SEOUL, Apr. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable energy, Seoul and the city of Yeongcheon in North Gyeongsang Province are set to embark on innovative projects to produce hydrogen from biogas. These initiatives aim to transform organic waste, such as livestock manure, food waste, and sewage sludge, into a renewable energy source, [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Targets for biogas production have been set for municipal and business entities that generate a certain amount of organic waste. The Ministry of Environment announced on Thursday that it will issue an advance notice of legislation for the lower statutes of the Biogas Act by June 9. The statutes [...]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has – through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) – acquired the biogas project Envo Biogas in Tønder, Denmark from Anaergia, a company based in Canada that develops large-scale facilities that convert organic waste to renewable fuels and electricity. The transaction marks [...]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) through its CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) has secured two sites (La Sentiu and Linyola) for two large industrial scale biogas plants located in Catalonia, Spain. The La Sentiu project has been appointed a project of strategic importance by the Catalan [...]
CHUNGJU, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first biogas hydrogen fueling station, which uses food waste to produce and supply hydrogen fuel, opened in Chungju, 147 kilometers south of Seoul, on Wednesday. The Chungju Bio-Hydrogen Refueling Station uses biogas produced at the Chungju Food Bio Energy Center to make highly concentrated, eco-friendly hydrogen with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean fuel cell maker Doosan Fuel Cell Co. said Friday that it has signed a preliminary deal with two local companies to develop fuel cells using biogas. Under the deal with Korea Western Power Co. and KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company, Doosan Fuel Cell will develop fuel cells [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will support research into processing livestock manure into solid fuels and biogases, as part of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced a plan to expand a program to turn livestock manure into energy, aimed at achieving a carbon [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed new technology to produce eco-friendly renewable energy from leftover coffee grounds. The Korean Institute of Machinery and Materials reported on Wednesday that chief researcher Choi Yeon-seok has developed what is being called a Tilted-Slide Fast Pyrolyzer. This technique employs the method of rapidly heating [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s industry ministry said Thursday it will invest 9.5 billion won (US$8.4 million) over the next three years to establish hydrogen charging stations that use biogas. The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy said the project comes in line with the government’s vision of building a society that [...]
HONGCHEON, South Korea, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Incineration plants and human waste disposal facilities are some of the most undesirable establishments for city residents. Their presence often drives the inhabitants out of the area, leading to a drop in real estate prices, and ultimately leaving the area desolate and uninhabited. However, recent government efforts [...]