South korea

Biofuel

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ship Trials HSFO Biofuel in South Korea

Vehicles carrier M/V Torrens has become the first vessel operated by Norwegian shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen to bunker B30 high sulphur fu…

Nuclear Fuel

Doosan Enerbility to Design Used Fuel Storage System

South Korean engineering firm Doosan Enerbility has signed a contract with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power to carry out the overall design of a used nuclear fuel dr…

Coal Price

N. Korean Coal Briquettes in Markets Are Cheaper Than Last Year

FILE PHOTO: Coal briquettes lined up in an unidentified area of North Korea. Daily NK)As North Koreans begin to prepare for the winter, the price of coal brique…

Electric Vehicles

BYD, KG Mobility to Build S Korean Battery Pack Plant

Major Chinese new energy vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufacturer BYD on 2 October agreed a deal with South Korean auto producer KG Mobility to jointly deve…

Energy Storage Project

Asahi Kasei to Invest $265M to Expand Coating Capacity for Hipore Li-Ion Battery Separators

Asahi Kasei will invest ¥40 billion (US$365 million) in additional equipment for coating Hipore lithium-ion battery (LIB) separators. New coating lines will…

Energy Storage Project

POSCO Int'l to Supply $4.42b Battery Materials to Lotte Energy

From third from left to right: Posco International CEO Jeong Tak, Lotte Chemical CEO Kim Gyo-hyun, and Lotte Energy Materials CEO Kim Yeon-seop pose for a photo…

SMR

X-Energy, Ares Drop Merger Plan

Small modular reactor (SMR) and advanced fuel technology developer X-Energy Reactor Company - known as X-energy - and Ares Acquisition Corporation (AAC) have "m…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

EDF, KHNP, Westinghouse Line Up for New Czech Nuclear Power Plant

The logo is seen prior to the presentation of the French state-owned utility EDF 2023 half-year results in Paris, France, July 27, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/…

Offshore Wind Power

Plans Unveiled for New Multi-Gigawatt Offshore Wind Project in South Korea

Several Korean companies have joined forces on a multi-gigawatt offshore wind project in the southwest of Korea. The project consists of three offshore wind far…

Energy Storage Project

LG Energy Solution Scrambles to Boost EV Battery Production

LG Energy Solution had a $370 billion order backlog. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok).South Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution is rushing to raise production capac…

Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Agency Approves Operation Resumption of Hanul 4 Reactor After Maintenance

South Korea's nuclear safety agency said Friday it has approved the restart of the Hanul 4 nuclear reactor on the eastern coast after completing an inspecti…

Solid-State Batteries

Battery Makers Hunt for Graphite Ahead of China Controls

Stock ImageSouth Korean companies are rushing to buy more graphite from China before export controls on electric vehicle battery ingredient take effect in Decem…

Electric Vehicle Battery

Hyundai Announces 99.9% Of Foundation Work Is Complete at Its First Us EV and Battery Plant

On the one-year anniversary of breaking ground on its first EV assembly and battery plant in the US, Hyundai announced significant progress at the site.Hyundai …

Hydrogen Production

Hanwha Aerospace and Katech's Hydrogen Collaboration

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. has joined forces with the Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH).This partnership, marked by a memorandum of u…

Hydropower Plant

470MW Lower Spat Gah Hydropower Project: Nepra Is Said to Have Accepted Tariff Application

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) is said to have accepted tariff application of 470 MW Lower Spat Gah Hydropower Project to b…