Hanwha Impact-Seobu Power, Collaboration on Large Gas Turbine Hydrogen Co-firing Demonstration

Hanwha Impact signed a technical agreement on the 28th at the Korea Power Training Institute in Daejeon with Korea Western Power and the Korea Ceramic Technology Institute for a large gas turbine hydrogen co-firing demonstration project. From left, Jeong Yeongil, President of the Korea Ceramic Technology Institute; Park Hyeongdeok, President of Korea Western Power; and Kim Heecheol, CEO of Hanwha Impact. Photo by Kim Heecheol

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Hyung-gil] Hanwha Impact is promoting a demonstration project for 'hydrogen co-firing,' which uses hydrogen and natural gas together in large gas turbines.

On the 28th, Hanwha Impact signed a technical agreement for a large gas turbine hydrogen co-firing demonstration project with Korea Western Power and the Korea Ceramic Technology Institute at the Korea Power Human Resources Development Institute in Daejeon.

Hanwha Impact is conducting a demonstration project with Western Power applying a hydrogen co-firing rate of up to 55% to an 80MW-class gas turbine, reducing carbon emissions by more than 20%. This agreement is for a demonstration project to apply hydrogen co-firing to large gas turbines with a generation capacity larger than 80MW.

Korea Western Power will operate the consultative body, and the Korea Ceramic Technology Institute will be responsible for developing core component technologies within the gas turbine, such as thermal barrier coating technology. Hanwha Impact will be in charge of the overall hydrogen co-firing gas turbine technology and the hydrogen supply necessary for the demonstration.

Based on its advanced technology for hydrogen co-firing, including a dedicated combustion control system for hydrogen co-firing power generation, Hanwha Impact has commercialized gas turbine power generation with a 35% hydrogen co-firing rate in Europe and has also secured a retrofit project applying a 40% hydrogen co-firing rate in the United States.

A Hanwha Impact official said, "In 2023, we plan to apply hydrogen co-firing power generation to one gas turbine currently in commercial operation to reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 16 million tons," adding, "We aim to shorten carbon neutrality from 2050 to 2047 and take the lead in realizing a carbon-neutral society."

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