[Courtesy of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction]
SEOUL -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, a leading power equipment maker, will lead South Korea's state project to develop a highly efficient offshore wind power system capable of producing eight megawatts of electricity under extreme weather conditions.
The project, supervised by the state-run Korea Institue of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), will cost about 55 billion won ($49 million) for about 48 months. Doosan Heavy will be in charge of design, production and demonstration of the system.
Human Composites will produce blades and Seil Engineering will manufacture the substructure. The Korea Institute of Materials Science supports the design of blades and testing while the Research Affairs of SNU & SNU R&DB Foundation will work on reducing the noise of blades.
Doosan Heavy has spearhead South Korea's wind farm project. In March, the company signed a deal with Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to supply energy storage systems and equipment for the construction of a three-megawatt wind power plant. It was Doosan Heavy's first participation in the construction of wind power facilities abroad.
With the development of a new wind power system that can withstand the extreme environment and reduce the cost of construction, Doosan Heavy vowed to expand its business at home and abroad. South Korea has mapped out a new energy roadmap calling for an injection of about 100 billion US dollars into renewable energy by 2030.
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Lim Chang-won
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