Gas Technology Corporation starts operation of Sambo hydrogen charging station in Jecheon-si

Completion ceremony held…expected to relieve the inconvenience of hydrogen electric vehicle users

[에너지신문] Korea Gas Technology Corporation (President Young-Tae Ko) announced on the 22nd that the construction and commercial operation of the Sambo hydrogen charging station in Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do will be completed.

Gas Technology Corporation is participating in the construction of a charging station in accordance with the environment-friendly vehicle distribution plan in Chungbuk Province. Sambo hydrogen charging station is the fourth hydrogen charging station in Chungbuk-do and is expected to help improve charging convenience for users of hydrogen electric vehicles in Jecheon, nearby Chungbuk region, and Gangwon-do.

▲ The completion ceremony of the Sambo hydrogen charging station in Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do is being held.
▲ The completion ceremony of the Sambo hydrogen charging station in Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do is being held.

Sambo hydrogen charging station, located at 913, Buk-ro, Bongyang-eup, Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, operates from 8 am to 8 pm on weekdays and from 8 am to 6 pm on weekends.

In the case of hydrogen cars, more than 95% of the car can be fully charged, so up to 80 Nexo cars can be charged per day based on a 10-hour operation. Based on a car, charging takes about 5 minutes, and about 100km per kg of hydrogen can be driven. Sambo hydrogen charging station completed trial operation and trial charging and began commercial operation on January 22nd.

With the completion of the Sambo hydrogen charging station, the number of hydrogen charging stations in Chungbuk Province has increased to 4, including 2 in Cheongju and 1 in Chungju. In addition, the Samhan hydrogen charging station in Eumseong-gun has completed the completion inspection and is preparing to start commercial operation in January.

As a result, it is expected that if the number of hydrogen charging stations increases to five, it will relieve the inconvenience of hydrogen electric vehicle users. Jecheon City plans to contribute to the popularization of eco-friendly vehicles in Chungbuk province by supplying 280 hydrogen cars as the operation of hydrogen charging stations begins.

President Ko Young-tae of Gas Technology Corporation expressed his gratitude for the support for expanding the charging infrastructure, saying, “Even in difficult times due to Corona 19, we were able to complete the completion of the Sambo hydrogen charging station with the support of Jecheon City and Chungbuk Province.”

He added, “To cope with the increase in decompression charging and charging facility failure due to failure of charging facilities, we plan to solve the inconvenience of charging infrastructure caused by failure maintenance of hydrogen charging stations by establishing integrated monitoring facilities for hydrogen charging stations and supporting a wide-area maintenance service network.” Revealed.

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