South Korea’s first blue hydrogen project completed, alongside nation’s largest H2 refuelling station
Pilot project will see H2 made from fossil gas with CO2 captured and used for water purification
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Half of the cost of the pilot project — which will be able to produce up to one tonne of hydrogen per day — came from the Ministry of Environment, with the other 50% paid by the city of Changwon.
Changwon currently operates 44 hydrogen buses and plans to introduce “more than 40 hydrogen buses and hydrogen trucks this year”.
The new filling station, which could theoretically fill up to 15 buses an hour, is “expected to serve as an opportunity to promote the supply of hydrogen commercial vehicles,” the ministry said in a statement.
“We are taking a step towards realising carbon neutrality from grey hydrogen produced by reforming natural gas, which is a fossil fuel, to blue hydrogen that captures and utilises carbon,” said vice-minister of environment Yu Je-cheol.
“We will also continue to expand large-capacity hydrogen charging stations in cooperation with local governments and companies to expand the supply of commercial hydrogen vehicles.”
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