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| Doosan to develop first-of-its-kind fuel cell project in Korea Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced that it has initiated the development of fuel cell for power generation, the first of its kind in Korea. The company announced its selection by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy as the main contractor for the national project to develop a 300kW-class power generation fuel cell. The total budget for the project is US$ 55.6 million. This project is in collaboration with the Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), and Korea Midland Power. Doosan plans to build research facilities necessary for developing the fuel cell on the company's 1.1-acre laboratory area by the first half of 2008. It will then complete the development of the fuel cell system by 2010. Also, Doosan aims to commercialize the system in the domestic and foreign market by 2012. From 2015, the company has plans to release various types of the product, including a large scale system for combined cycle power plants. The power generating fuel cell to be developed by Doosan is a type of a Direct Internal Reforming Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell, of which its core technology is the power generating stack. Doosan plans to develop all of the major components, including the stack and the BOP (Balance of Plant) on its own. Last April, Doosan became the nation's first company to succeed in developing a 25kW-class fuel cell stack. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |