Bloom Energy and SK Engineering and Construction (SK E&C) have announced that they have powered on two new clean energy facilities with fuel cell technology in the Gyeonggi province of South Korea. Located respectively in the cities of Hwasung and Paju, these new installations use Bloom Energy’s non-combustion, electrochemical process to produce electricity with low and predictable energy costs, enhancing reliability and reduction in carbon emissions.
The first power plant, located in the historic city of Hwasung, boasts a 19.8-megawatt fuel cell deployment of Bloom Energy Servers – the largest Bloom Energy project in South Korea to date and the company’s second-largest in the world. The second plant located in the city of Paju consists of an 8.1-megawatt fuel cell deployment of Bloom Energy Servers designed to power nearly 18,000 homes in the area.
KR Sridhar, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Bloom Energy said: “South Korea is clearly on the leading-edge of our world’s energy future, this utility-scale deployment of fuel cells is a powerful proof point of its ambitious energy plan. Bloom Energy is proud to support this visionary effort to make clean, reliable, resilient and adaptable power generation.”
Jason Ahn, President and CEO, SK E&C explained: “We must all be thinking about how to provide the energy needed today while also contributing to the betterment of our air and environment. Embracing technology advancements like those from Bloom Energy, address energy needs and benefits to the environment
and society.”
In July 2020, Bloom announced plans to enter the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. These products will be first introduced to the South Korean market in 2021 through an expanded partnership with SK E&C.
