SK E&S plan to mass produce low-carbon hydrogen in South Korea

SK E&S announced the signing of a global Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at COP28, the 28th UN Climate Change Conference held in Dubai, UAE. The agreement involves collaboration with GE Vernova (GE), Air Liquide Engineering & Construction and Chungcheongnam-do and Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) to advance Korea's largest-scale low-carbon hydrogen project in Boryeong City, Chungcheongnam-do.

 

Through this agreement, SK E&S will play a key role in stable production and supply of 250 000 tpy of low-carbon hydrogen and use it for mobility and power generation. SK E&S also announced the plan to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology to capture carbon dioxide (CO₂) emitted during the hydrogen production process and store it in a depleted gas field.

Global hydrogen specialists Air Liquide Engineering & Construction and GE will supply main equipment for the hydrogen plant. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will handle hydrogen production and liquefaction equipment, while GE will manufacture hydrogen/natural gas co-fired turbines. Chungcheongnam-do will provide administrative support and permits for the hydrogen project, and KOMIPO will support project management and maintenance for the entire plant construction.