Nation's Largest 'Carbon Neutral Demonstration Base' Established in Seosan, Chungnam

The largest-scale 'Carbon Neutrality Demonstration Base' in the nation will be established in Seosan, Chungnam.

On the 4th, Chungnam Province announced that it was finally selected in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's public contest for the 'Carbon Neutrality Demonstration Infrastructure Construction Project.'

According to the contest results, Chungnam Province plans to build a specialized research facility for carbon dioxide capture and utilization technology demonstration in Dokgori, Daesan-eup, Seosan City, with a total project cost of 46 billion KRW, including 28 billion KRW in national funding, by 2027.

The research facility will be constructed on the site of the Climate Environment Demonstration Center of the Korea Conformity Laboratories, becoming the largest of its kind nationwide.

The facility will be equipped with 27 types of equipment, including a carbon dioxide capture system with an annual capacity of 3,000 tons, a microalgae cultivation reactor for carbon dioxide bio-conversion, a carbon dioxide mineral conversion demonstration system, and testing, analysis, and evaluation equipment for carbon dioxide capture and utilization materials and products.

Through this, Chungnam Province expects to support companies in developing carbon dioxide utilization technologies, provide technical guidance and prototype production, assist with low-carbon certification, and support process conversion.

Additionally, by installing carbon dioxide capture demonstration equipment at the Seosan sewage treatment plant and utilizing the captured carbon dioxide for research, it aims to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the public sector.

A Chungnam Province official stated, "As of 2019, industrial greenhouse gas emissions in the Chungnam region accounted for 21.5% of the national emissions," adding, "The government's selection in the contest is a result achieved within a year after proposing the construction of the research facility as a presidential regional pledge last year to address this situation."

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