oxygen Modulation[J]. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(31): 2002297.
08He S S, Zhang Y Y, Qiu L B, Zhang L S, Xie Y, Pan J, Chen P N, Wang B J, Xu X J, Hu Y J, Dinh C T, De Luna P, Norouzi Banis M, Wang Z Q, Sham T K, Gong X G, Zhang B*, Peng H S*, Sargent E H*. Chemical-to-Electricity Carbon: Water Device[J]. Advanced Materials, 2018, 30(46): 1707635.
09Wang N, Cao Z, Zheng X L, Zhang B*, Kozlov S M, Chen P N, Zou C Q, Kong X B, Wen Y Z, Liu M, Zhou Y S, Dinh C T, Zheng L R, Peng H S, Zhao Y, Cavallo L, Zhang X D*, Sargent E H*. Hydration-Effect-Promoting Ni–Fe Oxyhydroxide Catalysts for Neutral Water Oxidation[J]. Advanced Materials, 2020, 32(47): 1906806.
10Sun K, Mao W, Jin L J, Shi W J, Niu W Z, Wei C Y, He Y X, Yan Q S, Wang R J, Li Y YY, Zhang B*. Enhancing Heterointerface Coupling for Durable Industrial-Level Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis[J]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025.
11He S S, Ni F L, Ji Y J, Wang L, Wen Y Z, Bai H P, Liu G J, Zhang Y, Li Y Y*, Zhang B*, Peng H S*. The p-Orbital Delocalization of Main-Group Metals to Boost CO₂ Electroreduction[J]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2018, 57(49): 16114-16119.
12Wang L P, Zhu Y J, Wen Y Z, Li S Y, Cui C Y, Ni F L, Liu Y X, Lin H P, Li Y Y, Peng H S*, Zhang B*. Regulating the Local Charge Distribution of Ni Active Sites for the Urea Oxidation Reaction[J]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2021, 60(19): 10577-10582.
13Zhang L S, Wang L P, Lin H P, Liu Y X, Ye J Y, Wen Y Z, Chen A, Wang L, Ni F L, Zhou Z Y, Sun S G, Li Y YY*, Zhang B*, Peng H S*. A Lattice-Oxygen-Involved Reaction Pathway to Boost Urea Oxidation[J]. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2019, 58(46): 16820-16825.
14Wen Y Z, Chen P N, Wang L, Li S Y, Wang Z Y, Abed J, Mao X N, Min Y M, Dinh C T, De Luna P, Huang R, Zhang L S, Wang L, Wang L P, Nielsen R J, Li H H, Zhuang T T, Ke C C, Voznyy O, Hu Y F, Li Y YY, Goddard W A III, Zhang B*, Peng H S*, Sargent E H*. Stabilizing Highly Active Ru Sites by Suppressing Lattice Oxygen Participation in Acidic Water Oxidation[J]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021, 143(16): 6482-6490.
15Li J J, Fu S Q, Wang R J, Sun K, Shi W J, Zeng Y W, Zhang B*. Surface sulfonic-group bonded oxygen evolution catalyst for proton exchange membrane water electrolysis[J]. Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1): 9910.
16Yan Q S, Liu C, Li W H, Sun K, Zhou Y L, Han N, Niu W Z, Chen J Y, Yang X, Chen J F, He Y X, Lu Z R, Li Y YY, Zhang B*. Ionomer engineering for optimized water channels in industry-scale water electrolysis using non-noble metal catalyst[J]. Nature Communications, 2025, 16(1): 10201.
17Niu W Z, Feng J, Chen J F, Deng L, Guo W, Li H J, Zhang L Q, Li Y YY, Zhang B*. High-efficiency C₃ electrosynthesis on a lattice-strain-stabilized nitrogen-doped Cu surface[J]. Nature Communications, 2024, 15(1): 7070.
18Niu W Z, Chen Z, Guo W, Mao W, Liu Y, Guo Y, Chen J Z, Huang R, Kang L, Ma Y W, Yan Q S, Ye J Y, Cui C Y, Zhang L Q, Wang P, Xu X, Zhang B*. Pb-rich Cu grain boundary sites for selective CO-to-n-propanol electroconversion[J]. Nature Communications, 2023, 14(1): 4882.
19Wen Y Z, Liu C, Huang R, Zhang H, Li X B, García de Arquer F P, Liu Z, Li Y YY, Zhang B*. Introducing Brønsted acid sites to accelerate the bridging-oxygen-assisted deprotonation in acidic water oxidation[J]. Nature Communications, 2022, 13(1): 4871.
Company Development History
Laying the Research Foundation
Professor Zhang Bo went to the University of Toronto and published a paper on water electrolysis in Science, marking the first time a Chinese first author published related achievements in this field.
Returning to China to Build a Research Team
In collaboration with the Canadian Light Source, the team developed a highly efficient water electrolysis catalyst, and the results were published in Nature Chemistry.
Achieving Industrial-Scale Application
The team developed a water electrolysis catalyst and successfully validated it for the first time on an industrial-scale unit at CSIC 718. Its mass activity was 17 times higher than that of commercial products, and the work was published in Nature Catalysis.
Focusing on Membrane Electrode Applications
Together with three leading companies, the team initially established a high-throughput membrane electrode testing platform for catalysts.
Breakthrough in Scale-Up Technology
Achieved 100-gram-scale catalyst production, produced large-area membrane electrode laboratory samples, and began external sample delivery.
Successful Establishment of the Production Line
The GW-scale membrane electrode production line officially began sample output and delivery. Third-party evaluations recognized it as reaching the highest domestic level.
Advanced Technology Reaches a New Peak
For the first time, the catalyst performance achieved the U.S. DOE 2026 target, and the results were officially published in Science.
02 / Honors
Honor and Authority Endorsement
Triple certification from academia, industry, and the country.
Enterprise Certification
Industry Awards
research project
03 / Consortium
innovation consortium
Using core materials as a pivot, leverage innovation across the entire industry chain.
As the lead unit of Baoshan District's Green and Low-Carbon Innovation Consortium for water-electrolysis hydrogen production, SHINE-HYDROGEN works with upstream and downstream partners across the hydrogen value chain. Together, we share a common development vision, have established a strategic cooperation framework, and are building a collaborative platform that supports the industry from components to full-system solutions.
Schools and research institutes
Department of Polymer Science, Fudan University
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Molecular Engineering
Shaanxi Coal Shanghai Research Institute
Upstream raw material enterprises
Dongyue Group
Hancheng Technology
Hydrogen Brilliance Energy
Midstream supporting enterprises
Zhizhen New Energy
Guoke Leading Fiber
Downstream integrated enterprises
Shanghai Electric
Saikeses
Zhongdian Fengye
Reshaping Technology
Tianhe Yuan Hydrogen
Ludao Hydrogen EnergyHydrogen Brilliance Energy
Beijing Hydrogen Yi
04 / Media
state media reports
A green technology benchmark recognized by the national vision.
CCTV News
CCTV
Key Technologies for Green Hydrogen Production Breakthrough by Chinese Scientists
National media coverage highlights SHINE-HYDROGEN's breakthroughs in green hydrogen core materials and the company's growing industrial impact.
Nature
Spread of cutting-edge achievements
Enhance the industry influence of green hydrogen material innovation through high attention scientific communication scenarios.
CCTV
Endorsement by National Media
Establishing public awareness and industry trust through central media coverage, and amplifying the credibility of the brand.
People's Daily Online
Mainstream platform diffusion
Continuously appearing at authoritative communication nodes, forming a dual memory of technological achievements and corporate image.
05 / Culture
Corporate Culture
Values, positioning, and vision: building long-term trust through technological innovation and reliable delivery.
Company Positioning
Focused on the R&D, production, and manufacturing of PEM catalysts and membrane electrodes, as well as customized technical services and testing services.
Corporate Mission
Leading green hydrogen technology and empowering a zero-carbon future.
Corporate Vision
To become a global leader in PEM water electrolysis hydrogen production technology, enabling the large-scale, low-cost application of green hydrogen and deep industrial decarbonization.
