Gyeongbuk Province Discovers New Industries Through East Coast Energy Cluster Research Forum

Establishing Energy Security and Promoting Carbon Neutrality in Line with the Yoon Seok-yeol Government's National Agenda

Gyeongbuk Technopark.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 9th, Gyeongbuk Province held the 'East Coast Energy Cluster Research Forum' kickoff meeting at the 5th Venture Building of Pohang Technopark.

This was prepared to discover policy projects selected as part of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration's 110 national tasks, recognizing the importance of establishing energy security amid recent Russia-Ukraine conflicts, and to actively promote carbon neutrality policies.

The East Coast Energy Cluster Research Forum, first held in 2007, is now in its 9th year, forming a human network of energy experts and entrepreneurs to create a clean energy cluster through the establishment of green energy industry infrastructure.

Unlike previous years when it was held biennially, it is now held annually to maintain continuity of the project, shifting focus from event-centered activities to the discovery of research tasks.

Additionally, a total of 36 energy experts from industry, academia, and research institutes, including energy specialized organizations such as Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute, Korea Gas Corporation, Korea Wind Industry Association, Seoul National University, Pohang University of Science and Technology, and companies like POSCO and Unison, have formed three subcommittees on wind power, hydrogen, and carbon neutrality.

At the kickoff meeting, research tasks for new energy industries were selected, including ▲ customized wind power project promotion strategies for Gyeongbuk ▲ fostering the hydrogen industry using the hydrogen fuel cell industrial cluster ▲ discovering business models that can be advanced by introducing and linking carbon capture technology.

Mid-term reports are scheduled for September this year, with final results to be announced in December.

Lee Kyung-gon, Director of the East Coast Strategic Industry Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, stated, “We will do our best to become a hub for national energy security and renewable energy industry development in line with the new government's national policy direction.”

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