Hydrogen will be produced as a byproduct
at a chemical plantHyosung Heavy
Industries (Hyosung) has selected INNIO Jenbacher ‘Ready for
Hydrogen’ engine technology for the first pilot power plant project
in APAC that will be fueled by 100% hydrogen.
The pilot hydrogen power plant will be
built at the Hyosung Chemical Yongyeon Plant in Ulsan, South Korea,
setting a benchmark by becoming the first 100% hydrogen power plant
to be operated in the region. It will run on hydrogen produced as a
byproduct at the chemical plant that is normally sold off to an
industrial gas company. The project is expected to achieve
commercial operation in 3Q 2022 and complete the demonstration by
end of 2022.
“INNIO has based its strategy on
hydrogen becoming a driver of the energy transition, as it is
uniquely positioned to shape a low- through no-carbon energy sector.
INNIO launched its ‘Ready for Hydrogen’ portfolio to meet customers’
demands for sustainable solutions, such as at Hyosung, to establish
hydrogen-based power generation. We are pleased to be their hydrogen
engine technology partner of choice and to establish the first 100%
hydrogen power plant in APAC,” said Olaf Berlien, president and CEO
of INNIO. “We will continue our relentless focus to deliver INNIO
technologies and services that will help our customers to reduce
their carbon footprint down to zero.”
Hyosung is striving to improve its
impact on climate change by embracing the global energy transition,
said Park Jeong-Ha, general manager at Hyosung.
