LR and Pusan National University to collaborate on liquid hydrogen development
(Left) Sung-Gu Park, President – North East Asia, Lloyd's Register; and (right) Dr Jae-Myung Lee, Director of the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center (Source: Lloyd’s Register)
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center at Pusan National University (PNU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a strategic collaboration to advance the development of liquefied hydrogen carrier design and cryogenic engineering.
The MoU sets out the basis for the partners to work together on a range of hydrogen technology challenges by exchanging technical expertise, undertaking joint R&D projects, and collaborating on policy development.
PNU, which is Korea’s first university-based institute specialising in eco-friendly ships, is already engaged in the field. It is the lead organisation in the ‘Hydro Ocean K’ project, focused on the development of the world’s largest liquefied hydrogen carrier to date.
LR’s North East Asia president, Sung-Gu Park, commented: “This agreement will serve as a significant turning point, allowing us to advance in the key areas of the future hydrogen economy through differentiated international exchange activities based on world-class cryogenic technology.”
Jae-Myung Lee, director of the Hydrogen Ship Technology Center, said: “The collaboration between our University and Lloyd's Register is a differentiated international exchange activity based on world-class ultra-low temperature technology. It will be an important turning point for further advancement in the utilisation of liquid hydrogen, a key field in the future hydrogen economy.”
