Hyundai Steel will work with DNV, a global classification and certification body that performs inspection, certification, and international standard development in ships, offshore plants, and energy, to verify the performance of steel used for transporting and storing energy such as ammonia and hydrogen and to establish an international certification system.
Hyundai Steel said on the 11th that it signed a "business agreement on establishing a certification system and co-developing technologies for steel and welding technology for future energy" with DNV at the DNV classification division's Korea headquarters in Busan on the 10th.
Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop performance evaluation and verification technologies for steel used to transport and store future energy. They will prepare testing and evaluation methods that take into account actual ship operations and energy storage environments, and will also push to expand certification infrastructure that meets international standards and to verify the reliability of welded joints.
As the market for transporting and storing energy such as ammonia and hydrogen expands, the importance of technologies that verify the safety and reliability of steel used in ships and offshore plants that carry it is also growing.
Hyundai Steel will use its research infrastructure and material development and evaluation capabilities to conduct tests and analyses on steel and welded joints. Based on its expertise in inspection, certification, and international standards for ships and offshore plants, DNV will support the establishment of evaluation criteria and provide technical advice.
The joint research results will also be used to standardize technologies and expand the international certification base. Hyundai Steel plans to strengthen its capabilities in developing energy-use steel, from product development and performance evaluation to certification.
A Hyundai Steel official said, "Through collaboration with DNV, we will enhance the performance and reliability of steel required by the global energy market and proactively build technological competitiveness that meets international standards."