Chungnam Completes Byproduct Hydrogen Power Plant at Daesan Complex

[Asia Economy (Naepo) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A by-product hydrogen fuel cell power plant has been completed at the Daesan Petrochemical Complex in Seosan, Chungnam.

According to the province on the 28th, this power plant was established on a 20,000㎡ site within the Hanwha Total Daesan plant, with a total project cost of 255 billion KRW since 2018.

The power plant is equipped with 114 fuel cells each rated at 0.44 MW, with a total installed capacity of 50.16 MW. The plant generates electricity using high-purity hydrogen supplied by Hanwha Total. The expected annual power generation is 400,000 MWh, enough to supply 160,000 households.

In particular, power generation facilities using hydrogen fuel cells emit no nitrogen oxides or carbon dioxide, and the noise level is only 60 decibels (equivalent to normal human conversation).

On the other hand, the power generation efficiency is 50%, higher than coal-fired power plants (33%), and the site area is about 1/300 that of solar power plants producing the same amount of electricity, according to the province.

Above all, from an environmental perspective, this power plant emits no environmental pollutants such as sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, or fine dust, and has the advantage of producing new and renewable eco-friendly energy within the chemical industrial complex, which is expected to improve the local image and bring other benefits.

Yang Seung-jo, Governor of Chungnam Province, said, “The by-product hydrogen fuel cell power plant will become a new milestone for South Korea leading the hydrogen economy,” and added, “The province will continue to gradually expand hydrogen economy promotion infrastructure and play a leading role in South Korea’s hydrogen economy.”

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