Industry

  • KHNP localizes new CIGS solar cells for building integrated photovoltaic system
    KHNP localizes new CIGS solar cells for building integrated photovoltaic system SEOUL -- Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, the operator of nuclear power plants, has localized technology for copper indium gallium selenide solar cells that can be used to convert sunlight into electric power, as part of efforts to develop a building integrated photovoltaic system. A copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell is manufactured by depositing a thin layer of copper, indium, gallium and selenium on glass or plastic backing, along with electrodes on the fr January 25, 2021
  • Daewoo shipyards SOFC ship certified by American classification society
    Daewoo shipyard's SOFC ship certified by American classification society SEOUL -- A crude carrier with a solid oxide fuel cell propulsion system developed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has won certification from the American Bureau of Shipping, a maritime classification society. The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), an electrochemical conversion device that produces electricity directly from oxidizing fuel, has a wide variety of applications as it ensures January 21, 2021
  • Hyundai shipyard lifts 9,100-ton topside of deep-water offshore plant
    Hyundai shipyard lifts 9,100-ton topside of deep-water offshore plant SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai shipyard set a new domestic record by lifting and assembling the 9,100-ton topside of a deep-water, semi-submersible offshore plant that has been under construction on a 2018 order from Murphy Oil, a Houston-based oil and gas exploration company. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) said on January 20 that it has successfully lifted a super-large marine facility at once to install it in the hull of the King’s Quay floating production sys January 20, 2021
  • Daewoo shipyard jumps into development of offshore substations for wind farms
    Daewoo shipyard jumps into development of offshore substations for wind farms SEOUL -- Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, will use its accumulated experience in the design and production of offshore oil plants to produce offshore substations for fixed and floating wind farms through cooperation with the power plant design and engineering wing of a state utility company. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said in a statement on January 20 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding January 20, 2021
  • S. Korea pushes for localization of X-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit based on gallium nitride
    S. Korea pushes for localization of X-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit based on gallium nitride SEOUL -- As an important defense project that will have a trickle-down effect on the private sector, South Korea will push for the localization of an X-band monolithic microwave integrated circuit based on gallium nitride that is used for radars, satellite communication and 5G mobile communication. The decision was made on January 19 at an online conference involving top officials from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Defense Ministry, the Ministry of Scienc January 20, 2021
  • Hyundai Mobis strengthens development capabilities in automotive semiconductors
    Hyundai Mobis strengthens development capabilities in automotive semiconductors SEOUL -- Hyundai Mobis, the parts-making wing of South Korea's Hyundai auto group, took over the semiconductor business of its affiliate to secure differentiated technological competitiveness in self-drying and future cars that require high-performance semiconductors and integrated control systems. Hyundai Mobis said in a statement on December 11 that it signed a contract to absorb Hyundai Autron's semiconductor business for 133.2 billion won ($122 million December 11, 2020
  • Samsung shipyards anti-epidemic design certified by U.S. classification society
    Samsung shipyard's anti-epidemic design certified by U.S. classification society SEOUL -- Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, achieved another technical breakthrough with its new ship design that can effectively prevent the spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19 at sea. The design was certified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), a maritime classification society. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said that its new design has won "Approval in Principle," marking the first ABS technical cer December 10, 2020
  • Auto consultant urges S. Korean carmakers to make quick business transition
    Auto consultant urges S. Korean carmakers to make quick business transition SEOUL -- To regain their competitiveness in the global market which has been hit hard by a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, South Korean carmakers should speed up their business transition to technologies related to connected, autonomous, shared and electrified, or CASE which has been cited as the guiding principle for the future of the auto industry, said a senior Alix Partners consultant. "The focus should be on making decisions that efficiently allocate resourc December 9, 2020
  • Hyundai Motor works with domestic partner to develop fuel cell power generation system
    Hyundai Motor works with domestic partner to develop fuel cell power generation system SEOUL -- As part of its push for establishing a hydrogen business value chain encompassing transportation, construction and other industries, South Korea's Hyundai auto group partnered with LS Electric, a power system and automation company, to develop a fuel cell power generation system targeting the global market. They aim to launch a demonstration system in 2021. Under a memorandum of understanding, Hyundai will provide its proprietary fuel cell system and December 9, 2020
  • Samsung shipyards LNG re-liquefaction system passes important steps for field application
    Samsung shipyard's LNG re-liquefaction system passes important steps for field application SEOUL -- A re-liquefaction system for low-pressure dual-fuel engines developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has passed important steps for field application. The system offers increased efficiency and reliability by allowing boil-off gas from the cargo tank to be re-liquefied. Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) said in a statement on December 7 that its re-liquefaction system called "X-Reli" has won Detail Design December 7, 2020