SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Eight units of South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate SK Group will participate in a global renewable energy campaign also joined by Google Inc. and Apple Inc., the group said Sunday. The SK firms will be the first South Korean companies to take part in the RE100 campaign that calls for [...]
JEJU, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The provincial government of Jeju Island, which is famous for strong winds, plans to launch a project that uses wind power to produce electricity and then use the electricity to split water to produce hydrogen energy. This is an example of a so-called green hydrogen (P2G: Power to Gas) [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government plans to introduce a forecasting system for renewable energy power generation as a way to better cope with the volatility in solar and wind power generation. Under the forecasting system, 20 megawatt-plus solar and wind power generators should report the predicted amount of renewable energy [...]
LAS VEGAS, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — via NetworkWire — ISW Holdings, Inc. (OTC: ISWH) (“ISW Holdings” or the “Company”), a global brand management holdings company, is thrilled to announce its finalization of the new Proceso S19 Pod5ive data center design, which is capable of powering 1MW of computing mining power. Bit5ive is targeting the [...]
SEOUL, July 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean government continues to distribute solar panels and other renewable energy platforms, Chinese manufacturers are bolstering their offensive in the South Korean market for solar panels. The Korea International Trade Association reported that imports of Chinese solar modules in January to June period this year reached [...]
HOUSTON, June 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Cities, states, and countries around the world are setting ambitious renewable energy targets, with the ultimate goal of 100% clean or renewable power. To succeed, they need to not only increase renewable generation, but also rapidly reduce the use of fossil fuels — and creating a plan to get [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday announced a long-term energy plan to spur a shift toward renewable power sources away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy. The draft plan for the nation’s ninth basic energy policy for the years 2020-2034 calls for raising the share of renewable energy out of its [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean and local companies will be joining forces to help the Galapagos Islands, a treasure trove of flora and fauna, meet a “zero fossil fuel” commitment. A ground-breaking ceremony was held on Ecuador’s San Cristobal Island last Thursday to build a “Microgrid System,” an Official Development Assistance project [...]
BUSAN/ULSAN, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korea vowed to reduce heavy reliance on nuclear power in favor of renewable energy sources with the retirement of the Kori-1 reactor in 2017, a key question rose to the surface — how can a reactor be decommissioned safely? South Korea is set to retire 11 out [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government has won an international award for its renewable energy project as a measure to address climate change, city officials said Friday. The city’s effort to expand facilities for solar power generation, known as “Solar City Seoul,” was chosen as a category winner for Renewable Energy [...]