Bloom Energy’s solid oxide electrolyser (SOEC) technology is planned to be deployed in South Korea as part of a 1.8MW green hydrogen demonstration project.
Expected to commence in late 2025, the project between SK ecoplant, Korea Southern Power Co. and local government, is intended to develop green hydrogen at scale for use as fuel for transport on Jeju Island.
For the project, SK ecoplant and Bloom will combine the Bloom Electrolyzer™ with SK’s engineering infrastructure to produce hydrogen.
Results of the demonstration will be used by SK to advance in the electrolysis market and pursue domestic and international project using Bloom’s SOEC technology.
The pair have been in a strategic relationship since 2018. SK will be a preferred distributor for Bloom’s solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and SOEC in certain markets.
“The extension of our partnership with SK ecoplant to include this deployment of Bloom’s SOEC is a logical step to show the superior efficiency of our electrolysers compared to other technologies in the important South Korean market,” said KR Sridhar, founder, Chairman and CEO of Bloom.
During a demonstration with the US Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory, Bloom reported it could produce 1kg of hydrogen using an average of 39.2kWh.
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Kyung-il Park, CEO of SK ecoplant, added, “This participation exemplifies a strategic collaboration between SK and Bloom, expanding the scope of cooperation from power generation to global green hydrogen development projects.”
The demonstration comes as part of the Island’s wider “Carbon Free Island 2030” project, which aims to convert all vehicles and electricity generation to renewables by 2030.
Hydrogen produced from the new project is hoped to advance the 2030 goals by demonstrating an alternative solution for supplying renewable energy to public vehicles.
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