About China SAE and IHFCA

China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE), a national academic organization, was founded in 1963. Having the qualifications of a legal corporation, it is formed based on the principle of voluntariness by automotive engineers in China. As a member of China Association for Science and Technology, it is a non-profit social organization. As an executive member of the International Federation of Automotive Engineering Societies, SAE-China is also one of the sponsors of the Asia Pacific Automotive Engineering Conference (APAC). Over the past five decades, we have become a pillar society to promote the healthy and sustainable development of China’s automotive industry, which has earned recognition from the domestic and international automotive industry, the society, the government and the majority of scientific and technical personnel. There are 39 branches under China-SAE, and we maintain an operational directing relationship with all the provincial societies of automotive engineers.

International Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association is launched by China SAE, FORVIA, Toyota, Hyundai, SAIC, Sinopec, Valterra Platinum & other leading companies and organisations, IHFCA is an international non-profit organization, promoting worldwide hydrogen collaboration and FCV rollout and commercialization.

IHFCA’s Vision
To build a world-renowned century-old international organization
Through our efforts, to realize the global large-scale application of hydrogen energy and fuel cells
To promote global green, low-carbon, and sustainable development
To build a clean and beautiful new world
To build a community of life on earth

IHFCA’s Mission
To promote exchanges and cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy and fuel cells
To build an international exchange and cooperation platform covering the entire industry chain
To optimize international technical standards and rules
To promote information sharing and open science
To promote global hydrogen energy and fuel cell technology progress and promotion
To cultivate a market environment that promotes the large-scale application of hydrogen energy and fuel cells
To promote the realization of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals