[월간수소경제 성재경 기자] The completion ceremony of Korea’s first ‘bio green hydrogen charging station’, which produces and supplies hydrogen from biogas from food waste, was held on March 30 at the site of Bongbang-dong, Chungju.
In addition to charging hydrogen electric vehicles, it is characterized by a ‘mother station’ function that charges hydrogen to a tube trailer and supplies it to a nearby charging station.
The completed green hydrogen charging station was selected as a public offering project by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in May 2019, and was completed following two years of technological development with a total project cost of regarding 12.4 billion won, including 9.3 billion won from the government.
The completion ceremony was attended by officials including 2nd Vice Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Park Ki-young, Chungcheongbuk-do Deputy Governor Seong Il-hong, National Assemblyman Lee Jong-bae, Chungju Deputy Mayor Kim Du-hwan, and Advanced Technology Research Institute Director Kim Jin-gyun.
Park Ki-young, 2nd Vice Minister of Industry and Trade, said, “The amount of food waste generated in the Chungju area per day is regarding 60 tons, and biogas is produced and refined to produce 500 kg of green hydrogen per day.”
The price per kg of hydrogen is 7,700 won, which is cheaper than existing charging stations.
Assemblyman Lee Jong-bae (Power of the People) said, “As the first commercial green hydrogen charging station in Korea, it can be a great business model in connection with a food waste treatment plant. said.
With this project, Chungcheongbuk-do can use a tube trailer to supply hydrogen to the metropolitan area adjacent to the Chungbuk area at a low cost, instead of importing hydrogen from other regions (Daesan, Yeosu, Ulsan) where by-product hydrogen is produced at a high cost.
