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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject: Korea starting to push alternative energies |
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http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200807/200807290018.html
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Korea to Power Up Alternative Energies Research
Korea plans to develop new and renewable energies such as solar energy, wind power, and fuel and hydrogen cells as next-generation growth engines and export items. New and renewable energies are inexhaustible eco-friendly energies that can replace fossil fuels like oil and coal. Advanced nations like the U.S., Japan and Germany have for several years been working to develop them.
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Monday that the government will increase its spending on research and development of new and renewable energies by 60 percent from last year to W199.4 billion (US$1=W1,006). The amount is almost double the total W101.5 billion that Korea spent on developing new and renewable energy technologies for 13 years from 1988 to 2000, and more than triple the W58.7 billion spent in 2004.
Moreover, combining the allocation of W47 billion for new and renewable energy projects in the supplementary budget submitted to the National Assembly, this year's investment in the area will stand at some W250 billion, a more than 100 percent rise from last year's W120.9 billion.
The ministry will make particular efforts to commercialize organic solar cells, develop floating offshore wind power systems, manufacture in Korea equipment for producing polysilicon for solar cells, and develop low-speed direct-drive wind generators. These efforts to developing core technologies, components, and equipment are aimed at securing advantageous positions in the future energies market.
In addition, the government will work on completing a roadmap for developing new and renewable energy technologies by the first half of next year. The roadmap will include a review of the global market environment, domestic and foreign technological levels, patent analyses, and feasibility studies.
Korea's spending on new and renewable energies from 1988 to 2006 was no more than 4 percent of that of the U.S. and 7 percent of that of Japan. As of 2006, the proportion of new and renewable energies in Korea's total power generation capacity stood at a mere 2 percent, falling in the bottom ranks among OCED nations. |
In an ideal world, I think Japan and Korea would be great partners in this. |
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hugekebab
Joined: 05 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Korea starting to push alternative energies |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200807/200807290018.html
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Korea to Power Up Alternative Energies Research
Korea plans to develop new and renewable energies such as solar energy, wind power, and fuel and hydrogen cells as next-generation growth engines and export items. New and renewable energies are inexhaustible eco-friendly energies that can replace fossil fuels like oil and coal. Advanced nations like the U.S., Japan and Germany have for several years been working to develop them.
The Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Monday that the government will increase its spending on research and development of new and renewable energies by 60 percent from last year to W199.4 billion (US$1=W1,006). The amount is almost double the total W101.5 billion that Korea spent on developing new and renewable energy technologies for 13 years from 1988 to 2000, and more than triple the W58.7 billion spent in 2004.
Moreover, combining the allocation of W47 billion for new and renewable energy projects in the supplementary budget submitted to the National Assembly, this year's investment in the area will stand at some W250 billion, a more than 100 percent rise from last year's W120.9 billion.
The ministry will make particular efforts to commercialize organic solar cells, develop floating offshore wind power systems, manufacture in Korea equipment for producing polysilicon for solar cells, and develop low-speed direct-drive wind generators. These efforts to developing core technologies, components, and equipment are aimed at securing advantageous positions in the future energies market.
In addition, the government will work on completing a roadmap for developing new and renewable energy technologies by the first half of next year. The roadmap will include a review of the global market environment, domestic and foreign technological levels, patent analyses, and feasibility studies.
Korea's spending on new and renewable energies from 1988 to 2006 was no more than 4 percent of that of the U.S. and 7 percent of that of Japan. As of 2006, the proportion of new and renewable energies in Korea's total power generation capacity stood at a mere 2 percent, falling in the bottom ranks among OCED nations. |
In an ideal world, I think Japan and Korea would be great partners in this. |
Yes, they could work well together, perhaps they could have a huge war and mutually bomb each others coal fired power stations. That's the only way I could see them working together. |
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Matty
Joined: 13 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Well it'd be nice if they manage to come up with something that works, it's sort of what the world needs right now. Something to replace petrol powered cars would be great, it's running the world crazy of late. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thank God.
I always thought that a country like Korea with such a knack for techie stuff should be doing more of this. Quit making useless features and games on your phones and do something important! |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:08 am Post subject: |
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that's a total crock - everyone in the world is doing research - how about start putting something to use?
the KTimes had an editorial on this a few weeks ago and then turned around and said, but in the mean time, let's all cheer for the new nuclear power plants!! oh yeah - I wonder where they are burying the waste these days?
Japan has unleashed a new hybrid car I hear that's making Detroit moan and groan - for the life of me, I don't understand why K doesn't develop it's own hybrids. Yes, I know they have a few but not nearly as many as they could or should. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I was on a road trip down south over the weekend and I drove past a new solar farm that was under construction... they had cleared a big patch of forest on a hillside to put it in. They just don't get it. |
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OneWayTraffic
Joined: 14 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Col.Brandon wrote: |
| I was on a road trip down south over the weekend and I drove past a new solar farm that was under construction... they had cleared a big patch of forest on a hillside to put it in. They just don't get it. |
Classic.
Moosehead: As things stand right now, coal is the only real alternative to nuclear. A large coal plant releases hundreds of kilos of nuclear material and/or toxic chemicals every year, directly into the environment.
Nuclear waste is contained and can be stored. The problem is mainly political, not economic or environmental. |
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GoldMember
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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As well as curing Cancer and warding off SARS, Kimchi can also be used to power cars, and researchers are working on a Kimchi power fuel cell which will solve all of the worlds power problems.
Once the technology to clone these Kimchi powered fuel cells is perfected, Korea will then rule the world!
The only drawback is that what little is left of the Amazon rainforest will have to be completely cleared to grow all of the genetically modified fuel cell Kimchi cabbages.
Reasearcher Mr Yu Bum Suk said with just one Kimchi powererd fuel cell you'll be able to run your 2 tonne Hyundai SUV for up to 100,000 km's or 10,000 trips to the Kimchi powered PC Bang. |
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kiwiduncan
Joined: 18 Jun 2007
Location: New Zealand
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Newbie wrote: |
Thank God.
I always thought that a country like Korea with such a knack for techie stuff should be doing more of this. Quit making useless features and games on your phones and do something important! |
Hear hear.
As Moosehead also mentioned, Japan is well ahead when it comes to hybrid cars. Has Korea actually released a hybrid car yet? I'm not sure what's holding them back, but I guess a big part of it is the superficial, "farmers in suits" mentality of so many Koreans. They want to look bigger and cooler than their neigbours, which results in this country being totally saturated with oversized and incredibly ugly SUVs. |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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| korea does have hybred cars. while hybreds can use less fuel, but not always, they are not necessarily good for the environment. The process of making the fuel cells cause a lot of pollution. Also when driven at high speeds they can use more fuel than regular cars. |
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cheeseface
Joined: 13 Jan 2008
Location: Ssyangnyeon Shi
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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About time..........Strange how two counties that rely on a resource they don't actually have, have taken so long to get around to this....
Still too little to late  |
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Konglishman
Joined: 14 Sep 2007
Location: Nanjing
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| korea does have hybred cars. while hybreds can use less fuel, but not always, they are not necessarily good for the environment. The process of making the fuel cells cause a lot of pollution. Also when driven at high speeds they can use more fuel than regular cars. |
We are not talking about hydrogen powered cars which use fuel cells. We are talking about hybrids. |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Go completely nuclear. It's the only way for a country like Korea to go. |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
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| Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Konglishman wrote: |
| ulsanchris wrote: |
| korea does have hybred cars. while hybreds can use less fuel, but not always, they are not necessarily good for the environment. The process of making the fuel cells cause a lot of pollution. Also when driven at high speeds they can use more fuel than regular cars. |
We are not talking about hydrogen powered cars which use fuel cells. We are talking about hybrids. |
I see I made a mistake when I said fuel cell instead of battery. I also spelled hybrid wrong. But seeing as how i said hybrid twice I don't understand how you missed that. |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 12:22 am Post subject: |
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| I don't know a lot about the subject, but the truth is that they do need to come up with something pretty soon. A few terms ago I was editing a paper for a student who was studying alternative forms of energy and I looked him in the eye and encouraged him to work hard because Korea needs some alternative to oil. |
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