Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Ocean are working collectively to develop clear transport tech
Hanwha Group associates Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Ocean have introduced a collaboration by which they intend to collectively develop hydrogen gasoline cells to be used in ships.
The venture is part of a government-backed inexperienced vitality technique
The announcement was made that the Ministry of Commerce, Business and Vitality in South Korea had chosen the collaboration to run a analysis and growth venture for 200-kilowatt-class hydrogen gasoline cells for use in energy packs put in on ships.
“We will expand the technology we acquired through the development of hydrogen fuel cells for aviation into the maritime sector,” stated Hanwha Aerospace head of electrical propulsion system division Moon Seung-hak in a latest news release.
The purpose is to make use of hydrogen gasoline cells in a clear transport market
The venture is part of South Korea’s broader effort to step into the worldwide clean ship market by bringing collectively the know-how, assets, and experience of each the shipbuilding firm and the aerospace firm. These two areas are anticipated to fulfill neatly for the event of the brand new know-how that may assist to scrub up one of the crucial extremely polluting segments of the transport trade.
“By synergizing with the clean ocean technology from Hanwha Ocean, we plan to develop the world’s top-notch hydrogen fuel cells for ships and provide carbon-free ship solutions,” defined Moon.
Not their first rodeo
Although this can be a new collaboration for Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Ocean, that is removed from the primary time they’ve labored collectively. They’ve beforehand partnered within the growth of vitality storage programs (ESS) on the megawatt-hour class. These items can operate in functions comparable to giant liquefied pure fuel carriers (LNGCs), in addition to very giant crude carriers (VLCCs).
Shipbuilders in Korea have already been seeking to hydrogen gasoline cells and associated know-how to assist scale back the emissions ensuing from their trade.
Three years in the past, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries entered right into a partnership with Australian mobility tech agency AVL. Collectively, they’ve been engaged on the event of H2 items to be put in in ships. Their goal is to have this know-how prepared earlier than the shut of subsequent yr.
