The Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute (KOMERI) announced on the 12th that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at its Alternative Fuels Division in Geoje, Gyeongnam Province, with shipowner E-Marine and marine equipment manufacturer Green Energy Solution for cooperation on the “Development of a Ship Piping-Mounted Adsorption Cartridge Module.”

At the event, KOMERI shared the preliminary research outcomes of the 2025 Industry–Academia Collaboration R&D program and discussed specific directions for cooperation aimed at technology commercialization and application on actual vessels.

Under this agreement, the parties agreed to strengthen cooperation across a wide range of areas, including:

- Exchange of technologies, information, and personnel related to eco-friendly marine equipment;

- Joint use of research equipment and facilities;

- Research and development of adsorption cartridge modules and prototype production;

- Cooperation on testbeds and application to operating vessels; and

- Verification and quality control.

Green Energy Solution has developed an “adsorption cartridge module” that proactively removes residual hazardous substances from discharge water, based on its proprietary adsorption technology patent (Patent No. 10-2640697) and empirical research results.

This device can be applied to all discharge water lines, offering high versatility, and is expected to contribute to the localization and commercialization of domestic eco-friendly marine equipment technologies.

E-Marine plans to verify the field applicability of the technology based on its experience in operating actual vessels, while KOMERI intends to expand technical support through performance evaluation, standardization, and commercialization by leveraging its KOLAS-based testing and evaluation infrastructure.

The collaboration is particularly meaningful in that it aims to establish an integrated technology ecosystem encompassing research and development, application on operating vessels, and verification.

Lee Jae-hoon, Head of KOMERI’s Alternative Fuels Division, stated, “This cooperation is highly significant in that it establishes a technology ecosystem linking research and development, application on operating vessels, and verification,” adding, “By connecting the technological capabilities of the three organizations, we will actively support efforts to enhance the competitiveness of the eco-friendly marine equipment industry and respond to increasingly stringent international regulations.”

Through this MOU, the participating organizations plan to secure practical, low-cost, and high-efficiency discharge water management technologies and to further strengthen the leading position of the domestic eco-friendly marine equipment industry amid tightening marine environmental regulations.

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