[월간수소경제 박상우 기자] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Korea Land, Infrastructure and Transport Science and Technology Promotion Agency announced that they would hold the ‘Hydrogen City Convergence Forum Establishment General Meeting’ on February 3, where industry, academia, research institutions, and governments participate together to spread hydrogen cities.
The launch of the Hydrogen City Convergence Forum has been discussed to encourage participation in the hydrogen city by the private sector with technology and capital to prepare for the full-scale expansion of the hydrogen city, to share knowledge and information related to the hydrogen city. , and to build a network.
On October 13 last year, a briefing session was held to establish a hydrogen city convergence forum through the ‘Hydrogen City Conference’, and 113 organizations and companies, including local governments, companies, research institutes, and the academic world, decided to participate by recruiting participants. organizations.
In particular, it is worth noting that leading private companies in Korea such as Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Mobis, Hyundai Rotem, POSCO E&C, Doosan Fuel Cell, KEPCO KPS, KEPCO KDN, Kolon Global, Daewoo E&C, STX Energy Solutions, and Hankook Tire takes a big part.
In addition, local governments are planning or newly promoting hydrogen city projects such as Ulsan, Ansan, Jeonju, Wanju, Samcheok, Pyeongtaek, Namyangju, Dangjin, Boryeong, Gwangyang, and Pohang participating in hydrogen demonstration cities (Ulsan, Jeonju / Wanju, Ansan ) We intend to share our knowledge with other local governments, and research institutes and public corporations will also participate to gather ideas.
According to the data presented in advance, at the first general meeting, Professor Yoon Chang-won from Pohang University of Science and Technology, who is in charge of the main speech, will make a presentation on the theme ‘The Development Direction of Hydrogen City Leading Carbon Neutrality ‘ and shared the action plan of the Hydrogen City Convergence Forum.
The Hydrogen City Convergence Forum consists of the Steering Committee, the Hydrogen City Council, and the Sub-Committee, and the Sub-Committee operates in four areas: ‘Technology Development’, ‘Cooperation between Industry and University’ , ‘Reorganizing the Legal System’, and ‘Domestic and Foreign Spread’ do.
The Hydrogen City Convergence Forum intends to build hydrogen city governance in different forms without being bound by the current framework by forming a network to spread hydrogen cities, such as sharing hydrogen city information, proposing ideas related to hydrogen city policies, and sharing. foreign trends.
Gil Byeong-woo, director of urban policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, who attended the opening general meeting, said, “We hope that many new ideas from the private sector will be proposed through the Hydrogen City Convergence Forum. is an important time to make efforts to face each other,” he said, emphasizing the network and harmony among the promotional entities.
