Chungnam Development Corporation Launches Pilot Project to Convert Herbaceous Waste into Fuel

Business Agreement Signed by Chungnam, Seocheon County, Korea Midland Power, and Chungnam Development Corporation
Targeting Operation of Herbaceous Waste Recycling Center by 2028
Resource Utilization of Herbaceous Waste Washed Down to the Geumgang Estuary
Anticipated Benefits for Ecosystem Protection and Carbon Reduction

Chungnam Development Corporation, together with Chungcheongnam-do Province, Seocheon County, and Korea Midland Power, will launch a pilot project to convert herbaceous waste around the Geumgang Estuary Bank into fuel. As the first initiative of its kind in South Korea, this project aims to recycle the large volumes of plant debris generated annually during heavy rains, contributing to the realization of a carbon-neutral society and the preservation of the marine ecosystem.

On September 2, Chungnam Development Corporation signed a business agreement for the "Geumgang Estuary Bank Herbaceous Waste Re-born Project" at the opening ceremony of the 9th Chungcheongnam-do Carbon Neutrality International Conference.

The Geumgang Estuary Bank Herbaceous Waste Re-born Project is the first nationwide initiative to address the issue of herbaceous waste washed down from the upper Geumgang River during heavy rainfall, which causes significant damage to the ecosystem and to the fishing and aquaculture industries. The core of the project is to sort and recycle the collected plant waste into fuel, thereby achieving both resource circulation and carbon reduction.

The corporation will jointly promote the establishment and operation of a herbaceous waste recycling center in the Janghang National Industrial Complex in Seocheon. The center will oversee the entire resource circulation process, from waste collection and sorting to energy conversion.

The project will begin securing the site and designing the facility in the second half of this year, with the goal of commencing full-scale operations in the first half of 2028.

President Kim Byungkeun stated, "As the first such initiative by a local public enterprise, we will do our utmost to ensure the project's success so that Chungcheongnam-do can lead the way to a carbon-neutral society and become a model for marine waste resource utilization."

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