POSCO Group Participates in 'H2 MEET 2022'... Reveals Group's Hydrogen Business Vision and Capabilities

Exhibition booth view of POSCO Group participating in H2 MEET 2022. Photo by POSCO Holdings

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] From the 31st of this month to the 3rd of next month, POSCO Group will participate in the largest hydrogen industry exhibition in Korea held for four days at KINTEX in Ilsan, showcasing the group's vision and capabilities in the hydrogen business.

At this exhibition, six group companies including POSCO Holdings, POSCO, POSCO International, POSCO Engineering & Construction, POSCO Energy, POSCO Mobility Solutions, and the Pohang Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST) will participate, presenting POSCO Group's differentiated technologies and products across the entire hydrogen business value chain?from hydrogen production and transportation to storage and utilization.

POSCO Group's exhibition booth covers an area of 1,150 ㎡ and is organized into seven themes: ▲Hydrogen Synergy Zone ▲Hydrogen Production Technology Zone ▲Hydrogen Plant Zone ▲CCS and Overseas Infrastructure Zone ▲Hydrogen Steel Zone ▲Hydrogen Mobility Zone ▲Hydrogen Storage and Utilization Zone.

In particular, at the entrance of the exhibition booth, an overwhelming scale of media art videos themed on hydrogen continuously play, and a water droplet-shaped sculpture is installed, attracting attention.

First, in the Hydrogen Synergy Zone, the business blueprints and the group's capabilities in each field of hydrogen production, transportation, storage, and utilization are comprehensively introduced through videos that complete the value chain. POSCO Group aims to establish a hydrogen production system of 7 million tons by 2050, becoming the largest hydrogen consumer and supplier in Korea.

The hydrogen production model and hydrogen reduction steelmaking model, which can be considered the highlights of POSCO Group's exhibition, can be found in the Synergy Zone at the center of the booth. The hydrogen production model visualizes the status of POSCO Group's hydrogen production projects underway in six countries including Australia, Malaysia, and India, vividly introducing the hydrogen production process and production facilities along with videos. Additionally, the principle of hydrogen reduction steelmaking, which produces eco-friendly steel using hydrogen instead of coal, and a virtual steel mill realized through this process are revealed through separate models and videos. Notably, a miniature camera is installed in the hydrogen reduction steelmaking model, allowing visitors to experience detailed information of each process as AR (Augmented Reality) content.

POSCO Group's differentiated solutions applied in the hydrogen production field are also showcased. In the Hydrogen Production Technology Zone, high-temperature water electrolysis technology that produces hydrogen by electrolyzing water at high temperatures and ammonia cracking technology that produces hydrogen by reforming ammonia are introduced. The blue hydrogen production technology using sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) can also be directly confirmed through models. The sodium bicarbonate-based blue hydrogen production technology is an eco-friendly technology that reacts sodium bicarbonate used in the desulfurization process of steel mills with carbon dioxide generated during hydrogen production, enabling the recycling of waste sodium bicarbonate that was previously discarded after use.

Through this exhibition, POSCO Group plans to showcase its differentiated technological capabilities across the entire value chain from hydrogen production to transportation, storage, and utilization through diverse content such as models and videos, aiming to leap forward as the most competitive company in the future hydrogen industry sector.

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