SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A formal decision has been made that the mechanical hum produced by the motors of wind turbines and a ‘whooshing’ sound produced by the blades moving through the air should be regarded as noise, and accordingly, compensation should be given to individuals residing near these turbines who suffer from such [...]
JEJU, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A project is underway to use insects like ptecticus tenebrifers to deal with rotten tangerines and food waste on the southern resort island of Jeju. The Jeju Agricultural Technology Center said Wednesday it is carrying out an organic resource processing technology trial project in collaboration with local company Insung [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of electricity generated from renewable energy in South Korea touched an all-time high in 2021 on government efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions, data showed Monday. Electricity produced from renewable energy sources came to 43,085 gigawatt hours last year, accounting for 7.5 percent of the country’s total [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Air pollutants like sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide raise the risk of COVID-19 infection, a study showed Wednesday. A joint research team from CHA University and Kyungnam University conducted a study of 3,234 people who were infected with COVID-19 between January and April 2020 to look at how weather [...]
DAEJEON, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of patent applications in the area of biodegradable plastic is growing at a rapid pace with plastic waste emerging as a major social issue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Sunday. The number of biodegradable plastic-related patent applications stood at 190 in 2020, double [...]
BUSAN, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new attempt will be made to recycle the solar panels used for the nation’s industrial standards certification — known as KS certification — for the establishment of solar polar generators at welfare facilities. The Busan metropolitan government said Wednesday it had signed a business agreement with the Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A new disposable cup deposit system will enter effect for coffee shops, bakeries and fast food outlets across the country at the beginning of June. Nonetheless, controversy remains unabated. At present, many businesses subject to the new deposit program are concerned about how to prepare for the rollout. Thanks [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seoul saw greenhouse gas emissions by the industrial and transportation sectors decline during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic while emissions by households increased, officials said Tuesday. The estimated total greenhouse gas emissions in the city reached 45.46 million tons last year, down 0.3 [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Last month ranked as the second warmest April on record in the nation, the weather agency said Friday. Data compiled by the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) showed the average temperature last month was 13.8 C, the second highest for April since nationwide record-keeping began in 1973. It was 1.7 [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest port city of Busan said Wednesday it has partnered with the U.N. agency focusing on sustainable urbanization and the U.S. tech company Oceanix to build the world’s first prototype floating city near a Busan port. Busan, the UN-Habitat and Oceanix have unveiled the design of the [...]