UCI Makes Rapid Progress in Commercializing Korean-Style Green Hydrogen... Successful Demo Test

On the 30th at the BioX Green Hydrogen Demo Test Demonstration Hall. (From left) Kim Byung-yang, CEO of UCI; Dr. Borole, CTO of EAT, USA; Lee Ho-jun, CEO of BioX.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] UCI, which is accelerating the production of green hydrogen for the first time in the world, has successfully completed a demo test, taking a step closer to the commercialization of Korean-style green hydrogen. The company plans to complete the development of the 2L module within this year and strengthen collaboration on green hydrogen production with not only domestic but also global companies.

On the 1st, UCI announced that it had completed the final commercialization test of the green hydrogen production project using water electrolysis based on waste resources.

UCI’s subsidiary BioX, together with the US company EAT (Electro-Active Technologies), invited hydrogen research stakeholders from home and abroad on the 30th to showcase the hydrogen production process. On-site, a demo test producing green hydrogen with a purity of 99.9% was presented, and business meetings on commercialization directions were held. In addition, a commemorative event celebrating the success of the demo test was successfully held in cooperation with Ewha Womans University research institute.

At the event, about 50 domestic and international figures including Seoul city officials, representatives from multiple companies such as Hyundai Motor, domestic and foreign research institutes promoting hydrogen projects, food waste treatment business stakeholders, Shinhan Securities, and institutional investors attended to observe the hydrogen production test and discuss specific matters such as the future commercialization process.

Dr. Borole, who leads EAT, has been visiting Korea since early November, touring UCI and BioX as well as domestic food waste treatment plants, exploring the successful promotion of green hydrogen production using Korean-style food waste.

Dr. Borole stated, “Korea has well-established food waste separation collection worldwide, making green hydrogen development easier compared to US food wastewater,” and added, “US EAT plans to complete the development of the 2L-class module within this year. Commercialization of hydrogen using waste resources is expected to be promoted simultaneously in the US and Korea, and from the end of this year, we plan to strengthen industry-academia-research cooperation both domestically and internationally.”

He continued, “Recently, not only in Korea but globally, hydrogen utilization methods such as hydrogen drones are being established,” and said, “Currently, initial discussions related to commercialization, including the development of hydrogen fuel cells for drones with several Korean companies, are underway, so meaningful results are expected soon.”

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