Pyeongtaek City Joins Hands with Uljin County to Strengthen the Hydrogen Ecosystem

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province has joined hands with Uljin County in North Gyeongsang Province to build a hydrogen economy ecosystem.

At the Hydrogen Economy Innovation Leading Business Agreement Ceremony, Son Byungbok, Uljin County Governor (left), and Jung Jangsun, Pyeongtaek Mayor, are holding up the agreement document. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

On September 15, Pyeongtaek City announced that it had signed a "Hydrogen Economy Innovation Leading Mutual Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)" with Uljin County at the City Hall's General Situation Room.

This agreement was established to enable both local governments to cooperate in creating a national hydrogen specialized complex based on their existing hydrogen industry infrastructure and technological capabilities, and to jointly build a full-cycle industrial ecosystem for hydrogen production and utilization.

The signing ceremony was attended by Jangseon Jeong, Mayor of Pyeongtaek, Byeongbok Son, Governor of Uljin County, officials from both local governments, as well as representatives from Micopower, Korea Clean Hydrogen Promotion Institute, Pyeongtaek Urban Corporation, and other related companies and organizations.

Through the agreement, the two cities will cooperate on the following initiatives: collaboration on the creation of a hydrogen specialized complex; fostering new hydrogen industries using clean and eco-friendly energy resources; joint development of the full-cycle hydrogen industry; attracting companies and promoting investment; cooperation in nurturing talent; and commercialization of clean hydrogen production and distribution using water electrolysis technology.

The national hydrogen specialized complex will be established by investing 3.3899 trillion won by 2033 to build large-scale hydrogen production and supply infrastructure on approximately 590,000 pyeong of land in the Wonjeong District of the Asan National Industrial Complex and the Pyeongtaek Brain City Industrial Complex area. Uljin County, home to the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant, plans to utilize electricity generated from nuclear power for water electrolysis processes to produce clean hydrogen.

The two cities expect to create a synergistic effect by combining Pyeongtaek City's clean hydrogen demonstration center, water electrolysis technology development and commercialization support capabilities, and Uljin County's clean hydrogen production capacity.

Jangseon Jeong, Mayor of Pyeongtaek, stated, "With this agreement as a starting point, we will promote practical technology exchanges and joint projects to establish ourselves as a leading city in the national hydrogen economy by 2030."

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