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Hanwha Q Cells selected to build 41 MW floating solar power plant in dam
This file image shows a floating power plant. SEOUL -- Hanwha Q Cells, a major photovoltaic manufacturer in South Korea, has been selected to build a 41-megawatt floating solar power plant in a multipurpose dam in Hapcheon, 240 kilometers (149 miles) southeast of Seoul. Under a deal with K-Water, a state water resource development and management agency, Hanwha Q Cells said that construction would begin before the end of 2020. "Floating sola
November 12, 2020
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KT tests clean energy brokerage service using urban-type hydrogen fuel cell generators
SEOUL -- South Korea's largest telecom company KT has set up a 0.9 megawatt-class urban-type solid oxide fuel cell power generating facility to demonstrate the company's virtual power plant management system that will be used in a renewable energy brokerage service scheduled for official launching in 2021. A virtual power plant (VPP) is an energy platform that uses new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), and re
November 9, 2020
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POSCO E&C wins deal to build waste incineration plant in Poland
SEOUL -- POSCO E&C, a construction arm of South Korea's top steelmaker Posco, has secured an order from a Polish municipal waste management company to build an eco-friendly waste incineration plant that would recover heat and electricity from treated municipal waste in Warsaw and nearby areas. The project worth 490 billion won ($436 million) calls for the design and construction of a new waste incineration plant capable of treating 264,000 tons of waste an
October 26, 2020
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KEPCO's board endorses investment in Vietnam's coal-fired power plant project
SEOUL -- The board of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) endorsed investment in a project involving South Korean and Japanese companies to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, overriding concerns over profitability and environmental contamination. The state power company aims to complete construction in January 2025. KEPCO said its board has approved the planned purchase of a 40 percent stake in the construction of a 1,200MW coal-fired power plant called Vun
October 5, 2020
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SK Group units invest in reclaimed land in return for wind farm operation
SEOUL -- The development of reclaimed land, which was created by the world's longest man-made sea barrier on South Korea's west coast a decade ago, has been slow, failing to attract useful investments. Environmental groups have expressed concern about a waste of taxpayers' money and pollution. A consortium of SK Group units including SK E&S and SK Broadband judged that Saemangeum near the southwestern port city of Gunsan is worthy of investment, based on a f
September 16, 2020
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KHNP consortium makes strategic investment in U.S. wind farms
SEOUL -- A South Korean consortium led by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), the state-run operator of nuclear power plants, made a strategic investment in four U.S. wind farms. KHNP saw the wind farms as safe assets that can generate stable investment returns, citing long-term contracts with U.S. power buyers as well as management and operation by global companies. KHNP said it has formed a consortium with South Korean investment firms including Alpha, Sprott Korea, H
September 2, 2020
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Researchers develop highly efficient, transparent solar module
SEOUL -- A state-sponsored research body in South Korea claimed to have achieved a breakthrough in transparent solar photovoltaic technologies by developing a highly efficient solar module that can be applied to windows, soundproof walls, and electric car sunroofs. The Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI) said it has developed a transparent luminescent solar component (LSC) module. Researchers have tried to develop transparent LSCs that can be placed on the glass t
August 27, 2020
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SK E&C develops window-type solar power generating system for first time in S. Korea
SEOUL -- SK Engineering & Construction, the infrastructure-building wing of South Korea's SK Group, has developed a window-type solar power generation system that can be installed on windows of apartment and office buildings. It comes with an electricity distribution system that can send stored electricity back into homes and offices. SK E&C said in a statement on August 18 that its new solar power generating system used film-type solar panels that are up
August 18, 2020
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POSCO Energy demonstrates plasma treatment to reduce NOx at LNG power plant
SEOUL -- Natural gas is considered a relatively clean fuel. Nonetheless, the usage of natural gas still leads to emissions of hazardous pollutants such as nitrogen oxides. POSCO Energy, an energy producer in South Korea, will adopt a new technology utilizing plasma to reduce harmful gas emissions at its liquefied natural gas power combined power plant. Plasma treatment for the reduction of nitrogen oxides (NOx) has been developed by the state-run Korea Institute o
August 13, 2020
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LS Electric leads energy project to recycle unused energy from city gas facilities
SEOUL -- Unused energy is wasted once it is used, but it can be utilized as useful energy resources. Among them, the potential utilization of unused energy from facilities that lower pressure before sending city gas to households is drawing attention in South Korea, which is limited in renewable energy sources. LS Electric, a power system and automation company, teamed up with Doosan Fuel Cell, Hanwha asset Management and Hanwha Power Systems, an energy equipment co
August 13, 2020
