Under the leadership of Korea, the ‘International Hydrogen Association Association’ was established to improve international collaboration on hydrogen in the business sector.
Representatives of hydrogen associations from 18 countries, including Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Denmark, launched the ‘Global Hydrogen Industry Association (GHIAA)’ on the 25th and held online and offline forums to discuss the future of hydrogen economic policy and the importance of private hydrogen cooperation.
Officials from local companies and organizations attended the forum, including Park Il-joon, 2nd Vice Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy, Moon Jae-do, Chairman of H2KOREA, representatives of hydrogen associations from 17 countries, embassies from 8 countries, and SK Vice President. I sat down.
Park Il-joon, Korea’s Second Vice Minister of Industry, who attended the summit, gave an overview of the country’s hydrogen economy policies and emphasized the need for worldwide private hydrogen collaboration.
The Korea Hydrogen Convergence Alliance (H2KOREA) has been pushing for the creation of the Global Hydrogen Industry Association to boost international hydrogen collaboration in the private sector. It was formally started with the involvement of hydrogen associations from 18 different nations.
In addition, Korea was elected as the first chairman at the inaugural general assembly, and a secretariat was formed in H2KOREA to head the worldwide hydrogen industry organization.
The alliance will hold regular meetings in the future to strengthen private sector-oriented industrial cooperation, establish a hydrogen network and data hub, and serve as a bridge between the government and the private sector to strengthen cooperation on global joint policies and regulations, as well as technology development and demonstration. intend to accomplish it
The government intends to build a balanced ecosystem for the full cycle of hydrogen generation, distribution, and consumption, taking into account economic feasibility and technological maturity, in order to actualize a clean hydrogen-based hydrogen economy.
First, we’re diversifying clean hydrogen energy sources to include solar, wind, nuclear power, and natural gas, as well as establishing large-scale hydrogen production centers at home and abroad. and create worldwide criteria for clean hydrogen certification
Furthermore, the supply of hydrogen cars centered on commercial vehicles will be enhanced, as will the construction of convergence hydrogen charging stations, hydrogen and ammonia power generating technology development and demonstration, and the hydrogen power generation market.
In addition, he stressed the private sector’s involvement in this and requested that private international hydrogen collaboration be strengthened to create a worldwide hydrogen industrial ecosystem.
Meanwhile, following the association’s launch, hydrogen associations in key nations such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia stated their support for hydrogen policy and industry status.
The US established the Hydrogen Shots objective and described its aim to invest approximately $9.5 billion (about 11.8 trillion won) in the hydrogen industry through a bipartisan infrastructure investment package, while the UK quadrupled its low-carbon hydrogen production plan (5GW 10GW) and 240 million people. It announced the establishment of a 10,000-pound hydrogen fund (about 380 billion won).
Germany launched a 900 million euro (1.2 trillion won) ‘H2 Global’ fund and stated that it intends to set up a worldwide hydrogen trading market mechanism through government subsidies. Australia, Canada, Chile, and other countries He discussed the possibilities for production and the objective of becoming a hydrogen exporter.
“Hydrogen, a significant method of developing energy independence and carbon neutrality, will play a game-changing role in the period of big energy transformation,” stated Vice Minister Il-Jun Park. We’re looking forward to bolstering it even further.”
