HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Wins 'IR52 Jang Young-sil Award' for Core Technology of LCO₂ Carrier Ships

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HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has won the 'IR52 Jang Young-sil Award' for its core technology in liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO₂) carrier ships.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced on the 2nd that its self-developed 'Low-Pressure Cargo System for Liquefied Carbon Dioxide Carrier Ships' won the 35th 'IR52 Jang Young-sil Award'.

The core of this technology is the mass transportation of liquefied carbon dioxide in an ultra-low temperature and low-pressure state of minus 50℃ and 7 atmospheres. Existing LCO₂ carrier ships have mainly operated under conditions of minus 30℃ and 20 atmospheres, requiring thick cargo tanks to withstand high pressure. This created limits on tank size expansion, and transport capacity remained at an average level of 7,500㎥.

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries succeeded in developing its own technology to lower the pressure to 7 atmospheres and enlarge the cargo tanks. Utilizing this technology, the company built the world's largest LCO₂ carrier ship with a capacity of 22,000㎥, capable of transporting approximately three times more carbon dioxide at once than existing vessels, and delivered it in January this year to the Greek shipping company 'Capital Clean Energy Carrier'.

In particular, as the CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage) market is expected to expand recently, demand for large LCO₂ carrier ships is also projected to increase. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries expects to secure a lead in the market through its core technology development.

An HD Hyundai official, speaking via telephone with this newspaper, said, "Lee Beon (수상) is the result of recognition for our proprietary technology that made the world's largest liquefied carbon dioxide carrier ship possible."

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