Wavelabs Participates in Urban Regeneration New Deal Project Led by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport... "Establishing Susodrone Testbed in Mungyeong City"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] Wave Labs announced on the 24th that it will establish a hydrogen drone testbed in collaboration with Mungyeong-si, Gyeongbuk Province, and the Culture Factoria Private Cooperation Committee. This is part of the ‘Green Factoria’ project promoted by Mungyeong-si, and plans include installing and setting up a drone station, drone tracking antennas, four drones, and a control center.

Wave Labs succeeded in domestic localization of drone wireless communication equipment for the first time in Korea. The hydrogen fuel cell drones equipped with this module can fly stably and perform long-distance flights in areas with secured line of sight. Utilizing this, it is possible to manage wide areas such as the business regeneration zones within Mungyeong-si, surrounding mountain areas, and industrial facilities.

Additionally, by installing drone tracking antennas developed by Wave Labs, a hydrogen drone control center capable of continuously monitoring within a 15km radius will be established, which is expected to enhance security and management efficiency in Mungyeong-si’s regeneration business zones and other areas.

Furthermore, by utilizing drones capable of long-duration flights based on hydrogen fuel cells, synergy effects are anticipated in the tourism industry, such as filming major tourist sites in Mungyeong-si and operating a specialty product delivery system for visitors.

A company official stated, “Doosan DMI’s hydrogen fuel cell drones have already been verified for actual mission deployment possibilities such as 2-hour flights, automatic mission flights, maritime rescue, and mountain rescue through the government’s drone regulation sandbox project,” adding, “Based on this, we have been able to participate in Mungyeong-si’s Green New Deal project worth 350 billion KRW.”

He added, “The hydrogen drone testbed, the first of its kind domestically, is expected to play a significant role in various fields such as energy facility inspections and wildfire monitoring in the future.”

Meanwhile, Wave Labs recently signed a memorandum of understanding with BioX, a green hydrogen production specialist company based on waste recycling, for technical cooperation in green hydrogen and hydrogen fuel cell research and development, and has begun targeting the hydrogen fuel cell drone market.

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