"Lee Joong-hee, Professor at Jeonbuk National University, Appointed as Government Hydrogen Economy Committee Member to Accelerate Jeonbuk Hydrogen Economy"

Developer of Hyundai Hydrogen Car Nexo Tank... Expectations for Hydrogen Pilot City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] It was announced on the 2nd that Lee Joong-hee, graduate school dean of the BIN Convergence Engineering Department at Jeonbuk National University, was appointed as a member of the Hydrogen Economy Committee, which will serve as the control tower for South Korea's hydrogen economy.

According to Jeonbuk National University, the Hydrogen Economy Committee is chaired by the Prime Minister and consists of 20 members, including ministers from eight related government departments, industry, academia, civic groups, and private experts from various fields.

Professor Lee received his appointment certificate from Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun at the Hydrogen Economy Committee appointment ceremony held on the 1st at KINTEX in Ilsan.

The newly launched Hydrogen Economy Committee plans to nurture 500 hydrogen-specialized companies by 2030 and 1,000 by 2040. To address the issue that hydrogen-related companies are mainly located in the metropolitan and Gyeongsang regions, the committee will establish medium-sized production bases in four major regions: Gyeongnam, Honam, Jungbu, and Gangwon. Additionally, it plans to build 40 small-scale production bases by 2025 to establish a stable hydrogen supply infrastructure.

Furthermore, the committee aims to expand to 850,000 hydrogen vehicles and 660 hydrogen charging stations by 2030, and plans to increase the types of vehicles eligible for distribution and purchase subsidies to include large freight trucks and medium- to long-distance buses.

In particular, Jeonbuk, which is ambitiously promoting projects such as the Jeonju-Wanju hydrogen pilot city, is expressing high expectations for Professor Lee’s appointment to the Hydrogen Economy Committee.

Professor Lee is known as the developer of the hydrogen tank for the hydrogen electric vehicle Nexo, produced and sold by Hyundai Motor Company.

Professor Lee Joong-hee stated, “I will strive to ensure that the academic achievements and know-how accumulated so far in entering the hydrogen economy can contribute to regional and national development.”

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