Gwangju Hydrogen Production Base Aims to Operate by March 2023
Produces Over 4 Tons of Hydrogen Daily...Capable of Supplying About 10,000 Hydrogen Vehicles
Cha Hee-bong, President of Korea Gas Corporation, is delivering a commemorative speech at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Gwangju Hydrogen Production Base held on the 2nd.
[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] Korea Gas Corporation has begun realizing carbon neutrality through the activation of the hydrogen economy, starting with the establishment of a hydrogen production base in Gwangju earlier this month.
According to the Gas Corporation on the 9th, the company recently broke ground on the Gwangju hydrogen production base, aiming to operate it by March 2023. Using natural gas supplied through pipelines, it can produce more than 4 tons of hydrogen per day. This amount is sufficient to supply approximately 10,000 hydrogen-powered passenger cars.
The corporation plans to supply 830,000 tons of hydrogen annually by 2030 by building hydrogen utilities tailored to the conditions and demand characteristics of domestic regions such as Changwon and Pyeongtaek, starting with the Gwangju hub-type hydrogen production base.
In addition, the company plans to develop the Pyeongtaek base into a carbon-neutral hydrogen "mega-station platform" that includes hydrogen production, import, supply, and utilization. The plan involves sending natural gas from the Pyeongtaek base to a hydrogen extraction facility to produce gaseous hydrogen, liquefying the hydrogen using LNG cold energy at minus 160 degrees Celsius, and supplying it to mobility sectors.
A company official stated, "Based on natural gas infrastructure and accumulated know-how, we will participate in the entire hydrogen value chain, including hydrogen production, supply, and distribution, to contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality."
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