Pyeongtaek City Aims to Become a Clean Hydrogen Hub... Launches "Hydrogen Specialized Complex Promotion Team"

Over 20 Organizations and Companies Participate
Building a Cooperative System Among Industry, Academia, Research, and Government

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province has officially launched the Hydrogen Specialized Complex Promotion Team to become a hub city for clean hydrogen.

At the launch ceremony of the "Pyeongtaek Hydrogen Specialized Complex Promotion Team" held on the 30th at Courtyard Marriott Pyeongtaek, Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jang-sun (right) is presenting a letter of appointment to Lee Gyean, Chairman of Pyeongtaek University, who has been appointed as the head of the promotion team. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

On the 30th, Pyeongtaek City held the launch ceremony for the "Pyeongtaek Hydrogen Specialized Complex Promotion Team" at Courtyard Marriott Pyeongtaek, attended by related organizations and companies.

The promotion team consists of over 20 companies and institutions, including Hyundai Motor Company, Samsung Engineering & Architecture, E1, Air Products Korea, Korea Western Power, Korea Gas Technology Corporation, Mikopower, and Hylium Industries, with Pyeongtaek City at the center.

This team was formed to help Pyeongtaek become the central city for the hydrogen industry in the Seoul metropolitan area, leveraging the hydrogen infrastructure the city has accumulated so far. Over the past seven years, the city has attracted approximately 250 billion won in national projects, building hydrogen-based facilities such as production complexes, ports, mobility special zones, and urban infrastructure.

In particular, the city has attracted a clean hydrogen infrastructure project to the Brain City General Industrial Complex and is supporting the establishment of the Korea Clean Hydrogen Promotion Institute, a specialized hydrogen research institution, to assist companies in technology development and commercialization.

In addition, the city operates a hydrogen production facility with a capacity of 7 tons per day, the largest among public sectors. The production facility established by the city turned a profit last year and is now recognized for securing independent market viability.

Pyeongtaek City plans to expand and develop the promotion team into the "Korea Clean Hydrogen Forum" (provisional name), establishing a public-private cooperation system where industry, academia, research institutes, and government can continuously exchange and discuss policies.

Pyeongtaek Mayor Jung Jangsun stated, "Pyeongtaek is a city with optimal capabilities to expand the hydrogen ecosystem from production to utilization," and added, "Through the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment's designation of the hydrogen specialized complex, we will contribute to the advancement of Korea's hydrogen economy."

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