据3月7日Korea JoongAng Daily报道，S-Oil正在通过对燃料电池业务的投资进入氢领域。
这家炼油商表示，将购买韩国燃料电池创新公司(FCI) 20%的股份。FCI在沙特阿拉伯有大量投资。
S-Oil和FCI将建立战略联盟，加速进军氢能源业务。
FCI是一家提供基于燃料电池的清洁能源解决方案的公司，拥有大约40项关于固体氧化物燃料电池系统的专利。它与燃料电池公司和研究机构建立了伙伴关系，并与意大利燃料电池制造商固体动力合作开发产品。
燃料电池是一种利用氢和氧发电的装置，是氢经济的关键部分之一。首席执行官Hussain Al-Qahtani表示:“这项投资预示着我们全面进军氢经济，预计将推动S-Oil的可持续发展，我们公司也将积极配合政府的减排努力。”
通过S-Oil的投资，FCI计划在2027年之前建立产能超过100兆瓦的生产设施，承诺投入1000亿韩元(8900万美元)。两家公司计划在海外拓展燃料电池业务，包括中东地区。目前，FCI正在为适应中东气候的电厂和建筑开发定制产品。
FCI代表董事Lee Tae-won表示:“中东之所以具有吸引力，是因为它在天然气价格方面具有很高的竞争力，无需政府补贴就能实现较低的交易价格，我们将在2027年前推动主要部件的本地化，以增强我们的业务竞争力，我们期待与S-OIL的业务协同”
S-Oil正在考虑进军从生产到分销和销售的其他氢领域，作为新的增长引擎。
王佳晶 摘译自 Korea JoongAng Daily
原文如下：
S-Oil buys 20 percent of a hydrogen fuel cell company
S-Oil is getting into hydrogen through an investment in a fuel cell business.
The oil refiner said on Sunday it is buying 20 percent of Fuel Cell Innovations (FCI), a Korea company with significant Saudi Arabian investment.
The S-Oil and FCI will establish a strategic alliance to accelerate their foray into the hydrogen business.
FCI, which provides fuel cell-based clean energy solutions, has around 40 patents focusing on solid oxide fuel cell systems. It has forged partnerships with fuel cell companies and research institutions and collaborated with Solid Power, an Italian fuel cell maker, to develop products.
Fuel cells are devices that produce electricity with hydrogen and oxygen and are one of the key parts of the hydrogen economy.
“This investment heralds our full-fledged foray into the hydrogen economy, and it is anticipated to drive S-Oil’s sustainable growth,” said CEO Hussain Al-Qahtani. “Our company will also vigorously join hand with the government’s endeavors to cut carbon emissions.”
Through S-Oil’s investment, FCI plans to establish production facilities with more than 100 megawatts capacity, committing 100 billion won ($89 million) though 2027.
The two companies plan to branch out into the fuel cell business abroad, including in the Middle East.
Currently, FCI is developing products customized for power plants and buildings that suit the climate of the Middle East, according to S-Oil.
"The Middle East is attractive because it can reach grid parity without government subsidies due to its high competitiveness in gas prices, and we will push for localization of major components by 2027 to strengthen our business competitiveness” said FCI Representative Director Lee Tae-won. “We are looking forward to synergy of business with S-OIL"
T-Oil said it is mulling its foray into other hydrogen endeavors that range from production to distribution and sales as its new growth engines.
