Korea University of Energy and Resources Obtains AIP for Marine Hydrogen Production and Liquefaction Plant Technology

Joint Technology Development with Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Korea Energy Engineering & Technology Institute (President Yoon Euijun·KENTECH) announced on the 4th that it has obtained AiP (Approval in Principle) from the US ABS for the conceptual design of a new-concept offshore hydrogen production and liquefaction plant jointly developed with Hyundai Heavy Industries at OTC 2022 held in Houston on the 2nd.

ABS, a global ship and offshore plant certification body, approved the basic design certification (AiP) for the technology concept jointly developed by KENTECH and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

The AiP certification event took place at OTC (Offshore Technology Conference), the world's largest conference currently being held in Houston, allowing for greater overseas promotion of the developed technology through collaboration among KENTECH, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and ABS.

The technology jointly developed by KENTECH and Hyundai Heavy Industries is a new-concept offshore plant concept that produces hydrogen using water electrolysis technology nearshore and immediately liquefies the produced hydrogen for storage, which can then be vaporized and supplied to utilization sites.

By installing it nearshore, it avoids rules applied to typical marine environments such as waves, and by placing the water electrolysis, liquefaction, and vaporization offshore plants at a considerable distance from utilization sites, safety can be ensured.

Through this, it is expected to make a significant contribution to social acceptance in the future domestic and international hydrogen infrastructure construction.

Through this AiP ABS approval, KENTECH and Hyundai Heavy Industries plan to continue mutual cooperation in areas such as ▲feasibility studies and R&D of additional hydrogen technology concepts ▲commercialization of R&D results ▲presentations at internationally renowned conferences.

Kim Sungjun, Head of Research at Hyundai Heavy Industries, said, “Based on Hyundai Heavy Industries' differentiated offshore platform technology accumulated over a long period, we developed this offshore green hydrogen production platform,” adding, “We will focus more on related technology development to lead the eco-friendly carbon-neutral market in the marine sector.”

Hwang Jihyun, Professor in charge of the Hydrogen Energy Track at Korea Energy Engineering & Technology Institute, emphasized, “The achievement of joint technology development with Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s top offshore plant technology company, has obtained AiP from the global offshore plant certification body, US ABS,” and added, “Through this, KENTECH has established verification of its hydrogen technology and an international cooperation system.”

Yoon Euijun, President of Korea Energy Engineering & Technology Institute, said, “About two months after the school’s opening, we were able to externally promote the industry-academic cooperation results between KENTECH and Hyundai Heavy Industries at the world’s largest Houston OTC (Offshore Technology Conference),” and added, “This is a valuable result for hydrogen technology achieved after signing a business agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries, marking the external recognition of KENTECH’s hydrogen energy technology, and we plan to actively support the commercialization of this technology in the future.”

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