Joint Research on Establishing Smart Construction Environment and Promoting Eco-friendly Energy Technologies through Technical Cooperation
President Yoon Young-jun of Hyundai Engineering & Construction (fourth from the right) and Director Yoon Seok-jin of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (fourth from the left) are signing a business agreement at Hyundai Engineering & Construction headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 7th.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction is partnering with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) to establish a smart construction environment and promote eco-friendly energy technologies.
On the 7th, Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced that its President Yoon Young-jun and KIST Director Yoon Seok-jin, along with key officials from both organizations, signed an MOU on research and development technology cooperation at Hyundai Engineering & Construction’s headquarters in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
Through this agreement, both parties plan to activate joint research in areas including ▲automation of construction management and establishment of a Digital Twin environment ▲automation robot technologies for construction execution and future residential services ▲hydrogen energy-based technologies ▲eco-friendly foundational technologies, and apply these to their business operations.
Additionally, the two organizations will conduct joint research on KIST’s “Nitrogen Reduction Water Treatment Technology Using Composite Catalysts,” which won the grand prize at the ‘2021 Hyundai Engineering & Construction Technology Contest.’ KIST will focus on improving and modularizing composite catalyst materials, while Hyundai Engineering & Construction will develop treatment processes utilizing the composite catalysts and verify their applicability on-site.
The “High-Concentration Nitrogen Reduction Water Treatment Technology Using Composite Catalysts” complements the risks of existing biological nitrogen removal processes and can respond to increasingly stringent regulations. Compared to conventional biological treatment methods, this process is simpler, enabling reductions in required site area and operating costs.
Hyundai Engineering & Construction plans to secure cost and technological competitiveness by 2025 through this joint research and apply the technology to treat high-concentration nitrogen-containing wastewater generated during power production from biogas.
A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official stated, “We will strengthen organic cooperation with excellent research institutions and develop technologies that enhance business competitiveness to establish a safe smart construction environment. Going forward, we will continue to lead future environments and green growth by converging advanced technologies for carbon neutrality, including hydrogen energy and eco-friendly foundational technologies.”
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