Korea Water Resources Corporation to Provide Eco-Friendly Hydrothermal Energy to Apartment Building for the First Time in Korea

On the 11th, Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) announced that it has started a project to develop a water-thermal energy system at the Dongtan Nature & Zai Apartment Complex in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, together with Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation.
The company announced that it had signed a business agreement to promote the revitalization of zero-energy-cost apartment buildings. Hydrothermal energy is generated when the water temperature of dams, lakes, and rivers is lower than the air temperature in summer and has high characteristics in winter.
However, it is an environmentally friendly renewable energy that uses water as a heat source to heat and cool buildings through equipment such as heat pumps.
This refers to an apartment building that uses solar panels and other self-consumption energy sources for heating to reduce energy costs by 50%, while the remaining 50% is achieved by using solar panels and other self-consumption energy sources.
The main points of the agreement include the active exploration and stable supply of projects that utilize the water heat source of the regional waterworks by the Korea Water Resources Corporation,
Administrative support for the introduction of a water heat energy heating and cooling system for apartments by the province, introduction of a water heat energy heating and cooling system for apartments by the Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Development Corporation and solar energy
The agreement includes the promotion of a pilot project to install hydrothermal energy. The project will utilize the characteristics of hydrothermal energy to install 604 of the 1,797 apartments in the Kyosan public housing district in Hanam.
The aim of the project is to supply heat for heating and cooling as a test project site. This test project is the first in Korea to supply water heat energy to an apartment building, and is the first to use water heat sources for heating and cooling.
This is expected to cut energy costs by about half and reduce carbon emissions by about 52%.
It is expected that this will prevent the occurrence of fires in the outdoor unit and improve the utilization of living space.
The plan is to use the existing pipelines to supply water heat to individual households for about 20 years to be used in their heating and cooling equipment.
"We hope that this pilot project to introduce hydrothermal energy into residential spaces will be successfully completed and that hydrothermal energy will be expanded to various fields," he said. "We will contribute to the nation's carbon neutrality by utilizing hydrothermal energy."
"We will do our utmost to contribute to the realization of this vision and strengthen our position as a global leader in related technology through innovation."