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‘Blue Hydrogen’ Production Facility Set Up in Changwon, First in S. Korea

‘Blue Hydrogen’ Production Facility Set Up in Changwon, First in S. Korea

SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A ‘blue hydrogen’ production facility has been established in the southeastern city of Changwon, the first of its kind in South Korea. Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, but emissions are eliminated by capturing and storing the emitted carbon. The Ministry of Environment and the Changwon city government [...]

Atmospheric Concentration of CO2 Hits All-time High in S. Korea in 2021

Atmospheric Concentration of CO2 Hits All-time High in S. Korea in 2021

SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in South Korea hit an all-time high last year, with the atmospheric methane level also registering a sharp increase, a meteorological institute said Tuesday. The CO2 level in the air, measured from the country’s longest-running observation station on Anmyeon Island, 124 kilometers [...]

Social Distancing Led to CO2 Reduction in Seoul’s Downtown Areas

Social Distancing Led to CO2 Reduction in Seoul’s Downtown Areas

SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The density of carbon dioxide caused by human activities plunged in Seoul’s downtown areas due to the enforcement of social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a study showed Thursday. A joint research group from the National Institute of Environmental Research, the National Institute of Forest Science, the [...]

LG Electronics Gears Up to Develop Commercial ‘Waterless’ Washing Machine

LG Electronics Gears Up to Develop Commercial ‘Waterless’ Washing Machine

SEOUL, Dec. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. has launched a drive to develop a commercial washing machine that can wash clothes using carbon dioxide instead of water. The commercialization of this technology has been virtually impossible in the country due to strict safety regulations. The Ministry of Trade, Industry [...]

KEPCO Inks Deal to Share CO2 Decomposition Technology with Korea National Railway

KEPCO Inks Deal to Share CO2 Decomposition Technology with Korea National Railway

SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state power firm Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) will promote the joint use of its in-house greenhouse gas decomposition technology with the Korea National Railway, a railroad construction and management company, as part of efforts to limit carbon dioxide emissions. The company announced on Wednesday that it [...]

Researchers Turn Carbon Dioxide into a Core Material Used in Production of Medical Products

Researchers Turn Carbon Dioxide into a Core Material Used in Production of Medical Products

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed a new technology that can convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a material used widely in industrial areas. A joint research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology and Seoul National University said Sunday that it had developed a catalyst [...]

Daewoo Shipbuilding Develops Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology

Daewoo Shipbuilding Develops Carbon Dioxide Storage Technology

SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) said Thursday it has developed a technology to store carbon dioxide captured in ship engine emissions. The technology developed in cooperation with a local ship part supplier, HI AIR Korea Co., will help ships in operation reduce their carbon dioxide emissions to [...]

New Technology that Can Culture Spirulina with Carbon Dioxide in Emission Gases Reaches Commercialization

New Technology that Can Culture Spirulina with Carbon Dioxide in Emission Gases Reaches Commercialization

JINJU, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A new process that uses the carbon dioxide contained in emissions gases to culture spirulina, a marine micro-algae, has reached the stage of commercialization. Kwon Jong-hee, a professor at Gyeongsang National University, said Wednesday that the new technology can convert the carbon dioxide contained in emissions gases into a [...]