South Korea’s Commerce, Trade and Power Minister Lee Chang-yang and the UK’s Secretary of State for Power Safety and Web Zero Grant Shapps mentioned cooperation within the space of fresh power throughout a gathering in Seoul on Monday.
In response to an announcement by the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Power, a joint declaration by the events contains prospects of South Korea’s participation within the UK’s new nuclear energy plant initiave, in addition to alternate and cooperation between the international locations on areas resembling offshore wind energy and hydrogen.
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Nuclear is likely one of the accents within the UK’s power safety efforts and Shapps just lately introduced the launch of Nice British Nuclear to drive the supply of recent nuclear tasks.
In response to Lee, complementary cooperation within the area of nuclear power is feasible. “South Korea’s strengths lie in design, construction and main equipment production, while the UK’s lie in decommissioning and nuclear fuel,” the minister mentioned.
In different clear power areas, South Korea’s minister expects larger collaboration by combining his nation’s manufacturing capability and UK’s offshore wind energy know-how.
The international locations may additionally cooperate on hydrogen, with South Korea having technological data in hydrogen utility resembling hydrogen automobiles, and the UK possessing expertise in stable polymer electrolysis (SPE) and hydrogen manufacturing.
