Doosan Enerbility Donates Wind Power Research Equipment to Jeju National University

‘Doosan Enerbility-Jeju National University Superconducting Research Equipment Donation Ceremony’ Held
Joint Efforts to Apply Superconducting Technology to Wind Turbines for Improved Power Generation Efficiency

On the 28th, Professor Lim Jong-hwan, Dean of the College of Engineering at Jeju National University, and Song Yong-jin, Vice President of the Strategic Innovation Division at Doosan Enerbility (left), who attended the 'Doosan Enerbility-Jeju National University Superconducting Research Equipment Donation Ceremony' held at Jeju National University, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing. Photo by Doosan Enerbility

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seoyoon] Doosan Enerbility announced on the 29th that it is accelerating the development of wind power technology by strengthening industry-academia cooperation with Jeju National University.

Doosan Enerbility held the 'Doosan Enerbility-Jeju National University Superconducting Research Equipment Donation Ceremony' at Jeju National University the day before. Attendees at the donation ceremony included Professor Lim Jonghwan, Dean of the College of Engineering at Jeju National University, and Song Yongjin, Vice President of the Strategy and Innovation Division at Doosan Enerbility, among other officials.

Superconductivity refers to the phenomenon where electrical resistance approaches zero at very low temperatures. Equipment such as rotors and cooling devices applying superconducting technology in wind turbines have the advantage of significantly reducing size and increasing power generation efficiency compared to conventional technology. Advanced wind power countries are also conducting research and development to apply superconducting technology to wind turbines.

Jeju National University and the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute have been conducting research and development since 2002 to commercialize core source technologies such as superconducting coils. Doosan Enerbility, which previously launched a superconducting application device R&D project, donated its superconductivity-related research and development equipment to accelerate commercialization through industry-academia cooperation with Jeju National University.

The superconductivity-related equipment donated on this day includes 39 types such as a 5MW high-temperature superconducting motor driver. In 2019, it also donated five items including a 75KW high-temperature superconducting motor prototype, and in 2021, 32 items including a superconducting coil cooling device.

Vice President Song Yongjin said, “We plan to make joint efforts to advance superconducting wind power technology through industry-academia cooperation with Jeju National University,” adding, “We also plan to collaborate in areas such as distributed power and power grids including renewables, as well as green hydrogen production and utilization, using this superconducting research equipment donation as a stepping stone.”