Technology gap between South Korea the hydrogen generation meet challenges: lack of r&d

South Korea to push the hydrogen generation, thus further promote clean energy to replace fossil fuels. In the concrete implementation process, South Korea will be used to generate electricity, construction, transportation and other aspects of the hydrogen energy industry business support, and strengthen the production strength, build a hydrogen fuel cell industry ecosystem, add the relevant industrial park, safeguard hydrogen fuel battery supply.

this year, South Korea proposed & other; Use of hydrogen energy economy roadmap & throughout; To develop hydrogen energy related industry, ensure technical advantages, at the same time promoting the development of environmental protection career. Among them, the hydrogen generator is an important part. South Korea to push the hydrogen generation, thus further promote clean energy to replace fossil fuels. According to

& other; Use of hydrogen energy economy roadmap & throughout; , South Korea's goal is to use the hydrogen instead of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and used in the hydrogen production, storage, transportation, and so on each link to create new industries and new jobs, in 2030, South Korea the world of the hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles market share are reaching the world level. By 2040, to the hydrogen capacity of power generation equipment by 0. 3 gw to 8 gw. In the concrete implementation process, South Korea will be used to generate electricity, construction, transportation and other aspects of the hydrogen energy industry business support, and strengthen the production strength, build a hydrogen fuel cell industry ecosystem, add the relevant industrial park, safeguard hydrogen fuel battery supply.

from the current progress, since the second half of last year, South Korea really made some progress on the hydrogen generation, and the related industries to develop. South Korea chungbuk DaoTing once said in a news release in July last year, chungbuk chuan county town will build a 80 mw hydrogen plant & ndash; — Town, sichuan green energy power plant, this is the largest in the world at the time of hydrogen plant. The plant will be distributed in two parts of the town, county, sichuan province, covers an area of about 3. 70000 square meters, the investment of 525 billion won. After the completion of the factory, output is expected to account for 23% of the town of sichuan county electric power demand, chungbuk 2 electricity demand. 9%, annual income for 182 billion won.

however, five months later, chungbuk again to refresh the record. Last December, chungbuk DaoTing again said in a news release, chungbuk gratitude county will build a 100 mw hydrogen plant & ndash; — Gratitude fuel cell power plants, will be more than town, sichuan green energy power plant, a new one of the world's most large-scale hydrogen plant. The resolve to return favors the fuel cell power plant covers an area of 3. 30000 square meters, the investment of a total of 636. 8 billion won. When completed, the power will account for 100% of the county of paying the electricity demand, 3 of chungbuk demand. 5%, annual income for 212. 2 billion won.

first, South Korea compared with Europe and the United States and other developed countries, there is still a technology gap. Fuel cell is one of the core equipment of hydrogen plant. At present, the domestic hydrogen power market in South Korea, posco, energy companies and doosan group occupy a dominant position. Among them, the doosan group USES the fuel cell is the phosphoric acid fuel cell ( PAFC） , that is, the first generation of fuel cell, its power generation efficiency is about 43%. Posco, energy companies are using molten carbonate fuel cell ( MCFC) , namely, the second generation of the fuel cell, its efficiency is about 50%. The United States, Japan, some of the related enterprises have adopted the molten carbonate fuel cell ( SOFC） , that is, the third generation of fuel cell power generation efficiency is about 60%. South Korean companies also need to continue to increase investment in r&d, after technology gap.

second, research and development spending. According to data released by the south Korean industry trade resources, and South Korea in recent five years in respect of fuel cells in research and development spending will decrease trend. From 2015 to 2018, the research and development spending is respectively 28. 2 billion won, 28. 1 billion won, 25. 3 billion won, 22. 4 billion won, 21. 5 billion won.

third, related foreign challenges facing Korean companies. The south Korean economy reported that U. S. companies such as Bloom Energy are already fully the hydrogen power market in South Korea. At present, the domestic market while temporarily by posco, Energy companies and doosan group two, but once Bloom Energy companies in the United States had town of sichuan and the resolve to return favors project, Bloom Energy companies will become South Korea the hydrogen power generation enterprise market share first. In addition, Japan's mitsubishi, Hitachi electric power systems group, Fuji electric also in South Korea market.

domestic the analysis thinks, the South Korea should be a big increase in spending on research and development and to actively promote acquisition or merger of South Korea's enterprises and foreign enterprises, to ensure that the Korean enterprises to obtain the technological advantage. （ Economic daily reporter in Seoul sikong)