First construction in Ulsan… Stable hydrogen supply like city gas
Plan to build 63km of pipeline network for hydrogen charging stations by 2030
[에너지신문] A’hydrogen charging station’, which supplies hydrogen by connecting hydrogen pipes, was established in Ulsan Metropolitan City, the first in Korea. The Ministry of Environment (Minister Cho Joong-rae) announced on the afternoon of the 30th that the’Ulsan Together Hydrogen Charging Station Completion Ceremony’ was held at 101 Shinhwa-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan City, where hydrogen is supplied through a pipe.
The completion ceremony was attended by 20 representatives from related organizations and companies, including Environment Minister Cho Joong-rae, Ulsan Mayor Song Chul-ho, Park Byeong-seok, city council chairman, Kim Bang-hee, president of the Korea Hydrogen Industry Association, and Kim Seong-bok, head of the Hydrogen Convergence Alliance. The quarantine regulations were strictly followed.
The Ulsan Together hydrogen charging station is expected to provide a continuous and stable hydrogen supply by investing a total project cost of 3 billion won and receiving hydrogen by connecting a 1.3km pipe from the hydrogen production plant. This is the first case in Korea and the third in the world after Kitakyushu, Fukuoka (’11.
The charging capacity of this charging station is 770kg per day, and 130 hydrogen cars can be charged per day, which is expected to greatly improve the convenience of hydrogen car users in Ulsan.
With the improvement of hydrogen supply piping from the method of supplying hydrogen through the existing hydrogen vehicle (tube trailer), it is possible to transfer a large amount of water, greatly increasing the processing capacity of the charging station, reducing transportation costs, and eliminating the need for parking spaces for large vehicles. It is expected that charging stations can be built on a narrow site.
In addition, according to the Ulsan Metropolitan City’s hydrogen pipeline construction plan, if hydrogen pipes are built in the city center with a total length of 63km by 2030, it is expected that hydrogen charging stations with a pipe transfer method will be built throughout the city.
Environment Minister Cho Myeong-rae said, “With Ulsan’s active supply of hydrogen vehicles, we experienced a hydrogen society that can be commonly encountered in everyday life, not in the future. “We will do our best to expand the base (infrastructure) of hydrogen charging stations.”
Ulsan Mayor Song Chul-ho said, “We will first expand the hydrogen pipeline network so that the hydrogen economy can blossom in the overall housing, transportation, and industry, and expand the construction of hydrogen charging stations and apply a precise monitoring safety management system to provide access within 10 minutes across Ulsan. In 2012, we plan to show the world’s best hydrogen city.”
Meanwhile, according to the Green New Deal promotion plan, the Ministry of Environment plans to build a total of 310 charging stations, including 250 in the city center and 60 on the highway, so that hydrogen car operators will not have any inconvenience in charging.
To this end, we are promoting a plan to focus capacity between related ministries through the’Training Unit for Hydrogen Charging Stations (T/F) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Trade’, and to introduce special cases of permission and permission to build a charging station for quick approval and approval.
It is also revising related laws to expand the location of hydrogen charging stations, such as improving the restrictions that allowed only the owners of existing sites in the green belt to install hydrogen charging stations. In addition, from 2021, it plans to induce active participation from the private sector by supporting hydrogen fuel purchase costs to resolve chronic operating deficits.
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