Deputy Minister of Industry Visits Hydrogen Infrastructure Site in Changwon Special City

The Nation's First Under-Construction Liquefied Hydrogen Plant

Urging Changwon to Lead by Visiting the Hydrogen Demonstration Complex

On the 9th, Park Il-jun, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, visited the liquefied hydrogen plant and hydrogen energy circulation system demonstration complex (hereinafter referred to as the Hydrogen Demonstration Complex) being established for the first time in Korea in Changwon, Gyeongnam Special City, to check the progress and discuss various government support measures, as Changwon is leading the domestic hydrogen industry.

Vice Minister Park first visited the site of the liquefied hydrogen plant being constructed for the first time in Korea at Doosan Enerbility's Changwon factory to inspect the progress of the liquefied hydrogen production facilities.

Park Il-jun, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry, visited the hydrogen infrastructure site in Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam.
[Photo by Changwon Special City]

He then presided over a meeting with companies in the liquefied hydrogen sector to listen to the progress of major projects for establishing the domestic liquefied hydrogen ecosystem and the difficulties faced by the industry.

Afterwards, he visited the Hydrogen Demonstration Complex, the world's first established by Changwon Special City, to observe the manufacturing and demonstration of domestically produced equipment for the entire hydrogen cycle, including production, storage, transportation, and utilization.

In particular, Vice Minister Park showed great interest in the demonstration of Korea's first distributed hydrogen production base and the high-performance domestic charging system for hydrogen buses, which were promoted as part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's R&D projects.

Separately from the on-site inspection of hydrogen infrastructure, during a luncheon with Mayor Hong Nam-pyo, the Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongnam Province, the Technical Director of the Gas Safety Corporation, and executives of liquefied hydrogen companies, Vice Minister Park highly praised the achievements Changwon has made in the hydrogen industry. He also requested Mayor Hong Nam-pyo, as the head of Korea's representative hydrogen city who has established hydrogen exchanges with Abu Dhabi, UAE since the launch of the 8th local government, to further foster and lead the hydrogen industry.

Mayor Hong said, “The liquefied hydrogen plant and Hydrogen Demonstration Complex currently underway in Changwon are the first of their kind in Korea and can serve as representative icons and benchmarks of our country's hydrogen industry. We are grateful for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's interest and encouragement. We will do our best to ensure that Changwon can practically lead various hydrogen industries in Korea.”

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