Gyeonggi Doshi Gong to Introduce 'Suyeol Energy' in Urban Development Including Industrial Complex Creation

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation is introducing 'eco-friendly water-source heat energy' into urban development projects.

Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation announced on the 7th that it signed a business agreement on the 5th at Gyeonggi Provincial Government Office with Gyeonggi Province, Gwangmyeong City, Siheung City, and Korea Water Resources Corporation to introduce metropolitan raw water-source heat energy for the creation of an eco-friendly, low-energy complex in the Gwangmyeong-Siheung Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex.

Metropolitan raw water-source heat energy is energy obtained by utilizing the temperature difference between river water in the metropolitan raw water pipeline of Korea Water Resources Corporation and the ambient air temperature. It can supply heating and cooling to buildings and can replace existing cooling towers on building rooftops, contributing to the creation of eco-friendly cities by alleviating urban heat island effects and reducing fine dust.

According to the agreement, the five organizations will exchange and cooperate to provide administrative and technical support for the introduction of water-source heat energy, introduce water-source heat energy in the project district, and actively discover and supply projects utilizing metropolitan water supply water-source heat.

In particular, Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation has selected the Gwangmyeong-Siheung Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex as a pilot project district for eco-friendly water-source heat energy and plans to analyze the results of the pilot project district before considering expanding the application of water-source heat energy to various public development projects throughout the province.

According to Korea Water Resources Corporation, if metropolitan raw water-source heat energy is utilized in the Gwangmyeong-Siheung Urban High-Tech Industrial Complex, approximately 48 tons of fine dust generated by operating 3,386 old diesel vehicles will be reduced, and greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by 22,000 tons, which is equivalent to planting 3.36 million pine trees over an area 7.1 times the size of Yeouido.

Lee Heon-wook, president of Gyeonggi Urban Innovation Corporation, emphasized, "We will do our best to actively implement government policies on fine dust reduction and eco-friendly energy introduction to create a sustainable urban development and a low-carbon green city foundation."

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