- Associates of SK Inc. supplies plan to extend investments in 8 Rivers to strengthen the partnership
- 8 Rivers is an progressive clear power know-how firm with supercritical CO2 energy era and blue hydrogen manufacturing applied sciences
- SK Inc. supplies plans to pursue high-growth clear power enterprise in North America first and increase the enterprise to international markets reminiscent of Asia
SEOUL, South Korea, March 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SK Inc. supplies is accelerating its clear power enterprise by increasing by means of its associates funding into 8 Rivers who personal progressive CCUS (Carbon Seize, Storage, and Utilization) know-how.
SK Inc. supplies (CEO Lee Yong-wook, www.sk-materials.com) notes, “the board of SK Inc. authorised on March 6th to kind and fund US funding automobiles with a complete capital contributions of $300 million into such automobiles for the aim of constructing US clear tech investments, together with further investments into 8 Rivers.”
By this funding endeavor, SK Inc. supplies plans to actively develop the CCUS- based mostly clear power enterprise within the US and additional strengthen the strategic partnership with 8 Rivers. 8 Rivers was established in 2008 in North Carolina. The corporate owns patented know-how that produces clear electrical energy and blue hydrogen that captures greater than 99% of CO2 in an progressive and low-cost manner.
CCUS is acknowledged as a key know-how that advances carbon neutrality by eradicating CO2 emitted from business.
8 Rivers owns supercritical CO2 energy era know-how that naturally captures CO2 utilizing pure fuel and coal as feedstock with none further gear and blue hydrogen era know-how using a technique that separates CO 2 by cooling it right into a liquefied state.
Following the announcement of the US IRA invoice in August of 2022, the worth of 8 Rivers’ CCUS know-how is appreciating considerably because the market pursuits within the CCUS enterprise space will increase. SK at present intends to proceed increasing its funding and collaboration with 8 Rivers as SK enormously values 8 Rivers’ worth progress and applied sciences.
“Though carbon discount has change into a world agenda, it’s tough to exchange base-load energy era with renewable power alone, and the strategy of capturing CO2 remains to be costly. 8 Rivers, with its progressive know-how, will contribute to the acceleration of carbon discount by considerably bettering value competitiveness.” stated SK Inc. supplies.
SK Inc. supplies plans to advertise clear power enterprise centered on the North American market, which has favorable atmosphere and infrastructure optimized for the CCUS enterprise. As soon as the know-how is commercialized, SK plans to increase globally. Clear power initiatives might be launched focusing on Asian nations which can be extremely depending on fossil fuels and have ample CO2 storage areas, reminiscent of Malaysia and Indonesia. In Korea, we are going to introduce 8 Rivers know-how within the mid to long-term to change into a low-cost, high-efficiency CCUS Complete Resolution Supplier.
Not too long ago, SK Inc. supplies, along with the standard semiconductor, show, battery-related high-tech supplies enterprise, is strengthening its clear power enterprise. In February 2023, an HoA settlement was signed with ExxonMobil for the introduction of blue ammonia and an funding into ION Clear Vitality, a Boulder, Colorado-based carbon seize firm, to license the usage of ION’s know-how in Asia was made.
Cooperation with these firms is predicted to contribute to SK Group’s aim of being chargeable for 1% (200 million tons) of worldwide carbon discount by 2030.
SOURCE SK Inc. supplies
