SK E&S will introduce a large number of new energy technologies that will contribute to global carbon reduction at CES 2023, the world’s largest home appliance and IT exhibition, held in Las Vegas, USA on January 5 (local time).
SK E&S jointly operates the SK exhibition hall with seven affiliates within the SK Group, including SK, SK Innovation, and SK Telecom, under the theme of ‘Action (Together, further, moving toward a carbon-free future)’. SK E&S, which will participate in CES next year for the second time following this year, plans to exhibit various carbon reduction solutions such as hydrogen, energy solutions, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).
Representative examples include the fuel cell ZenDrive and the hydrogen charger Zenfuel dispenser developed together with the American company Plug Power, a global hydrogen business partner. Hydrogen fuel cells are evaluated as a key carbon reduction technology as they do not emit greenhouse gases and also provide an air purification function that absorbs and removes fine dust.
In addition, a liquefied hydrogen drone that succeeded in a continuous flight of 13 hours and 24 minutes, the world’s longest record, in February of this year will be exhibited. Liquefied hydrogen has a higher energy storage density and greater stability than gaseous hydrogen, and is expected to serve as a catalyst for the hydrogen economy. Among them, SK E&S is taking the lead in early commercialization by supporting research and development of small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies in the field of liquefied hydrogen drones.
In addition, the home EV charger from EverCharge, an American electric vehicle charging solution company acquired in March, will be unveiled for the first time. By analyzing the charging patterns of electric vehicles being charged, power can be distributed efficiently, thereby effectively managing and controlling the entire building power load. SK E&S plans to expand its market share in the U.S. electric vehicle charging market by utilizing EverCharge’s technology.
At this exhibition, SK E&S plans to introduce CCUS technology, which is attracting attention as a key to opening the low-carbon LNG era, through large-scale video content. We plan to apply CCS technology to the Barossa gas field development project currently underway in Australia to capture and remove carbon dioxide generated during the natural gas production process, and to apply CCS to the blue hydrogen production process in the future.
In addition, SK E&S has invested in the world’s largest CCS project capable of capturing and storing up to 12 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, together with leading U.S. energy companies such as Continental this year.
A SK E&S official said, “SK E&S will pursue effective carbon reduction through technological advancement in various energy business fields such as hydrogen, energy solutions, and LNG in the future,” and added, “We will continue to strengthen our low-carbon-based business model to achieve global carbon neutrality.” “It will contribute substantially to achieving our goals,” he said.
Meanwhile, ‘CES’, the world’s largest IT exhibition, is an exhibition where you can understand the trends of the global home appliance industry at a glance. Hosted by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), it is held every January in Las Vegas, USA. AVING News, which has covered CES for 1 consecutive years, has reported CES news around the world every year since 17, and has been selected as the ‘BEST OF CES’, which selects the best innovative products and technologies, and the ‘BEST OF’, which selects domestic innovative companies. ‘MADE IN KOREA’ was held. In addition, CES on-site issues were vividly conveyed through ‘AVING LIVE’.