Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (CE&IG) has secured contracts to build and maintain around 24 liquid hydrogen stations in South Korea.
Several of the hydrogen stations have already been commissioned and are successfully fuelling buses. Nikkiso CE&IG hopes to get the remaining sites up and running in the next twelve months.
The contract was awarded by SK Plug Hyverse, a joint venture between Plug Power and SK E&S that was formed in January 2022. The joint venture has a focus on the hydrogen value chain in the Asian market.
Peter Wagner, CEO, Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, recognised SK Plug Hyverse as a “tremendous partner” for Nikkiso in South Korea.
Nikkiso has been manufacturing alternative fuelling stations, such as hydrogen and liquefied natural gas (LNG) refuelling stations, for 26 years. These sites span Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Mike Mackey, President of Fueling & Solutions at Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases, notes that this work has been underway since 1998.
He added, “There aren’t many companies that have Nikkiso’s vertically integrated fuelling station with in-house liquification systems and trailer loading systems, cryogenic pumps, vacuum insulated pipe, vacuum insulated vessels, cryogenic vaporizer, industrial controls, permitting, installation, and maintenance services.”
In 2022, South Korea announced updated hydrogen policies and goals that set out plans to produce 30,000 hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles by 2030, along with 70 liquid hydrogen fuelling stations. This would ensure that hydrogen meets 7.1% of the nation’s energy mix by 2036.
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