Pilot Project for 'Hydrogen Transportation Complex Base' Conducted in Pyeongtaek... Major Facilities to Be Established Next Year

Pilot Project Launch Next Year... Installation of Hydrogen Refueling Stations and Auxiliary Facilities
Project to be Carried Out at 5 Locations Including Chuncheon and Ansan Starting 2022

Hydrogen Transportation Complex Base Project Bird's-eye View (Photo by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 13th that it has decided to carry out a pilot project for a 'Hydrogen Transportation Complex Base' in Pyeongtaek City, Gyeonggi Province.

The hydrogen transportation complex base is a new hydrogen refueling station business model that installs large-capacity hydrogen refueling stations and related auxiliary facilities together at transportation hubs with high traffic demand.

Pyeongtaek City plans to complete the construction plan and basic design for the hydrogen transportation complex base in the first half of next year and build major facilities such as hydrogen refueling stations and parking lots by the end of the year.

The Pyeongtaek hydrogen transportation complex base will be located on an industrial complex site near Pyeongtaek Port. The complex base will include essential facilities such as storage equipment, compressors, refueling equipment, cooling equipment, and safety devices, as well as auxiliary facilities such as vehicle maintenance, convenience facilities, parking lots, and hydrogen transportation and production facilities.

This site will be linked to a hydrogen production base scheduled for completion in September next year, enabling the supply of hydrogen fuel at low cost and with stability. The government plans to convert city buses, industrial complex commuter buses, and vehicles supporting transportation for the vulnerable to hydrogen vehicles in line with the construction schedule of major facilities. Pyeongtaek City aims to distribute about 1,000 hydrogen vehicles, including hydrogen passenger cars, buses, vehicles supporting transportation for the vulnerable, and trucks, by 2022.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will regularly check the progress of each project stage to ensure the hydrogen transportation complex base project proceeds smoothly and establish a cooperative system with local governments and participating organizations to promptly resolve any difficulties arising during the project implementation.

The project candidate sites were selected after a comprehensive evaluation of project feasibility, transportation location conditions, and facility utilization and operation plans through document evaluation and on-site evaluation by an expert evaluation committee, based on proposals submitted by local governments over about a month starting September 18.

The Ministry selected five regions?Chuncheon, Ansan, Changwon, Chungju, and Tongyeong?as candidate sites for hydrogen transportation complex bases and plans to actively expand the project starting in 2022.

Park Jihong, head of the Transportation Policy Division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, "The hydrogen transportation complex base is an important infrastructure that serves as a foundation for starting various forms of hydrogen transportation projects linked to hydrogen policies tailored to regional characteristics," adding, "We will continue to expand the project going forward."

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