SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s leading shipbuilder by orders, said Wednesday it has developed an eco-friendly heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for ships using ammonia as a refrigerant. HD Hyundai Heavy has won an approval in principle (AIP) for the system from the American Bureau [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Glovis Co. said Monday it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GS Energy Corp. for a collaboration in the production and delivery of ammonia and hydrogen as it accelerates its clean energy drive. Under the MOU, Hyundai Glovis will take charge of the marine transportation of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Amogy Inc., a U.S. clean energy startup backed by South Korea’s SK Innovation Co., has successfully carried out a test-drive of a semitruck running on its ammonia-based fuel cell platform, in a scale-up of demonstrations for the next alternative renewable fuel. Amogy tested a modified 2018 Freightliner Cascadia powered [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Four South Korean companies — LG Chem Ltd., Samsung C&T Corp., Namhae Chemical Corp. and Doosan Enerbility Co. — on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperation in the production and usage of ammonia-based clean hydrogen. Under terms of the MOU, LG Chem plans to introduce clean [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said Thursday that it has developed a highly efficient electrochemical system that produces eco-friendly ammonia using nitric oxide. Emissions of nitric oxide are strictly regulated since it not only causes respiratory diseases but also produces ozone in the atmosphere. Selective [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Engineering Co., a plant engineering affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, is making forays into the high-purity hydrogen production business using ammonia, which is widely seen as a next-generation eco-friendly raw material. The company said Thursday that it had signed an investment agreement with local startup AAR to promote [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Heavy Industries Co. said Thursday that it has won approval in principle (AIP) for its basic design for LNG or diesel-powered oil tankers that can be revamped into ammonia-fueled ones from DNV, a Norwegian ship quality assurance and risk management company. The shipbuilder’s basic design will be helpful [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s steel giant POSCO announced on Monday that in collaboration with power plant builder Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., it will develop a new power generation technology using the ammonia synthesized from green and blue hydrogen as a fuel. The two parties, together with the Research Institute [...]
BUSAN, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A new path has opened up for the production of an eco-friendly ammonia-fueled ship that does not generate any carbon dioxide emissions. The Korean Register of Shipping (KR), a South Korean ship quality assurance and risk management company, recently announced that it had approved the concept of the ‘8K [...]