Swedish cluster signs agreement with Korea

The group says that the order is an acknowledgement of the West Sweden industry cluster’s competence in developing technologies for, and assessing regulatory aspects associated with, using LNG as a ship fuel. The project will continue until April 2011 and will form a basis for further development of an LNG supply system in Korea.

The project is divided into seven tasks; the Swedish cluster has the main responsibility for five of these. Each of these five tasks has a special focus such as national and international regulations, demand forecasting, and risk evaluation. The project will deliver a common report and be presented at a common workshop that will be held in Korea in April.

The contract between the Swedish marine cluster and KOGAS is the first result of a joint study agreement between Business Region Göteborg and KOGAS that was signed July 2009. The purpose is to develop cooperation between Sweden and South Korea in the fields of biogas, natural gas and bioDME.