"Discussion on Establishing Green Campus and More to Implement 'Hannanhyung Green New Deal'"
From the left, Hwang Chang-hwa, President of Korea District Heating Corporation, and Lee Dong-hoon, President of Seoul National University of Science and Technology. On the 9th, the two organizations signed a "Business Agreement for Green Campus Transition." They aim to realize the Green New Deal policy through demonstrations such as waste resource hydrogenation. (Photo by Korea District Heating Corporation)
[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chae-seok] Korea District Heating Corporation (KDHC) announced that it signed a "Business Agreement for Transition to a Green Campus" with Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech) on the 9th at the president's office of SeoulTech. The agreement aims to realize the Green New Deal policy by creating a green campus at SeoulTech and demonstrating technology that converts waste into fuel to extract hydrogen.
The signing ceremony was attended by nine people, including KDHC President Hwang Chang-hwa, Vice President Lee Kyung-sil, Director of the Future Development Institute Lim Jong-won, SeoulTech President Lee Dong-hoon, Dean of the Graduate School of Energy and Environment Kim Sung-gon, and Democratic Party lawmaker Ko Yong-jin.
The agreement was made to implement the "KDHC-type Green New Deal Grand Plan" strategy announced last August. The main contents include ▲ nurturing talent for the 'Green New Deal' ▲ securing new business and new growth engines through technology exchange and joint research ▲ building SeoulTech campus into a green campus.
To this end, the two institutions plan to actively cooperate in various ways to revitalize technology exchange between industry and academia and build a green campus, including establishing an Energy Convergence Research Center, training specialized personnel, and conducting joint research.
For the transition to a green campus at SeoulTech, KDHC plans to establish and demonstrate a green energy supply model applying Waste-to-Hydrogen (W2H) technology that converts waste into fuel to extract hydrogen.
SeoulTech will provide the human and material resources and infrastructure necessary for this.
A KDHC official said, "The Waste-to-Hydrogen (W2H) technology, which is the core of the green campus construction project, was selected as one of the '40 Key Projects' at the 2nd Korean New Deal Ministerial Meeting in August," adding, "As interest in the Green New Deal grows, we will spare no support to create joint achievements between industry and academia."
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