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연구보고서
사업보고서 Environment knowledge sharing program : promotion of natural gas vehicle in Korea

1. Background for introducing the Program for Promoting
the distribution of NGV vehicle
1.1 Current status of the atmospheric environment of
Seoul Metropolitan Area
1.2 Cause of worsening air pollution in the metropolitan area
1.3 Basis of introducing the NGV vehicles created
1.3.1 Worsening air pollution
1.3.2 UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol
1.3.3 Oil crisis and energy price increase
1.3.4 Global automobile industry’s new trend of
environment friendliness

2. Program for promoting the distribution of NGV
2.1 NGV: current status and future prospect
2.1.1 Background for the creation of NGV
2.1.2 Distribution status of NGV
2.2 Current status of systems to promote the distribution of NGV
2.2.1 Creation of distribution condition
2.2.2 Establishing support systems
2.2.3 Major Policies for NGV distribution
2.3 Environmental and economic effects of distribution of NGV

3. Current technological status of NGV in Korea
3.1 Classification of natural gas engine technology
3.2 Technology development trend for Korea’s NGV
3.3 Technological trend for NGV engine modification
3.4 Distribution of NGV through the modification business
3.5 Trend in natural gas vessel technology
3.6 Technological level of NGV development and
policy trend in Korea as well as overseas
3.7 Direction of application of next-generation technology

4. Direction of international cooperation of Korea
for natural gas vehicle
4.1 Trend and prospect for NGV distribution in the overseas market
4.2 Growth of related domestic industries
4.3 International coo
In the beginning of year 2000, the quality of air in the metropolitan area including Seoul was in seriously bad condition. The concentration of fine particles exceeded the national environmental standard of sharp increase in the concentration of ozone. The situation at that time was the worst among the major cities of OECD countries. The causes for the drastic worsening of air quality in the metropolitan area was mainly due to increased numbers of automobiles, i.e. heavy-duty vehicles, recreational vehicles, diesel passenger cars, etc. The increase of the number of overall vehicles on the road in Korea has become a significant source of air pollution and in particular, diesel vehicles emit large amount of particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). These pollutants can lead to serious damage to human health with studies that suggested 9,641 people per year died prematurely due to fine particles in Seoul (Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University, 2000). With such significant impact on the air quality and to human health, diesel buses are being replaced by NGVs (natural gas vehicles).

Pilot projects for NGVs started in 1998 and as of December 2010 total of 8,383 buses and 431 garbage trucks in Seoul have been introduced. Currently, 85.6% of the nation’s total number of registered buses (30,359) is NGV buses. In order to increase the demand for natural gas buses, financial incentives and tax benefits are being offered for the purchase of vehicles, or for the installation and operation of natural gas stations. As of December 2010, there are a total of 1
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