From the
Davos Dudes World Economic Forum, November 8:
South Korea is vying to win the race to create the first
hydrogen-powered society. It wants to build three hydrogen-powered
cities by 2022 as it positions itself as a leader in the green
technology.
The plan will see the cities use hydrogen as the fuel for cooling, heating, electricity and transportation. Consultation on where the three cities will be located is under way.
The test cities will use a hydrogen-powered transportation system,
including buses and personal cars. Hydrogen charging stations will be
available in bus stations and parking spaces.
The strategy is part of a wider vision to power 10% of the country's cities, counties and towns by hydrogen by 2030, growing to 30% by 2040.
This includes drastic increases in the numbers of
hydrogen-powered vehicles and charging points in the next three years.
The government has earmarked money to subsidize these vehicles and
charging infrastructure.
The fuel of the future?
Countries including Germany, Japan and China are also looking to a
future hydrogen society, with a number of Asian car manufacturers
including Hyundai, Toyota and Honda sinking resources into creating a
range of hydrogen-powered cars....MUCH MORE
The WEF seems rather taken with the idea although they note in one of their links, as
we did back in October, the South Korean hydrogen research facility explosion that killed two people and injured six more.
Still though, the WEF sounds a bit boosterish with other posts:
