(1888PressRelease)
November 21, 2007 - The spread of Korea Natural Gas Vehicles is warmly welcomed by various countries like Southeast Asia Malaysia, Thailand, India, Vietnam.
Because of higher oil price and protection of environment, many countries are attracted by the spread of Korea NGV.
According to industrialization and the national income’s rising, many people owned car. So air pollution problem more serious than before. Korean government reached the limits of air pollution resolving so; they tried to promote supply and developing of Natural Gas Vehicles for supply of pollution vehicles.
For this Korean govt started supply and developing of natural gas engine bus ahead 2002 Korea Japan world cup.
Korea Hyundai Motor(worldwide.hyundai-motor.com) and Daewoo Bus (www.daewoobus.com) succeed in natural gas engine bus developing, and operated natural gas bus service at Incheon&Gyeonggi ansan. As success of this promotion natural gas bus has operated across the country.
However, because lack of natural gas charging station they couldn’t supply bus. They tried constructing new gas charging station but people who live nearby against. Besides, need huge investment. Finally, Korea ministry of environment fined new solutions.
Ship fire extinguishing system manufacture NK(http://nk-eng.nkcf.com/) located on Busan develops portable natural gas charging station.
NK(http://nk-eng.nkcf.com/) based on advanced fire extinguishing equipment develop portable natural gas charging station and export to various countries. After Korea govt got this fact, they supplied portable natural gas charging station about 100 with NK.
In addition, NK(http://nk-eng.nkcf.com/) supply high pressure gas cylinder for supported natural gas bus to Bus manufacture. Thus Korea could supply fifteen thousand in 2006.
This Korea success story has attained by Vietnam, Malaysia Southeast Asia and South America, Africa. According to export of Korean natural gas bus and high pressure gas cylinder natural gas bus promotion spread all over country.
Natural gas bus supply Success in Korea, result of Korean govt, local govt, Daewoo Bus, Hyundai Motor’s cooperation. This success story as a good Benchmarking expected to improve developing country environment.
