SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to expand the use of eco-friendly biofuels to better cope with climate change as well as to reduce excessive reliance on petroleum-based fuels. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Thursday that it will raise the mandatory biodiesel mixture ratio — the ratio at [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — GS Engineering & Construction Corp., a major builder in South Korea, has joined hands with a Finnish energy company to produce next-generation bioethanol using cassava peel waste in Thailand. The company announced on Wednesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with St1 Renewable Energy Oy to promote [...]
BUSAN, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Pukyong National University announced Wednesday that graduate student Seonwoo In-young (26), recently succeeded in producing bioethanol using dead seaweed that washed ashore after a tropical storm. Seaweed plays an essential role as a food source, habitat, and spawning ground for marine organisms, but only when its alive underwater. Dead [...]