From Next Year, Forklifts and Excavators Will Be Able to Charge at Hydrogen Vehicle Charging Stations

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Promotes Regulatory Improvements to Expand Hydrogen Mobility Deployment

Starting next year, various hydrogen mobility such as hydrogen forklifts, hydrogen excavators, and hydrogen ships will also be able to be charged at hydrogen vehicle charging stations. Currently, hydrogen charging stations only allow charging of hydrogen vehicles whose safety has been verified.

On the 20th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that it held a meeting of the 'Hydrogen Industry Regulatory Innovation Public-Private Council,' which includes hydrogen mobility companies, at the Changwon hydrogen mobility integrated hydrogen charging station demonstration site.

The Ministry plans to verify safety through regulatory sandbox demonstrations and strengthen the safety of hydrogen vehicle charging stations to allow various hydrogen mobility such as hydrogen forklifts, hydrogen excavators, and hydrogen ships to be charged at hydrogen charging stations.

Along with this, according to the 'Hydrogen Safety Management Roadmap 2.0' announced last May, the Ministry will support the resolution of regulations related to hydrogen mobility, including ▲establishing safety standards for fuel cells used in construction machinery, trams, and trains ▲regulatory improvements for indoor hydrogen charging standards ▲establishing safety standards for charging small hydrogen mobility such as bicycles ▲developing safety standards for liquefied hydrogen fuel charging systems, so that various hydrogen products can be rapidly developed and distributed.

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