Korea
The 30GWh factory will cater for expected demand for batteries in Europe
It will be the company’s first fuel cell production base outside Korea, manufacturing the same proven fuel cell systems used for its NEXO fuel cell electric SUV
The country has control of 80% of the world’s raw material refining, according to BNEF’s ranking
Five projects aim to support South Korea’s renewable energy target of reaching 12GW of offshore wind by 2030
The 500MW facility will be installed off the coast of Ulsan Metropolitan City
Korea needs to accelerate its green growth reforms to temper the negative legacy of a decade of growth. That’s according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which says the nation needs to slash its high levels of energy use, resource consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. With […]
A new professional training programme on the transparency of climate action and support has been launched. The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Republic of Korea Greenhouse Gas Centre have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide professional training on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories to national experts from developing countries. GHG inventories […]
The energy industry constantly bemoans the lack of young talent around – so it might be a surprise to hear the next generation of energy sector leaders are about to gather in Korea. Part of the Future Energy Leaders Programme (FELP), 100 delegates from 44 countries have been selected to take part, including 20 from […]
A Korean energy firm has signed an agreement to install a 300MW solar power plant in Pakistan. The project, which will be built by CK Solar Korea, is expected to cost around $900 million (£595.5m) and will be completed by 2016. The Government of the Balochistan province is believed to have leased 1,500 acres of […]
Asia needs to untie its gas costs from the price of oil to get more “competitiveness”, according to the International Energy Agency. The region is expected to become the second largest gas market in the world by 2015 but it faces challenges to get there, according to the group’s latest report. One problem is the […]