The Korean conglomerate Hanwha Energy has completed and inaugurated its fuel cell power plant at the Daesan Industrial Complex in Seosan, Korea. The 50 megawatt plant occupies 20.000 square meters of the industrial complex and cost $212 million (180 million euros). The 114 fuel cells used produce up to 400.000 megawatt hours of electricity per year, enough to meet the needs of 160.000 households.
According to the company, only hydrogen recycled from petrochemical production is used. It is supplied by the Hanwha Total Petrochemical plant, located within the same Daesan industrial complex. Hanwha Total Petrochemical produces up to three tons of hydrogen per hour, pumps the gas into the new power plant via underground pipes and feeds it directly into the fuel cells. The electricity generated in turn goes back to Hanwha Total for use.
The power plant was built within 23 months through a joint venture called Daesan Green Energy between Hanwha Energy, Korea East-West Power and Doosan Corporation, established in January 2018. The groundbreaking ceremony took place in July 2018, trial operations started a year later and electricity production began in June 2020.
Hanwha Energy is the largest shareholder with 49 percent and is responsible for operating the power plant. Korea East-West Power (35 percent) purchases the renewable energy certificate (REC) generated by the hydrogen fuel cell power plant, while Doosan Corporation (ten percent) supplies and maintains the hydrogen fuel cells. The remaining shares in the project belong to investors.
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Hanwha Energy's hydrogen fuel cell power plant at the Daesan industrial complex in Korea is currently the largest in the world in terms of both size and energy production capacity / © Hanwha
