Doosan Enerbility announced on 4th at its headquarters in Changwon, Gyeongnam, that it has signed a business agreement with Korea Southern Power Company to activate next-generation eco-friendly hydrogen combustion turbines based on domestic technology. Hydrogen combustion power generation means operating turbines solely with hydrogen, which produces no carbon emissions.

Kang Gi-yun (left), president of Korea South-East Power, and Jeong Yeon-in (right), vice chairman of Doosan Enerbility, take a commemorative photo at the signing ceremony for the agreement to activate next-generation eco-friendly hydrogen combustion turbines based on domestic technology on April 4. /Courtesy of Doosan Enerbility

Korea Southern Power Company is participating in the national project for medium-sized hydrogen combustion turbines led by Doosan Enerbility from the planning stage to drive the development of domestically produced hydrogen turbines into verification and commercialization stages. Doosan Enerbility plans to complete the development of 90-megawatt (MW) medium-sized and 400 MW large hydrogen combustion turbines by 2028.

Jeong Yeon-in, vice chairman of Doosan Enerbility, said, "The domestic hydrogen combustion turbine industry is gaining momentum based on the realistic demand from domestic power companies."

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