Held the 3rd Hydrogen Economic Committee
[투데이에너지 송명규 기자] The government is planning to spur the creation of the hydrogen industry ecosystem by providing KRW 824.4 billion to hydrogen cars, production bases, and fuel cells this year.
The government held the 3rd Hydrogen Economy Committee at SK Incheon Petrochemical on the 2nd, presided by Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun (Chairman).
The Hydrogen Economy Committee is the Korea Hydrogen Economy Control Tower, which is composed of the Prime Minister as its chairman and the best private experts in each field, including eight related ministries and industry, academia, and civic groups. As the’Hydrogen Economy Promotion and Hydrogen Safety Management Act (Hydrogen Act)’ came into force on February 5 this year, it was officially established as a government-wide public-private joint council that oversees major policies to become a leading country in the hydrogen economy (First Mover). It was launched.
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, “Korea ranked first in the world for hydrogen car sales last year for two consecutive years, 11,000 units for domestic hydrogen car supply (cumulative), and No. 1 in the world for supplying fuel cells for power generation, and the achievements of the hydrogen economy are gradually becoming visible. With the full implementation of the Hydrogen Act this year, the people, businesses, and the government will join forces with the mind of’Dongju Mutual Aid’ to create a balanced hydrogen industry ecosystem throughout the production, distribution and utilization of hydrogen, and aim to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050. We will go forward.” “The reason that companies representing the Korean economy in various fields such as energy, steel, chemicals, and automobiles have prepared 43 trillion won worth of hydrogen economy investment plans by 2030 is that hydrogen, which has stayed in the laboratory, has become the mainstream of the market economy. It will be an inflection point to go forward.
In addition, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, “The government also established a collective support system that encompasses production, transportation, and utilization of liquefied hydrogen in order to supply cheap hydrogen, which is the basis of the hydrogen economy, and promptly promoted institutional improvement such as liquefied hydrogen safety standards. I will try to make sure it is realized.”
Meanwhile, the government plans to accelerate the transition to a hydrogen economy this year by supporting △hydrogen mobility, △hydrogen production and distribution infrastructure, △development of core technologies, and △demonstration of hydrogen, an increase of 40% from last year’s budget of 844 billion won. In addition, we will seek ways to establish a self-sustaining hydrogen ecosystem with the region, such as applying for a preliminary feasibility study to create specialized hydrogen industry integration complexes for each field such as bio-green hydrogen, mobility, and fuel cells in regions such as Incheon, Saemangeum, and Ulsan. Is expected.
In particular, in order to accelerate the spread of the hydrogen economy, the number of hydrogen charging stations (currently 73 units) will be increased to more than 180 units by the end of the year, and the number of charging stations (currently 17 units) in the metropolitan area, which is experiencing inconvenience to the public, will be expanded to more than 50 units.
On this day, the 3rd Hydrogen Economy Committee discussed the hydrogen economy private investment plan and government support plan. Five groups including SK, Hyundai Motors, POSCO, Hanwha, and Hyosung, as well as small and medium-sized companies, plan to invest 43.4 trillion won in all areas of the hydrogen economy, including hydrogen production, distribution, storage, and utilization by 2030. We plan to actively support private investment so that it can be promoted without a hitch.
Hydrogen production private companies plan to develop large-scale green hydrogen production technology by intensively investing in the clean hydrogen (green hydrogen + blue hydrogen) field, and build large-scale green hydrogen production bases at home and abroad. The government announced that it will support the introduction of a clean hydrogen certification system, R&D and demonstration of green hydrogen of various sizes and methods, and preemptively establish a clean hydrogen introduction infrastructure so that clean hydrogen can be commercialized early.
Hydrogen storage and distribution Private companies decided to focus on investment to build large-scale liquid hydrogen plants and expand the supply of liquid hydrogen charging stations. The government plans to establish safety regulations related to liquefied hydrogen within this year and establish a system to collectively support the entire liquefied hydrogen value chain in accordance with the timing of large-scale by-product hydrogen shipments, centered on the Ministry of Industry.
In addition, it has decided to consider ways to provide incentives such as carbon credits to reduce greenhouse gases and supply cheap hydrogen by converting by-product hydrogen, which has been used as fuel in industrial processes, to transportation.
In addition to hydrogen cars, private companies using hydrogen have decided to commercialize various hydrogen mobility such as buses, forklifts, and ships, and expand the supply of fuel cells using clean hydrogen. To support this, the government decided to quickly legislate the mandatory hydrogen power generation system, introduce subsidies tailored to the time of mobility launch, expand public procurement, and secure hydrogen bus conversion technology.
Lastly, the government decided to support the formation of the’Korean Hydrogen Council’, which will comprehensively promote regulations and institutional improvements to revitalize private investment in hydrogen economy, research technology demand, and discover cooperative projects. In addition, a hydrogen innovation desk was installed at the hydrogen industry promotion agency (Hydrogen Convergence Alliance) to closely support the entire process of hydrogen economy investment, fostering hydrogen professionals and specialized companies, and intensively supporting the development of key materials and parts technology for hydrogen products to build the hydrogen industry ecosystem. I decided to build it.
Large-scale investments in hydrogen economy by private companies and preemptive support from the government have contributed to securing hydrogen supply technologies such as green hydrogen production, which are still insufficient, beyond the field of hydrogen utilization, which has the world’s best competitiveness. It is expected to become a stepping stone to preoccupy the hydrogen economy market.
In particular, three agencies in charge of hydrogen economy, designated by the 1st Hydrogen Economy Committee in July last year, including the promotion of the hydrogen industry (Hydrogen Convergence Alliance Promotion Group), distribution (Korea Gas Corporation), and safety (Korea Gas Safety Corporation), started their business in earnest this year. It plans to make active efforts to accelerate the transition to a hydrogen economy.
The Hydrogen Convergence Alliance Promotion Team supports technology transfer, product certification, prototype production, and market development to foster hydrogen-specialized companies, and operates’visiting consulting’ to quickly support hydrogen-specialized companies’ field difficulties and technology development. I plan to do it. In addition, it plans to build a hydrogen industry statistical system to raise the public’s interest and actively promote public sensational programs such as the hydrogen olympiad and quiz contests to build a social consensus on the hydrogen economy.
KOGAS plans to induce hydrogen price reduction through joint purchase of hydrogen and improve the operating conditions of charging stations by purchasing hydrogen tube trailers and leasing them to charging stations at low prices. In addition, for the convenience of hydrogen car users, a system to provide real-time hydrogen charging station operation information (waiting time, operation status, etc.) will be established and service will begin in the second half of this year.
In preparation for the implementation of the hydrogen law in the field of hydrogen safety, the Korea Gas Safety Corporation plans to prepare detailed safety standards for hydrogen products and to prepare liquefied hydrogen safety standards as soon as possible in line with the supply of liquefied hydrogen production and charging stations. In addition, it plans to create a safe environment in which the public can use the charging station without worry by reinforcing safety management such as the introduction of a precise safety diagnosis system for hydrogen charging stations and the establishment of a real-time safety monitoring system.
On this day, Seoul announced plans to build a hydrogen experience museum near the Sangam hydrogen charging station in Mapo-gu to promote and educate the eco-friendliness and safety of hydrogen. This museum will enhance the people’s understanding of hydrogen by exhibiting hydrogen products, experiencing new hydrogen technologies using virtual and augmented reality, and education related to hydrogen. In addition, it plans to establish a cooperation system with the Office of Education, companies, and organizations, and provide various hydrogen experience programs in connection with hydrogen-related facilities such as nearby hydrogen charging stations and fuel cell power plants.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Chung attended the’Incheon Hydrogen Industry Base Construction MOU Signing Ceremony’ and visited SK’s planned liquefied hydrogen plant sites and petrochemical plants.
Incheon Metropolitan City-Incheon Metropolitan City Seo-gu Office-SKE&S-Hyundai Motors decided to actively cooperate so that Incheon can be reborn as a bio-by-product hydrogen production cluster in the future by signing an MOU to build an Incheon hydrogen industry base.
SK plans to supply safe and inexpensive hydrogen to 200,000 hydrogen cars in the metropolitan area such as Seoul and Incheon from 2023 by promoting the establishment of a liquefied hydrogen production and shipping facility capable of producing 30,000 tons of hydrogen per year, the world’s largest.
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