BUSAN, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A new system has been developed that uses seawater to produce electricity while sterilizing and neutralizing the seawater used during the process. The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology said Tuesday that it had developed a seawater battery-based hybrid sterilization and neutralization system by providing technological support to [...]
SEOUL, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — In response to the spike in electricity demand during the summer season, electric engineers across the country will take the initiative in saving electricity and conducting safety checkups for facilities. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Thursday that under a partnership with the Korea Electric Engineers Association, [...]
SUWON, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has developed an ‘e-tattoo’ that can produce electricity when affixed to human skin or a soft robot and then touched. The research team from Ajou University said Monday that it had developed an e-tattoo sticker by creating a nanofiber paper made of silk protein, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK IE Technology Co., a material business unit under South Korean EV battery producer SK Innovation Co., said Tuesday that it decided to use only eco-friendly energy for the electricity required at its domestic facilities. In South Korea, there are some companies which use eco-friendly energy as the electricity [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Last year’s transactions of fuel cell electricity showed a dramatic increase over 2019, driven by the expansion of the hydrogen economy. The Electric Power Statistics Information System (EPSIS) reported the country’s total capacity of fuel cell electricity production last year was 605 megawatts (MW), up by 30.4 percent since [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Another name for Jeju Island is “Samda-do”, meaning “Island of Three Abundances”, since it has lots of rocks, wind, and women. It is no wonder that recently Jeju Island has laid out the ambitious goal of establishing itself as eco-friendly energy mecca in Asia for this reason. According to [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean research team has succeeded in verifying new technology capable of generating electricity using supercritical carbon dioxide, known to demonstrate exceptional efficiency in generating electricity while acting as both a liquid and gas. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) announced Tuesday that it developed core [...]
DAEJEON, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A newly developed biofuel cell generates electricity using human perspiration. The Korea Research Foundation announced Tuesday that a joint research team from Sogang University and Sookmyung Women’s University had developed a technology that uses sportswear fabric to turn the glucose in human perspiration into electric energy. While many studies [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed new technology that allows for the production of electricity and salt using solar panels. The state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) announced on Thursday that a consortium including the Green Energy Institute had developed a 100 kilowatt (kW) salt-producing solar panel system. These [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus impacting the real economy, demand for electricity, a barometer used to measure economic activity, has decreased. The Electric Power Statistics Information System (EPSIS) reported that last month’s largest daily electricity usage occurred on May 18 at 5 p.m., measured at 65,700 megawatt (MW). The power margin [...]