AirRain to Supply Biogas Upgrading Facilities to Paju Mini Hydrogen City... Expanding Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Business

AirRain is strengthening its competitiveness in the eco-friendly energy sector by participating in Paju City's initiative to establish a resource-circulation-based clean hydrogen production infrastructure.

AirRain, the only domestic company specializing in gas membrane separation solutions, led by CEO Ha Sungyong, announced on June 29 that it has secured a contract for the biogas upgrading segment of the "Paju-Style Mini Hydrogen City Development Project." The contract is valued at approximately 1.4 billion won, with the project period running until July 31, 2027.

The Paju-Style Mini Hydrogen City Development Project is a resource-circulation-based hydrogen production initiative that utilizes biogas generated from the treatment of organic waste resources to produce and supply clean hydrogen. The total project budget amounts to 12 billion won, consisting of 3 billion won from Gyeonggi Province, 6 billion won from private investment, and 3 billion won from Paju City.

The biogas upgrading process, which AirRain will be responsible for, is one of the core facilities of the project. Based on the mini hydrogen city development business agreement signed between Paju City and Hyundai Motor Company, the project aims to establish a clean hydrogen production facility on a site near the Paju Environmental Circulation Center.

Hyundai Rotem, which is leading the overall project, selected AirRain as the supplier of equipment for the biogas upgrading segment. Previously, Hyundai Motor Company had participated in a consortium for the Gyeonggi Province Mini Hydrogen City Development Project together with Paju City and the Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

In this project, Paju City plans to purify biogas generated from organic waste resources such as food waste and livestock manure, and use it as a raw material for hydrogen production. Through this, the city aims to secure a production capacity of 500 kg per day, or about 182 tons annually, of clean hydrogen, thereby addressing local hydrogen demand and promoting the hydrogen industry.

To utilize biogas for hydrogen production, it is essential to remove impurities from the raw material and increase the methane concentration through an upgrading process. In this project, AirRain will supply upgrading facilities based on its gas membrane technology, which remove carbon dioxide and impurities from biogas and enhance methane purity.

The company explained that this order serves as a representative case of its upgrading technology being applied to resource-circulation-based clean hydrogen production infrastructure. The supplied facilities are expected to provide a stable operational foundation for the Paju-Style Clean Hydrogen Production Facility.

Through this project, Paju City plans to establish a hydrogen production and supply base in northern Gyeonggi Province and promote the transition to future vehicles, such as expanding the distribution of hydrogen vehicles. In particular, the structure of converting local waste resources into energy is drawing attention as a case of building a decentralized energy system.

Ha Sungyong, CEO of AirRain, stated, "This order is a meaningful case where our gas membrane-based biogas upgrading technology is being applied to a resource-circulation-based hydrogen production infrastructure," adding, "We will use this as an opportunity to expand business opportunities in the biogas upgrading market and continue contributing to the establishment of eco-friendly energy infrastructure."

AirRain plans to expand its entry into the biogas upgrading market based on its gas membrane technology, securing growth momentum in the fields of clean hydrogen and eco-friendly energy infrastructure.

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