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LG Electronics to replace all fuel-based vehicles with green energy-based cars by 2030
SEOUL -- Through a step-by-step process, business vehicles rented or owned by LG Electronics will be replaced with green energy-based cars that use electricity or hydrogen as their main power source. The plan is part of the South Korean tech giant's big picture to go completely green by 2050. According to LG's sustainability report released on July 21, the company will replace up to 90 percent of its internal combustion vehicles with zero-carbon cars by 20
July 21, 2021
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Samsung unveils automotive image sensor for surround-view monitors or rear-view cameras
SEOUL -- As a top mobile image sensor maker, Samsung Electronics unveiled an automotive image sensor optimized for surround-view monitors or rear-view cameras in high-definition resolution. The new image sensor called "ISOCELL Auto 4AC" will be used in vehicles to be released in the second half of 2021. The release of ISOCELL Auto 4AC underscores efforts to expand Samsung's clout in the auto component market. The company has diversified its busi
July 13, 2021
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Hyundai shipyard completes construction of world's largest LPG carrier
SEOUL -- A subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group has completed the construction of the world's largest liquefied petroleum gas carrier installed with a dual-fuel propulsion system. It is equipped with an LPG fuel tank that enables the operation of about 31,700 kilometers (19,700 miles). The vessel, ordered by China's Bank of Communications Finance Leasing, is 229.98 meters long, 36.6 meters wide and 23.6 meters high. The LPG
July 9, 2021
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Hanwha Q Cells ties up with Samsung to provide home energy solution
SEOUL -- Hanwha Q Cells, the solar cell-making wing of South Korea's Hanwha Group, tied up with Samsung Electronics to provide a household energy solution that reduces carbon emissions by efficiently using energy produced at home through solar power. Their main target is Europe and the United States. Hanwha Q Cells will secure electricity production through household solar modules and an energy storage system (ESS). "We will establish a firm positio
July 5, 2021
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Samsung shipyard's fuel cell-powered LNG carrier wins approval from classification society
SEOUL -- A liquefied natural gas carrier with an eco-friendly solid oxide fuel cell propulsion system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries and Bloom Energy, an American public company, has won basic design approval from DNV, a maritime classification society based in Norway, for commercialization. It would be the world's first LNG carrier operating on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has partnered with Bloom Energy to
July 1, 2021
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Regulations revised to approve domestic operation of ships powered by methanol
SEOUL -- South Korea has revised regulations to approve the domestic operation of ships powered by methanol, as the inflammable liquid is emerging as a new clean-burning fuel thanks to lower production costs and significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said it has worked out revised inspection criteria for eco-friendly methanol fuel propulsion vessels. The revision requires inspectors to check whet
June 17, 2021
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Hyundai shipbuilder's self-sailing boat makes successful test voyage
SEOUL -- A 12-seat cruise boat equipped with a self-sailing system made a successful test voyage without direct human intervention through a narrow canal in an event organized by the in-house venture of South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group. The demonstration was supervised from an inland control tower run by KT using a 5G network. The demonstration was held on June 16 through a crowded canal which has an average width of 10 meters in the southeastern industry port of
June 16, 2021
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Daewoo shipyard works on maritime intelligent system to thwart cyberattacks
SEOUL -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering will work with a maritime cybersecurity solution provider in South Korea to develop an intelligent system that would ensure safe sailing and protect ships against ransomware and cyberattacks. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will conduct tests and act as an advisor to install a developed security solution on ships. "Cybersecurity technology will become more important if Level 3 self-driving ships
June 16, 2021
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Researchers use 3D printing of Cu2Se thermoelectric materials for power generation
SEOUL -- Thermoelectric power generation offers a promising way to recover waste heat as it enables the direct conversion of heat to electricity without any environmental pollution. The thermoelectric effect refers to phenomena by which either a temperature difference creates an electric potential or an electric potential creates a temperature difference. Thermoelectric (TE) materials are used in thermoelectric systems for cooling or heating and are being studied as a way
June 16, 2021
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Samsung shipyard works with state researchers to develop small nuke reactor for maritime
SEOUL -- South Korea's state nuclear research body joined hands with a major domestic shipbuilder to develop a small carbon-free fission reactor based on molten salt that would be used for ships and floating nuclear power plants. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI) have signed a joint research agreement on June 9 to push for the development of a molten salt reactor (MSR) that could produce electricit
June 10, 2021
