[테크월드뉴스=방제일 기자] On the afternoon of February 26, Environment Minister Han Jeong-ae visited the refurbished Yangjae hydrogen charging station (located in Seocho-gu, Seoul) and held a demonstration of free charging of hydrogen vehicles with the first citizens who visited it.
Yangjae hydrogen charging station invested 3 billion won to increase the hydrogen charging capacity by about three times compared to the previous one and reopened it with the latest facilities. The free recharge event will be held from this day to the 28th, and operation will begin in earnest from March 1st.
The hydrogen charging station here is equipped with facilities such as charging electric vehicles and energy storage systems (ESS) as well as charging hydrogen vehicles on the site, and serves as a base for comprehensive non-polluting vehicles (hydrogen vehicles, electric vehicles).
The Ministry of Environment has been promoting the hydrogen charging station project by closely communicating with Seoul City, Seocho-gu, and local residents for the transition to a city without fine dust and a carbon-neutral city.
In the meantime, the Ministry of Environment has held non-face-to-face briefings for residents of Seocho-gu to increase the acceptance of hydrogen charging stations, and has endeavored to reopen the Yangjae hydrogen charging station based on trust in the safety of the hydrogen charging station.
The Ministry of Environment expects that more hydrogen charging stations will be built in downtown Seoul, as examples of communication and collaboration will serve as an example.
The reopening of the Yangjae hydrogen charging station is expected to make it easier to charge hydrogen vehicles in Seoul.
As of the end of January this year, 1,719 hydrogen vehicles are registered in Seoul, and Seocho-gu is the only autonomous district with more than 200 vehicles registered at the same time as the number one registered hydrogen vehicle among 25 autonomous districts.
Until now, Seocho-gu residents have been inconvenient to use the National Assembly charging station, but as Yangjae hydrogen charging station is operated, charging conditions are improved and hydrogen fuel purchase costs are also discounted by 30%.
Minister Han Han-ae congratulated the reopening of the Yangjae hydrogen charging station, and urged officials who were present on the site to do their best to create an environment that allows citizens to charge hydrogen more conveniently.
In addition, he said, “In the future, we will try to expand hydrogen charging stations early by utilizing public sites in Seoul and existing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) charging stations and gas stations so that we can experience the outcome of the Green New Deal.