SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust particles covered South Korea’s sky Sunday, prompting authorities to take countermeasures and issue advisories. The fine dust level stood at 79 micrograms per cubic meter (㎍/㎥) for Seoul as of 10 a.m., with the level in the western Yangcheong district soaring to 109 ㎍/㎥, according to Air [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new method of measuring the amount of scattering dust using photos taken by smartphones or drones has been developed by the National Institute of Environmental Research. The Ministry of Environment said it will come up with an examination standard for measuring scattering dust using the new optical method. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Hydrogen charging stations are crucial to boost the popularity of hydrogen electric vehicles, but it is practically impossible to install these stations in commercial areas under current laws. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on January 10, a method has been found to install the charging [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — In theory, hydrogen seems like the perfect energy source to power a vehicle, in that it is the most prevalent element in nature, it can be turned into electricity and emits only water. It has been several decades since the zero-emission cars entered the public consciousness as a possible [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — From October 2019, a new underground garden will open to Seoul citizens. The underground garden will be located in a vacant space that connects Jongro Tower and Jonggak Station on subway line 1. The project’s core facility is a ‘sunlight lighting system’, which transmits sunlight from above the surface [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment announced on January 9 that it would enact an amendment to the Enforcement Regulations of the Air Quality Preservation Act, which will include the establishment of emission limit standards for diesel locomotives. Diesel locomotives were always in a bit of a blind spot when it [...]
CHUNCHEON, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Chuncheon in Gangwon Province announced on January 9 that it will create a forest to prevent air pollution caused increasing fine dust emissions. The forest will be created on the site of a shuttered U.S. military base downtown. Only 15 hectares of the base will be [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run agricultural company said Thursday that floating solar farms have limited impact on the environment, dismissing criticisms by some conservationists. The Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC) released a report that compares reservoirs with and without floating solar panels and claimed that there were no significant changes in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent restrictions on the use of disposable products have led to the rise of eco-friendly products. Gmarket, a popular online shopping site, reported that sales of tumblers had increased by 45 percent over the past month. Gmarket reported on January 8 that mug sales had increased by 18 percent, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The recent discovery of a giant oarfish on South Korea’s east coast has triggered a wave of speculation on social media, as some netizens interpreted the incident as a prelude to impending earthquakes. The speculation about the possibility of earthquakes surfaced online after a 4.2-meter-long oarfish was discovered by [...]