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Eco-friendly railroads and hydrogen-powered trams are being tested in Ulsan ahead of commercialization.
Attention is focusing on whether it will have a positive impact on the urban railway project promoted by Ulsan City.
Reporter Kim Gye-ae reports.
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The International Railroad Technology Industry Exhibition held at BEXCO in Busan last June.
It was selected as a national project by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the real thing was revealed for the first time in about two years after Hyundai Rotem started developing a ‘hydrogen electric tram’.
True to its nickname of eco-friendly railway, it purifies about 800 micrograms of fine dust per hour of operation and generates 107.6 kg of clean air.
[정훈/현대로템 핵심기술개발실장 : “현대자동차의 넥쏘, 버스, 트럭 등의 상용차에서 이미 검증이 완료된 수소연료전지를 철도차량에 적용해 그 고유의 성능과 안전성을 보장합니다.”]
This hydrogen-powered tram is going into test operation in Ulsan ahead of commercialization.
As early as next month, the optimal driving method will be verified by going back and forth for 2,500 km by the end of the year using the existing track of about 4 km from Ulsan Port Station to Taehwagang Station.
Two bus stops, a hydrogen filling station, and a boarding area will be built, and hydrogen infrastructure such as a hydrogen pipe network will also be used.
[이한우/울산테크노파크 에너지기술지원단장 : “울산을 제외한 나머지 지역들은 튜브 트레일러라든지 다른 지역에서 수소를 가져와야 된다든지 이런 어려움이 있거든요. 그런 측면에서 울산이 수소트램을 설치하게 된 가장 적합한 여건을 가지고 있는 도시죠.”]
Meanwhile, a policy evaluation was conducted by the Ministry of Strategy and Finance in relation to the re-examination of the feasibility of the Ulsan Urban Railway, a long-cherished project of Ulsan.
Ulsan Mayor Kim Doo-gyeom, who appeared as a presenter, emphasized that the world’s first hydrogen tram is operating in Ulsan, the only metropolitan city without a subway.
Although it is a demonstration project, attention is focusing on whether it will lead to positive results as the hydrogen-powered tram runs in Ulsan.
This is Kim Gye-ae from KBS News.
Cinematographer: Kim Yong-sam
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2023-08-14 14:23:00
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