Naju-si Opens 'Electric Vehicle Charging Station' in Noan-myeon

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Yoon Byung-tae) announced on the 1st that it held the "Eco-friendly Solar Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opening Ceremony" at Dongsan Village Hall in Noan-myeon on the 30th of last month.

The electric vehicle charging station was designed and built as an energy self-sufficient electric vehicle charging system based on solar power, an eco-friendly power source in rural areas.

During daylight hours with good sunlight, the electricity generated by solar power is used for charging, and the remaining electricity is stored in an Energy Storage System (ESS) to be used at night.

The installation of the charging station was carried out as part of the Jeollanam-do Information and Culture Promotion Agency's "SOS Lab Operation and SW Development Project," based on the proposal from the Jeonnam SOS Lab Citizen Research Group under the agency to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in suburban areas.

Accordingly, IoT Plus Co., Ltd., a local ICT specialized company, completed the final installation of the charging station after product development, field application, and resident demonstration since October last year.

The charging station provides free charging services for 12 mobile silver electric vehicles using solar power and 2 agricultural electric vehicles.

It also has one paid medium-speed and one slow-speed charging facility for general electric vehicles.

As the supply of silver electric vehicles for rural communities and agricultural electric vehicles is increasing, residents who had relatively poor charging infrastructure compared to urban areas will now receive very useful energy welfare services in their daily lives.

Payment methods include the use of the Naju-rang Gift Card, which offers a 10% discount compared to the cost price, expected to greatly help reduce residents' expenses and increase the use of local currency.

About 100 residents attended the opening ceremony, including Mayor Yoon Byung-tae, City Council Chairman Lee Sang-min, Provincial Assemblyman Kim Ho-jin, and Director Lee In-yong of the Jeonnam Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, "Through the establishment of an electric vehicle charging station that combines eco-friendly solar energy, energy storage systems, and information and communication technology, we have maximized efficient energy use as well as the convenience of electric vehicle use for residents."

He added, "We will continue to do our best to ensure that residents equally enjoy energy welfare benefits by creating low-carbon energy self-sufficient villages."

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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