Jeonbuk to Foster Physical AI, Hydrogen and AIDC Linked to Hyundai Motor's Saemangeum Investment
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Jeonbuk State plans to foster physical AI and robots, clean hydrogen and AI data centers (AIDC) in connection with Hyundai Motor Group's investment in Saemangeum.
Hyundai Motor Group's investment in Saemangeum is KRW 8.9 trillion, and the funds will be allocated to an AI data center, renewable energy and an electrolysis plant.
Jeonbuk will make Saemangeum its central hub, spread industrial functions across 14 cities and counties, and also pursue a mega special zone, demonstration centers and workforce development.
Jeonbuk State plans to foster future advanced industries in connection with Hyundai Motor Group's investment in Saemangeum. The three main pillars of this initiative are physical AI and robots, clean hydrogen and AI data centers (AIDC). Hyundai Motor Group's investment in Saemangeum is KRW 8.9 trillion, and the investment site covers about 340,000 pyeong.
The investment funds will be allocated as KRW 5.8 trillion for a 100MW-class AI data center, KRW 1.3 trillion for renewable energy, and KRW 1 trillion for a 200MW-class electrolysis plant. In addition, a robot manufacturing plant and an AI hydrogen city are also planned.
Based on this, Jeonbuk plans to build a physical AI ecosystem centered on the robot manufacturing plant. The scope of the physical AI ecosystem includes research and development, demonstration and certification, and mass production of parts. Jeonbuk plans to use the region's clustered industries of commercial vehicles, agricultural machinery and construction equipment, while laying the groundwork for applying AI to actual machinery and manufacturing sites.
To establish the industrial base for physical AI, Jeonbuk is pursuing the establishment of the tentatively named Korea Physical AI Promotion Institute and the designation of a mega special zone. It is also pursuing the establishment of demonstration centers in the commercial vehicle, agriculture, robot, special-purpose vehicle and construction machinery sectors. Through the K-Robot demonstration sharing center, it will support research and development of key parts, and it will also pursue support for demonstration and certification of key parts.
Jeonbuk will also pursue workforce development in parallel. It plans to use the joint campus of Jeonbuk National University and Hyundai Motor and leverage AI meister high schools to train specialized talent tailored to on-site demand.
In the clean hydrogen sector, it will begin building a green hydrogen value chain. The green hydrogen value chain covers the process from production to storage and utilization. Jeonbuk will link the Buan electrolysis demonstration with the Saemangeum electrolysis plant and create a specialized hydrogen commercial mobility complex in Wanju to connect hydrogen production with the mobility industry.
Jeonbuk also plans to expand AI data center infrastructure. It plans to lay the groundwork for clustering AI data centers by using Saemangeum land, Saemangeum renewable energy and the international submarine cable landing station scheduled for completion in 2027.
Jeonbuk plans to pursue a designation plan for a Saemangeum AI data center special zone and to link power, location and tax support. It will also pursue faster permitting procedures and support GPU and data utilization by local companies and research institutes. It also plans to build an ecosystem of AI suppliers and demand-side companies.
While making Saemangeum the central hub, Jeonbuk plans to spread industry-specific functions across 14 cities and counties in the province. Gunsan, Gimje and Buan will be developed as industrial hubs using land, ports and renewable energy, while Jeonju, Iksan, Wanju and Jeongeup will take charge of the AI and robot transformation of automotive and machinery parts. In the eastern region, it will identify demonstration projects applying robots and AI in agricultural bio, forestry, tourism and daily services.
Jeonbuk plans to group candidate projects by city and county into regional units. It also intends to connect regional projects to national projects and public contest projects.
Yang Seon-hwa, director of the Future Advanced Industry Bureau of Jeonbuk State, said the province aims to build a one-team industrial ecosystem in which Saemangeum serves as an investment hub and the 14 cities and counties each share supply chain, workforce, demonstration and settlement functions according to their strengths. She also said the province will take charge of anchor investment, institutional improvement and securing national funds, while the cities and counties will prepare the foundations for companies, workforce, demand and settlement.
Source: TECHWORLD · Kim Seung-gi
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407514
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