Kim Young-kwon, head of Jeonbuk Techno Park’s new and renewable energy business division, spoke as a speaker at the ’14rd Hydrogen Market Insights (H3 Market Insights H2MI)’ hydrogen city construction and future strategy session held at EXCO (CEO Lee Sang-gil) in Daegu on the 2th and said, ‘Hydrogen demonstration. An announcement was made about the ‘major achievements of the cities of Jeonju and Wanju.’
The Jeonju-Wanju hydrogen pilot city development project was carried out for 2020 months starting in January 1. The main contents of the project include building and operating a hydrogen-based metropolitan public transportation system, operating a hydrogen promotion center in a Hanok village boasting 36 million visitors to improve resident acceptance, and establishing a foundation for Jeonbuk-type hydrogen energy independence by linking the Saemangeum green hydrogen production cluster.
The plan is to take charge of hydrogen production and supply in Wanju, and establish Jeonju as a city that uses and promotes hydrogen. In addition, Jeonbuk will manage safety by building a hydrogen city and operating an integrated safety management center. Director Kim presented a three-step strategy to build a hydrogen city ecosystem by 2030.
Director Kim said, “In the residential field, a project is underway to build a hydrogen mini-town in Wanju-gun and demonstrate fuel cells for public institutions in Wanju and Jeonju.” He added, “In the infrastructure field, projects to build a hydrogen supply base and an integrated safety management center are underway.” “And in the transportation field, a project to build hydrogen tube trailers and operate hydrogen city buses and shuttle buses is being promoted,” he said.
Other specialized areas mentioned included building a hydrogen play experience center and demonstrating a forest fire surveillance system using hydrogen drones. Director Kim emphasized, “Jeonju and Wanju will become the optimal model for a Jeonbuk-type hydrogen society,” and “They will be reborn as a meaningful model of cooperation and coexistence through hydrogen.”
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