Jeju to Establish Full-Cycle Clean Hydrogen 'Production-Transport-Utilization' Ecosystem... Government "Strengthening Policy Support"

The nation's first full-cycle clean hydrogen production-transportation-utilization ecosystem will be established on Jeju Island.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 23rd at 1 p.m. that it will hold an official opening ceremony for the hydrogen bus at Batdam Theme Park in Jeju City, together with Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

Since 2020, the Ministry has been promoting the establishment of a system that can produce hydrogen stably and economically by linking renewable energy through the Haengwon water electrolysis demonstration project. Currently, the Haengwon water electrolysis demonstration complex produces about 200 kg of hydrogen daily based on electricity generated from a nearby wind power plant, transports it to hydrogen charging stations via tube trailers, and charges hydrogen buses and hydrogen electric vehicles. In the future, the daily hydrogen production capacity is planned to be increased up to 1 ton in line with rising hydrogen demand.

An official from the Ministry stated, "This demonstration project is significant as it established the nation's first full-cycle hydrogen ecosystem, not only producing clean hydrogen but also covering transportation and utilization." He added, "Jeju Island plans to expand the hydrogen ecosystem by supplying five hydrogen charging stations by 2025 (currently one) and 300 hydrogen buses by 2030 (currently nine)."

At the hydrogen bus opening ceremony, Kim Beom-su, Acting Director of the Hydrogen Economy Policy Division at the Ministry, attended. Later, at the 2023 Jeju Global Green Hydrogen Forum held at the Jeju ICC International Convention Center, he said in his opening remarks, "We will continue to strengthen policy support such as introducing a clean hydrogen certification system and expanding tax credits in the hydrogen sector to establish a domestic clean hydrogen ecosystem."

National Assembly Hydrogen Charging Station. (File photo) Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

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