GIST Academy to Host October Breakfast Forum on 'Hydrogen Full-Cycle Technology'

GIST Academy held the October breakfast forum on the theme of 'Hydrogen Full-Cycle Technology' and conducted a commemorative photo session. Photo by Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, President Kim Ki-seon) Academy announced on the 26th that it held the October breakfast forum on the theme of ‘Hydrogen Full-Cycle Technology’ on the 25th, attended by about 40 representatives of major companies in the Gwangju and Jeonnam regions.

At the forum, Professor Kang Sang-gyu of the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Seoul National University explained the characteristics of hydrogen, the entire hydrogen cycle, and the future hydrogen society, and introduced ways to secure competitiveness in the hydrogen market, drawing great interest.

Professor Kang emphasized the importance of government policies for the economic feasibility of hydrogen and the stability of hydrogen energy, and presented goals for transportation. In particular, he stressed that the government should advance gas storage and transportation technologies and promote the development of technologies for liquid hydrogen and liquid hydrogen carrier storage and transportation to achieve hydrogen supply and supply price targets.

Professor Kang said, “It is necessary to complete the infrastructure for hydrogen full-cycle technology development by 2030 by utilizing fuel cell systems to prevent redundant investments and induce price reductions, and by domesticating highly monopolistic components.”

Meanwhile, the GIST Academy breakfast forum is held on the last Monday of every month, providing opportunities for awareness innovation, technology transfer, and industry-academia cooperation through lectures by experts from various fields for GIST alumni and executives of local companies.

GIST Academy operates two programs: GIST Technology Management Academy (opened in 2010) and GIST Climate Change Academy (opened in 2016). Executives in each field cultivate corporate environment, global management strategies, and cultural sensibilities through lectures by Korea’s top experts, forming a broad human network to contribute to the revitalization of the regional economy and industry-academia cooperation.

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