International cooperation: South Korea uses digital hydrogen filling system from German BAM
29. June 2023The German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is setting up a digitally networked hydrogen filling plant for research purposes. The aim is to carry out comprehensive tests on the safety of this relatively new technology and to monitor the process digitally. Institutions from South Korea are also using the BAM facility as part of the international research cooperation. In Germany, BAM is responsible for safety in the technology and chemical sector and therefore built a digital hydrogen filling plant on its test site in Brandenburg. According to BAM, the plant is currently unique in Germany and is operated as a pilot project within the scope of the “Quality Infrastructure Digital” (QI-Digital) initiative together by BAM and other institutions. Products from this industry often require KC certification or KGS certification to be approved for import and distribution in Korea.
Within the framework of a cooperation agreement, four partner institutions from South Korea will also use the facility, which is scheduled to start operation in 2024. A contract to this effect was signed at BAM in Berlin at the beginning of March 2023. The cooperation is financially supported by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). The focus is on a new safety system for hydrogen filling plants developed in South Korea. It uses sensors to record safety-relevant data during operation and monitors the plant in real time. During an emergency or critical situation, the system automatically provides information to the personnel to ensure their safety. As BAM writes in a press release, two companies from the private sector and two state institutions, the Korea Electronics Technology Institute and the Korea Gas Safety Corporation, are participating from South Korea.
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