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Gas turbine engine

United States Targeting Energy Sector of South Korea

The United States is showing nationalism in the energy industry as well as semiconductor by making an issue of the South Korean government’s gas turbine compet…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korean Nuclear Reactor Returns from Outage

South Korea's 950MW Hanul 1 nuclear reactor is ramping up following its second unplanned outage in quick succession.

Nuclear Power Plant

S. Korea Expresses 'Strong Regret' over Japan's Decision to Release Water from Fukushima

South Korea on Tuesday expressed strong regret over Japan's decision to release contaminated water into the sea from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Carbon Neutral

Shipbuilding Companies to Pursue Carbon Neutrality

The top six South Korean shipbuilding companies organized their carbon neutrality committee on April 8 and made a joint declaration to achieve carbon neutrality…

Wind Turbine

Samsung Heavy Industries Develops Eco-friendly Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Samsung Heavy Industries’ eco-friendly wind turbine installation vessel has been certified by the world’s top three ship classification agencies at the same t…

Wind Turbine

Samsung Shipyard Acquires Independent Technologies for Wind Turbine Installation Vessel

Samsung Heavy Industries, a major shipbuilder in South Korea, has acquired original technologies for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel feat…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea Shuts Nuclear Reactors for Second Time Due to Influx of Marine Organisms

The Hanul-1 and –2 reactors, both with a capacity of 950 MW, were shut April 6 after an influx of marine organisms disrupted water pump operations, said an off…

Energy Storage System

Fire Guts Batteries at Energy Storage System in Solar Power Plant

A fire at a private solar power plant gutted an energy storage system that used batteries from LG Energy Solution affiliated with South Korea's LG Group, which …

South Korea

Hyosung Group’s Market Cap Soars 70% on the Back of Hydrogen Economy

Their prices jumped sharply as the chemical market entered a perfect upward cycle and Hyosung Group expanded its business to the environmental sector, especiall…

Electric Vehicle Battery

South Korean EV Battery Makers Losing Market Share to CATL and BYD

The market share of LG Energy Solution fell from 26.6 percent in one year, although the usage of its batteries increased from 3.3 GWh to 4.9 GWh.

Nuclear Power Plant

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Ships Containers for Spent Nuclear Fuel to the U.S.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction announced on March 25 that it has recently supplied five sets of vertical concrete casks to TMI Nuclear Power Plant on Th…

Rosatom

Russia’s State Run Nuclear Energy Firm Buys 49% Stake in Korean Lithium-ion Battery Maker

A subsidiary of Russian state-controlled nuclear energy firm Rosatom has taken a 49% share of Enertech International, a South Korean manufacturer of electrodes,…

Energy Storage System

LG Electronics to Supply Commercial ESS in Hawaii

LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday it will supply a commercial energy storage system in Hawaii as the South Korean tech giant eyes to expand overseas sales of e…

Hydrogen Transport

S. Korea to Build 2 Hydrogen Repository Facilities

South Korea said Tuesday it plans to build two facilities that collect by-product hydrogen and transport the resource in an effort to further boost the country…

Nuclear Power Plant

KHNP and ENEC Expand APR1400 Cooperation

South Korea's first APR1400 unit entered commercial operation in December 2015, while four such reactors are due to start up in the UAE by 2023.