Doosan Fuel Cell Signs MOU for Joint Fuel Cell Project Utilizing Biogas

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Doosan Fuel Cell signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 22nd at Doosan Tower in Dongdaemun, Seoul, with Korea Western Power and Korea Electric Power Technology for a "Residential Biogas (Clean Hydrogen) Utilization Fuel Cell Joint Project." Attending the signing ceremony were Kim Seong-gyun, Head of Growth Business Division at Korea Western Power, Kim Dong-gyu, Head of New Energy Business Division at Korea Electric Power Technology, and Lee Seung-jun, Head of Sales Division at Doosan Fuel Cell.

Doosan Fuel Cell joined this project as one of the measures to actively respond to the government’s hydrogen economy policy and the Clean Hydrogen Mandatory System (CHPS), aiming to efficiently utilize unused resources such as residential wastewater, food waste, and livestock manure biogas that are currently discarded. Currently, about 80% of the biogas produced annually is used for power generation or self-consumption, while the remaining 20% remains unused.

The three companies agreed to develop an eco-friendly, high-efficiency energy business by directly supplying purified biogas, from which impurities have been removed, to hydrogen fuel cells. Doosan Fuel Cell plans to develop dedicated hydrogen fuel cell technology for pure biogas and supply the main equipment, while Korea Western Power and Korea Electric Power Technology will be responsible for overall project management and the design and construction of pretreatment facilities, respectively.

A Doosan Fuel Cell official stated, "Methane in biogas can be concentrated and carbon dioxide captured to be used as natural gas, but this process requires additional time and cost." He added, "By directly utilizing biogas, we can secure an eco-friendly, high-efficiency energy source, which is expected to lead to a new business model."

Lee Seung-jun, Head of Sales Division at Doosan Fuel Cell (center), Kim Sung-kyun, Head of Growth Business Division at Korea Western Power (left), and Kim Dong-gyu, Head of New Energy Business Division at Korea Electric Power Technology, are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement on the "Residential Biogas (Clean Hydrogen) Utilization Fuel Cell Joint Project." Photo by Doosan Fuel Cell

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