Park Ji-won, chairman of Doosan Enerbility, received the Energy Award at the '2024 Korean Resource Economics Association Academic Awards' ceremony held at Lotte Hotel Seoul on the 13th.
According to Doosan Enerbility on the 15th, Chairman Park Ji-won was recognized for his contributions in managing Doosan Enerbility, a leading domestic corporation in the production of major power plant equipment, for 24 years, and for his efforts in localizing major equipment for large nuclear power plants and securing independent models of gas turbines and offshore wind power generators in South Korea. He was selected as this year’s award recipient.
Doosan Enerbility has been working with over 340 domestic academia, industry, and research institutions since 2013 to develop large gas turbines for power generation, achieving success in development in 2019 as the fifth in the world through more than 1 trillion won in self-investment and technology development. The gas turbine supplied to Gimpo Combined Heat and Power Plant was successfully commercialized last year, rapidly expanding orders. Doosan Enerbility plans to aim for more than 7 trillion won in orders related to gas turbines over the next five years in Korea, and is currently developing a super-large hydrogen turbine that uses 100% hydrogen as fuel, targeting completion in 2027.
Chairman Park Ji-won noted, “This award today is a recognition that academia, industry, and research institutions have contributed to the domestic power industry by localizing and supplying major power plant equipment.” He added, “Moving forward, I will do my best to contribute to the domestic non-carbon energy industry ecosystem and the revitalization of the local economy.”