Yeosu City and Kookmin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Sign Agreement for Marine Seawater Desalination Pilot Project

Business Agreement Signed on the 29th
Pilot Project for Marine Mobile Seawater Desalination Plant
to Be Implemented in Bongtong Village, Nam-myeon

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) and Kookmin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Director Oh Ha-ryeong) signed a business agreement on the 29th in the mayor's office for a pilot project of a marine mobile seawater desalination plant.

With this agreement, the pilot project of the marine mobile seawater desalination plant will be implemented in Bongtong Village, Nam-myeon, by the end of next year.

This project is part of a plant research project supported by the Ministry of Environment and promoted by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, and the Kookmin University DREAMS Research Group (Principal Investigator Professor Lee Sang-ho) has been carrying out the task since April 2018.

In particular, expectations are rising regarding how much the actual application of the pilot project can improve drinking water supply and emergency water conditions in island areas.

Director Oh Ha-ryeong said, “We will do our best to ensure that this pilot project proceeds smoothly and can be expanded further with positive results in the future.”

Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong said, “I thank the Kookmin University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation for selecting Bongtong Village, Nam-myeon, as the pilot project site,” and added, “We will actively support administrative procedures such as permits to ensure the project achieves its intended results.”

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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