SK E&S signed an MOU for the creation of a liquefied hydrogen ecosystem with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Hyosung, Haichangwon, and Hyundai Motor Company on November 9 (Wednesday) at Lotte Hotel Seoul.
What is liquid hydrogen?
- Liquid hydrogen is hydrogen produced in liquid form by cooling hydrogen that exists in gaseous form at room temperature to a cryogenic temperature of minus 253 degrees Celsius.
- Compared to gaseous hydrogen, the volume is 1/800 and the amount of transport is about 10 times.
- Due to its fast charging speed, it can be charged to a vehicle four times more than gaseous hydrogen in the same time.
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This business agreement, signed as a pre-event of the ‘5th Hydrogen Economy Committee’, is to create a hydrogen industry ecosystem so that liquid hydrogen can be smoothly produced, distributed, and used in Korea from 2023, and to work together to spread the supply of hydrogen commercial vehicles . content.
Currently, SK E&S is building a plant capable of producing up to 30,000 tons of liquid hydrogen per year in Incheon, and production is expected to begin in earnest from the second half of next year.
The produced liquefied hydrogen will be supplied through hydrogen charging stations across the country. SK E&S is also building about 40 liquefied hydrogen charging stations near customers such as bus depots through SK Plug High Bus, jointly established with US Plug Power.
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In addition, at the ‘5th Hydrogen Economy Committee’, SK E&S CEO Choo Hyung-wook was appointed as a private member of the 2nd Hydrogen Economic Committee.
Private members of the 2nd Hydrogen Economy Committee consisted of 11 top hydrogen economy experts in the industry, academia, research institutes, organizations and media, including Hyundai Motor President Park Jeong-guk, Doosan Energy Chairman Park Ji-won, Korea Electric Power Corporation Jeong Seung-il, and Seoul National University Professor Park Sang-wook. configured.
What is Hydrogen Economic Committee?
- The Hydrogen Economy Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, is a hydrogen economy control tower in the Republic of Korea composed of the ministers of eight related ministries and the best private experts in each field, including industry, academia, and civic groups. It is an organization that establishes, implements, inspects, and evaluates the ‘Basic Plan’ and establishes and promotes major policies to leap forward as a leading nation in the hydrogen economy, such as adjusting related policies, cooperating between countries, and establishing an ecosystem.
SK E&S plans to do its best to make 2023 the first year of the spread of liquid hydrogen in Korea by producing and supplying competitive liquid hydrogen without any setbacks. We hope that you will keep an eye on the steps of SK E&S, which will lead the hydrogen economy era.
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