Doha— QatarEnergy and Korea’s Hydrogen Convergence Alliance (H2Korea) signed an agreement for cooperation in the field of hydrogen energy.
The agreement provides a framework of cooperation between developing hydrogen energy sectors in both countries, and to share ideas and specific plans to encourage growth of the hydrogen industry and expansion of the hydrogen energy supply, in addition to supporting efforts within multilateral fora to accelerate cooperation for hydrogen related technologies worldwide.
His Excellency Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, and His Excellency Sung-Wook Moon, the Minister for Trade, Industry and Energy in the Republic of Korea witnessed the signing of the agreement, in a special ceremony held in Doha.
In remarks at the signing ceremony, Minister Al-Kaabi hailed the solid cooperation ties between Qatar and Korea in the field of energy and expressed hope for deepening those ties.
Minister Al-Kaabi said: “We are pleased to sign this agreement in the field of hydrogen energy, extending our strong relations into new horizons of cleaner energy. We look forward to exploring more opportunities of cooperation in hydrogen as well as in solar energies, in addition to our long-established strategic partnership in the field of liquefied natural gas.”
The Hydrogen Convergence Alliance (H2Korea) is a public-private consultative body established by the Korean government in 2017 to promote and develop the hydrogen industry with the aim of achieving an early hydrogen economy society in the Republic of Korea and to act as a bridge between the public and the private sector by exploring policy tasks, supporting businesses, international cooperation projects, and public relations projects.
Source: The Peninsula
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