DAEJEON, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – In a breakthrough that could revolutionize sustainable energy production, researchers at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) have developed an energy harvester capable of generating electricity from seawater, the institute announced on September 11. Energy harvesters are devices designed to capture and convert ambient energy sources, such as [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will strengthen emergency seawater radiation tests by adding more coastal spots to ease public concerns about Japan’s release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Seoul’s oceans minister has said. In July, South Korea began emergency radiation tests on samples from [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A new industry-academia research collaboration has been formed to develop the required technology to produce green hydrogen using seawater. The Korea Institute of Materials Science signed a business agreement with global shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Pusan National University to jointly develop a green hydrogen production system and [...]
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 [...]
ULSAN, South Korea, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean scientists are taking a new step forward in the research and development of seawater batteries. According to UNIST, the school is investing 5 billion won ($4.33 million) in partnership with the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and the Korea East-West Power Corporation (EWP) over the next [...]