Doosan Enerbility Collaborates with Western Power to Advance Domestic Technology

MOU for Technical Exchange between Gimpo Cogeneration and Taean IGCC Power Plants

Doosan Enerbility will collaborate with Korea Western Power to advance domestic power generation technology and optimize power plant operations.

Doosan Enerbility announced on the 18th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on technical exchange and cooperation for the stabilization of the Gimpo combined heat and power (CHP) facility and responsible maintenance of the Taean IGCC. The signing ceremony, held on the 15th at Bundang Doosan Tower in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, was attended by Park Hyung-seok, President of Korea Western Power, Jung Yeon-in, President of Doosan Enerbility, and other officials from both companies.

The two companies pledged mutual cooperation to optimize the operation of the Gimpo CHP plant and the Taean IGCC power plant. As the operators of the two power plants, Korea Western Power will share operational data of each facility, and based on this, Doosan Enerbility will be responsible for power plant performance and equipment stabilization. IGCC (Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle) is a clean coal power generation technology that gasifies coal at high temperature and high pressure to produce synthetic gas as fuel.

On the 15th, after the signing ceremony of the "Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Technical Exchange and Cooperation for Stabilization of Gimpo Combined Heat and Power Facility and Responsible Maintenance of Taean IGCC" held at Bundang Doosan Tower in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, Park Hyung-deok, President of Korea Western Power (left), and Jung Yeon-in, President of Doosan Enerbility, are taking a commemorative photo.
[Photo by Doosan Enerbility]

President Jung said, “Thanks to Korea Western Power’s proactive commitment to advancing domestic power generation technology, technologies developed by Doosan Enerbility and domestic industry-academia-research collaborations, including gas turbines and IGCC, have had opportunities for demonstration,” adding, “We will continue to provide improved technology and services to power generation companies, contributing not only to the export of domestic power generation technology but also to the domestic power industry ecosystem.”

The Gimpo CHP plant, which introduced Korea’s first gas turbine manufactured by Doosan Enerbility, began commercial operation in July. The Taean IGCC power plant, the first of its kind in Korea initiated as a government research project, involved Korea Western Power, Doosan Enerbility, domestic research institutes, and universities, and started commercial operation in 2016.

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