Reasons for Proposal
The government has set a goal of advancing to become the world’s best hydrogen economy leader through enactment of the Hydrogen Economy Activation Roadmap in January 2019, the world's first law on hydrogen economy promotion, and achieved the world's first place in the supply volume of hydrogen vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells for two consecutive years—2019 and 2020.
In addition, the private sector’s interest and participation are also growing, with enterprises announcing large-scale investment plans to promote hydrogen as a new industry.
Recent climate change is not only a new challenge but also opportunities for us. Countries around the world, including the EU, Japan, and China, have declared carbon neutrality, and the Korean government has also announced a goal of carbon neutrality for 2050.
To achieve this goal of carbon neutrality, the dissemination of renewable energy and the role of the hydrogen economy are very important, and in particular, the use of clean hydrogen is a key means to realize carbon neutrality.
Therefore, this amendment aims to introduce a clean hydrogen certification system to promote the use of clean hydrogen; impose an obligation on operators of hydrogen fuel supply facilities, etc. to sell or use clean hydrogen over a certain percentage; contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality by creating large-scale demand for clean hydrogen and promoting a hydrogen economy by introducing a mandatory purchase system for clean hydrogen power generation.
Details
A. Define clean hydrogen, clean hydrogen power generation, and hydrogen power generation business entities (Article 2, subparagraph 7-2 through 7-4 newly inserted).
B. Stipulate matters related to the development, dissemination, and promotion of clean hydrogen in the Hydrogen Economy Implementation Master Plan and the transition to a hydrogen economy for the realization of carbon neutrality in the industrial sector (Article 5 (2) 6-2 and 6-3 newly inserted).
C. Stipulate the introduction of a clean hydrogen certification system by grade and the revocation of certification to promote the use of clean hydrogen (Article 25-2 and Article 25-3 newly inserted).
D. Allow imposing an obligation to sell or use clean hydrogen over a certain percentage on sellers and users, such as operators of hydrogen fuel supply facilities, etc., to promote the dissemination of clean hydrogen (Article 25-4 newly inserted).
E. Allow imposing an obligation to purchase clean hydrogen power generation and hydrogen power generation on those who are prescribed by Presidential Decree among electric utility business operators (Article 25-5 newly inserted).
F. Impose and collect a penalty surcharge if a person obligated to sell/use or purchase does not meet the quantity of sales/use or purchase (Article 25-6 newly inserted).
G. It is deemed as if the employees of certification institutes that perform the work of certifying clean hydrogen manufacturing facilities are public officials when they apply a penalty (Article 57, subparagraph 5-2 newly inserted).
H. Impose an administrative fine on any person who uses the term of clean hydrogen or a similar name without obtaining clean hydrogen certification (Article 62 (1) 1-2 newly inserted).
