Wind Farm and Smart Grid Technology Planned
SOUTH KOREA - Smart grid technology is an essential aspect of international efforts to go green, Minister of Knowledge Economy Choi Kyunghwan told governments around the world at the 2010 World...

S. Korea Expans Renewable Energy Production
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea is to build 20 new wind farms and six solar plant over the next six years as part of an expansion of its renewable energy plan.

Hyundai Heavy to Build Wind Farm
SOUTH KOREA - Korean shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, is to build a wind farm with a capacity of 200MW in Korea.

More Biodiesel to be Added to Regular Fuel
SOUTH KOREA - Korea plans to increase the amount of biodiesel in its regular diesel next year to help cut back on carbon dioxide emissions and reduce dirt released into the atmosphere as a result...

Company to Increase Biodiesel Output
KOREA, SOUTH - SK Chemicals Co. plans to increase production of biodiesel as it expects the renewable energy sector to grow and competition to increase in its core business of making chemicals,...

LG Display Focuses on Thin-Film Solar Cell Business
SOUTH KOREA – LG Display, a leading innovator of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, is planning to focus its R&D capabilities on a thin-film type solar cell and...

Acciona Completes Wind Farm in South Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Spanish wind energy company Acciona has completed the grid connection of the 61.5MW Yeong Yang wind farm in South Korea.

Korea to Plant Seaweed Forests
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government is to establish seaweed forests on the east and south coasts over the next 10 years to grow edible seaweed and to produce bio-ethanol.

SK Chemicals Starts Biodiesel Production
SEOUL - South Korea's SK Chemicals has started commercial production at its biodiesel plant with an annual production capacity of 120,000 tonnes.

Hyundai to Build Wind Turbine Plant
SOUTH KOREA - Shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, is to start building wind turbines.

Biofuels from Marine Algae
SOUTH KOREA - A group of researchers from the Korean Institute of Industrial Technology has lodged a patent application for a method of producing biofuel from marine algae.

Darby Invests in Korea's Largest Wind Farm
SOUTH KOREA - Darby Overseas Investments, the private equity arm of Franklin Templeton Investments, has acquired a 32.4 per cent stake in Gangwon Wind Power in South Korea, through its subsidiary...

Korea Sets New Power Goals
SOUTH KOREA - The South Korean government has allocated 18.3 trillion won (about $ 14.2 billion) for an energy efficiency initiative that will run until 2012 and save 34.2 million tonnes of oil...

Sun-Tracking Solar Plant Comes On Line
SOUTH KOREA - The world's largest sun-trailing solar power plant is to come on line on Friday (24 October) in Jido Village, Shinan County, South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Solar Power for Samsung
SOUTH KOREA - Samsung Everland has started an 18-megawatt solar power station in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province following a trial run.

Shipbuilder Turns to Wind Power
SOUTH KOREA - Shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, is to invest 102 billion won (US$880 million) in a plant that makes wind-power generators.

Fresh Backing Hoped for Ethanol Plant
PAPUA NEW GUINEA - A cassava biofuel project at Launakalana in Papua New Guinea's Central province could attract fresh investment from the giant Korean company, LG International Corporation....

The Biodiesel and Ethanol Scenario in Korea
SOUTH KOREA - Korea is known to be one of the major importers of oil, besides its other forms of energy, and the government has been nothing but industrious in its endeavor to expand energy ...

Ethanol Demand Driving Up Grain Prices
SOUTH KOREA - No morsel of food will likely be spared on the groaning tables of Americans this holiday.