South korea

Doosan Deploying First Large-Class Gas Turbine for Korean Demonstration Project

South Korea has formally entered into the large gas turbine global competition by starting locally.

South Korea Plans to Build World’s First Hydrogen Towns

South Korea plans to build the world’s first ‘hydrogen cities’ to promote the hydrogen economy.

Fine Dust Emissions Down 36 pct on Coal Plant Capture

South Korea's fine dust emissions from coal-based power plants moved down 36 percent in the first three weeks of December from a year earlier, data showed Monda…

Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea Approves Permanent Shutdown of 2nd-oldest Reactor

Nuclear operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power approved last year the shutdown of the Wolsong No.1 nuclear reactor earlier than planned, as part of the country's …

Astels

ASTELS is the official representative of LS IS in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the only manufacturer of AVL-1200 vacuum circuit breakers (6/10/12 kV) under t…

Solar Technology

UNIST Create New Transparent Solar Cell for Solar Windows

South Korean scientists have transformed an opaque crystalline silicon solar cell into a transparent one by punching holes into it measuring around 100 μm in d…

Oil and Gas Technology

South Korean Biochem Company Starts Biodiesel-Petrol Mix Production

SK Chemicals, South Korea's top biofuel producer, has begun research to mix its biodiesel with petroleum-based fuels to produce low-sulfur marine oil that will …

South Korea Shuts Down 10 Coal-Fired Power Plants to Curb Pollution

The shutdown comes after the government said last month it would idle up as much as 15 coal-fired power plants between December and February, while its remainin…

Solar Power Plant

South Korea Plans World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant in Yellow Sea

The Saemangeum Investment Agency of Koreatogether with Amsterdam Capital Partners, G8 Subsea , and Saemangeum Offshore Wind Powerhave agreed to cooperate toward…

Crude

Asia Seen Adequately Prepared for Deeper OPEC Crude Output Cuts

Asia appears well prepared for OPEC's new crude production cut era as Chinese, South Korean and Japanese refiners' flexible feedstock procurement strategies wou…

Two More Hydrogen Stations Planned for South Korea

Hydrogen Energy Network (HyNet) has ordered two more hydrogen stations worth €2.7m from Nel Korea, as the special purpose company works towards its goal of 100…

Nuclear Technology

Reactor Vessel Installed at Third Korean APR-1400

A ceremony was held today to mark the installation of the reactor pressure vessel of the APR-1400 under construction as unit 5 of South Korea's Shin Kori nuclea…

Coal Power

South Korea Plans to Shut Down Up to 15 Coal-Fired Power Plants for Winter

South Korea will idle up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants between December and February to help limit air pollution, and the remaining plants should …

Coal Power

South Korea’s Dust Dilemma Forces Coal Plants Into Hibernation

South Korea plans to halt several coal-fired power plants this winter to try and clear toxic dust that forces residents to wear face masks and confines children…

Nuclear Power Plant

Dispute between Japan and South Korea Overshadows G20 Meetings

Japan seized the last event of its G20 presidency on Friday to reject a South Korean warning about radiation from the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant as a disput…