Hydrogen Industry's 5 Major Specialized Institutions Join Hands... MOU Signed

The five major hydrogen industry agencies are taking a commemorative photo after signing a memorandum of understanding. (From left: Park Kyung-guk, President of Korea Gas Safety Corporation; Lee Seung-jae, President of Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute; Kim Jae-hong, Chairman of Korea Hydrogen Union; Ahn Deok-geun, Minister of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy; Cha Dong-hyung, Chairman of Korea Petroleum Management Institute; Kim Hwan-yong, Vice President of Safety Technology at Korea Gas Corporation). Photo by Korea Hydrogen Union.

Agencies dedicated to the promotion, distribution, and safety of the hydrogen industry have agreed to strengthen cooperation for the implementation of the hydrogen economy and the systematic development of the hydrogen industry.

The five major hydrogen industry agencies?Korea Hydrogen Union, Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute, Korea Gas Corporation, Korea Petroleum Management Service, and Korea Gas Safety Corporation?signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation among the five dedicated hydrogen industry agencies on the occasion of the 3rd Hydrogen Day, designated as the first statutory commemorative day of the year, in the presence of Minister Ahn Deok-geun of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on the 1st.

Based on the MOU signed this time, the five dedicated agencies agreed to share information and technology in the fields of promotion, distribution, and safety, and to cooperate in forming and operating a specialized consultative body for joint responses to current issues in the hydrogen industry.

They also agreed to actively cooperate in discovering and promoting joint projects to accelerate the commercialization of domestic hydrogen industry technologies and expand the market, and to regularize exchange meetings among the dedicated agencies to continuously expand cooperation for industrial development and safety assurance.

Kim Jae-hong, Chairman of the Korea Hydrogen Union, stated, "To realize the hydrogen economy by leading rather than falling behind in global competition, the roles and united capabilities of the five dedicated hydrogen industry agencies under the Hydrogen Act are crucial. Taking this MOU signing as an opportunity, we will further strengthen mutual cooperation among the dedicated agencies for the growth of the domestic hydrogen industry.”

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