S. Korea: Off Jeju's coast, waves power a test of hydrogen’s future

S. Korea: Off Jeju's coast, waves power a test of hydrogen’s future

JEJU CITY, South Korea — After 15 minutes of sailing through rolling waves, the boat approached a lone box-shaped platform standing in the sea off Jeju Island’s west coast. Measuring 32 meters long and 23 meters wide, the concrete structure is anchored in water about 15 meters deep. It is the core of a wave energy test site operated by the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering. Researchers here are testing whether electricity generated at sea can be converted into hydrogen, pro