SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. said Tuesday it has delivered two Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles to a Malaysian energy company as part of its hydrogen auto expansion strategy. Sarawak Energy Berhad, Malaysia’s state-run electricity supplier, is pushing for a project to build hydrogen output facilities and charging stations. The two [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS), a major gas supplier in the country, said Sunday that it plans to spend 4.7 trillion won (US$4.01 billion) on building hydrogen-producing facilities by 2030. Under the plan, KOGAS will construct 25 hydrogen-producing facilities and pipelines totaling 700 kilometers to transport the gas. By 2030, [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean scientists on Tuesday said they have developed an efficient and affordable way to make hydrogen, opening new potential for the production of the clean energy resource. The researchers led by Hyeon Taeghwan, director of the Center for Nanoparticle Research at the Institute for Basic Science, and Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it will invest 9.5 billion won (US$8.4 million) over the next three years to establish hydrogen charging stations that use biogas. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said the project comes in line with the government’s vision of building a society that [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is aiming to get all commercial vehicles in the country to run on hydrogen fuel-cell by 2035 in a move to help ease fine dust air pollution, the transport ministry said Wednesday. In a report submitted to Rep. Youn Kwan-suk of the ruling Democratic Party, the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is aiming to have 2,000 hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses in the country by 2022 as it strives to raise the ratio of environment-friendly vehicles, the transport ministry said Thursday. This year, the government is initially targeting the replacement of 35 existing buses with fuel cell electric vehicles [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The ‘Roadmap for Stimulating the Hydrogen Economy’, announced by the South Korean government, is at the center of criticism for being unrealistic and based on false market analysis. By-product hydrogen, produced during petrochemical processing, is being seen as a new source of energy for eco-friendly vehicles. The volatile oil [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next month, hydrogen filling stations will be permitted for installation at existing green belt LNG stations. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that an amendment bill lifting restrictions on hydrogen filling stations in green belt areas was approved on Tuesday, and scheduled to take effect next [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will draw up a comprehensive road map on developing the hydrogen industry by the end of the year to foster the emerging sector and reduce air pollutants, the industry ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said it will set policy goals for hydrogen [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — On August 27, Busan Green Energy, a special purpose company formed by the Busan Metropolitan City government, the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company, Busan City Gas and Samsung C&T Corporation, announced that it will hold an opening ceremony to commemorate a fuel cell power plant that was completed [...]