• Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.788-818
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• 2009

Renewable energy refers to solar energy, biomass energy, hydrogen energy, wind power, fuel cell, coal liquefaction and vaporization, marine energy, waste energy, and liquidity fuel made out of byproduct of geothermal heat, hydrogen and coal; it excludes energy based on coal, oil, nuclear energy and natural gas. Developed countries have recognized the importance of these energies and thus have set the mid to long term plans to develop and commercialize the technology and supported them with drastic political and financial measures. Considering the growing recognition to the field, it is necessary to analysis up-to-now achievement of the government's related projects, in the standards of type of renewable energy, management of sectional goals, and its commercialization. Korean government is chiefly following suit the USA and British policies of developing and distributing renewable energy. However, unlike Japan which is in the lead role in solar rays industry, it still lacks in state-directed support, participation of enterprises and social recognition. The research regarding renewable energy has mainly examinedthe state of supply of each technology and suitability of specific region for applying the technology. The evaluation shows that the research has been focused on supply and demand of renewable as well as general energy and solution for the enhancement of supply capacity in certain area. However, in-depth study for commercialization and the increase of capacity in industry followed by development of the technology is still inadequate. 'Cost-benefit model for each energy source' is used in analysis of technology development of renewable energy and quantitative and macro economical effects of its commercialization in order to foresee following expand in related industries and increase in added value. First, Investment on the renewable energy technology development is in direct proportion both to the product and growth, but product shows slightly higher index under the same amount of R&D investment than growth. It indicates that advance in technology greatly influences the final product, the energy growth. Moreover, while R&D investment on renewable energy product as well as the government funds included in the investment have proportionate influence on the renewable energy growth, private investment in the total amount invested has reciprocal influence. This statistic shows that research and development is mainly driven by government funds rather than private investment. Finally, while R&D investment on renewable energy growth affects proportionately, government funds and private investment shows no direct relations, which indicates that the effects of research and development on renewable energy do not affect government funds or private investment. All of the results signify that although it is important to have government policy in technology development and commercialization, private investment and active participation of enterprises are the key to the success in the industry.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.114-117
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• 2023

Transparent Photovoltaic (PV) modules have recently been in the spotlight because they can be applied to buildings and vehicles. However, crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar modules, which account for about 90% of the PV module market, have the disadvantage of applying transparent PV modules due to their unique opacity. Recently, a see-through type PV module using a crystalline silicon solar strap has been developed. However, there is a problem due to a decrease in aesthetics due to the metal ribbon in the center of the see-through type PV module and difficulty bonding the metal ribbon due to the low voltage output of the strap. In this study, to solve this problem, we developed a fabrication process of series connected c-Si solar strap cells using the c-Si solar cells. We succeeded in fabricating a series connected strap with a width of 2-10 mm, and we plan to manufacture an aesthetic see-through type c-Si PV module.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.2 no.1 s.5
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• pp.14-20
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• 2006

본고에서는 고유가에 대한 대응 효과가 높아 주목을 받고 있는 바이오에너지 기술의 개발 현황 및 전망에 대해 기술하였다. 바이오에너지는 열 또는 전기를 생산하는 여타의 신재생에너지원과는 달리 에너지의 장기 저장이 가능한 연료의 형태로 생산 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 바이오에너지 생산에 사용되는 원료인 바이오매스에는 유기성 폐기물, 농임산 부산물과 에너지 작물 등이 있으며 이들로부터 에너지를 생산하는데 적용되는 기술도 열화학적 기술과 생물학적 전환 기술이 있다. 적용된 기술에 따라 생산된 바이오에너지는 열, 전기뿐만 아니라 수송용 대체연료 등의 형태로 활용된다. 이러한 바이오에너지기술 중 일부는 상용화 되어 실제 보급 중에 있으며 다른 기술들은 보다 미래 기술로 개발 중에 있다. 국내외에서 상용되었거나 개발 중인 주요 바이오에너지 기술의 R&D 현황 및 전망에 대해 요약하였다.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2008

The R&D budget of energy technology development has increased in the sector of korean energy technology development continuously. In addition to that, KIER, the government invested research institute and unique energy technology R&D research institute, is trying to plan for a big-sized energy R&D program for the well focused R&D and excellent research outcomes. In the phase of R&D process, the planning is one of the most important sectors because it drives the direction of R&D. In this study, we suggest the assessment criteria to select a strategic energy technology R&D programs by the analytic hierarchy process, which is one of multi-criteria decision making method (MCDM)We structure 2 tiers of hierarchy for assessing a big-sized R&D program and also establish 6 criteria in the level 1, which are energy environment, economic spin-off, technical spin-off, marketability, KIER mission, and cost. We allocate the relative weights of criteria by checking the values of consistency ratio as making pairwise comparisons. The result of this research will provide the decision makers as they select a right well focused R&D program.

• Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.23-28
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• 2019

For successful microalgal biodiesel production, the strain should be selected carefully. Fast growth rate and high fatty acid contents are desired traits for algal biodiesel production. In ocean cultivation of microalgae, seawater temperature slowly changes over seasons, and rotating algal strains in accordance with their optimal temperature could improve overall productivity. Additionally, use of indigenous strain is preferred to alleviate potential impacts on the environment. In this study, five strains of Tetraselmis sp. from nearshore of Youngheung Island, Incheon, Korea, were isolated during winter and characterized for their growth patterns and fatty acid compositions in the low temperatures ($5-15^{\circ}C$). The five strains showed various characteristics in optimal growth temperature, fatty acid contents, and compositions. Compared with a strain of Tetraselmis sp., isolated from Ganghwa island in a previous study, a rapid-growing strain with 237% higher biomass productivity and an oleaginous strain with twice higher fatty acid contents at $10^{\circ}C$ were isolated. The oleaginous Tetraselmis strain showed the highest fatty acid productivity among the strains, having 438% higher productivity than the previous strain. Using the new isolates in the seasons with low seawater temperature would improve microalgal fatty acid productivity in ocean cultivation.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.07a
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• pp.311-313
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• 2010

에너지 고갈에 따른 대체 에너지 확립이 화두가 되고 있으며 대체 에너지에 대한 급속한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 이러한 연구가 중요함은 물론 현재, 사용하고 있는 에너지를 얼마나 효율적으로 쓸 것인가에 대해서 고민하고 있다. 기존 산업 시설에서는 에너지를 절감하기 위한 방법으로 저압의 산업 시설에서는 인버터를 적용하여 적게는 10%에서 70%까지에 에너지를 절감효과를 보고 있다. 하지만 고압의 대용량 설비 시설에서는 인버터가 적용된 비율이 채 10%가 넘지 않는다. 이러한 대용량 설비 기계 사용처에서 최근 에너지를 절감하기 방안으로 고압인버터를 적용하기 시작하여, 고압 인버터의 수요가 급속히 늘어나는 추세이다. 이러한 시장 동향을 파악하여 LSIS의 저압인버터의 기술을 바탕으로한 LSMV 고압인버터를 출시하게 되었다. 본 기술서에는 LSMV 시리즈의 특징과 산업 현장에 적용된 사례에 대해서 기술하고자 한다.

• Journal of Digital Convergence
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• v.15 no.9
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• pp.231-239
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• 2017

Solar energy is attracting attention as an alternative to fossil fuels. However, there was a lack of discussion on the overall research direction and future direction of research in technology development. In order to develop more effective technology, we analyzed and discussed the technology trend of solar energy using patent data and thesis data. As an analysis method, topics were selected by using topic modeling and text mining, the increase of included keywords was analyzed, and the direction of development of solar technology was analyzed. Research on solar power generation technology is expected to proceed steadily, and it is analyzed that intensive research will be done especially on high efficiency and high performance technology. Future studies could be conducted by adding overseas patent data and various paper data.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.690-693
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• 2007

The R&D budget of energy technology development has increased in the sector of Korean energy technology development continuously. In addition to that, KIER, the government invested research institute and unique energy technology R&D research institute, is trying to plan for a big-sized energy R&D program for the well focused R&D and excellent research outcomes. In the phase of R&D process, the planning is one of the most important sectors because it drives the direction of R&D. In this study, we suggest the assessment criteria to select a strategic energy technology R&D programs by the analytic hierarchy process, which is one of multi-criteria decision making method (MCDM). We structure 2 tiers of hierarchy for assessing a big-sized R&D program and also establish 6 criteria in the level 1, which are energy environment, economic spin-off, technical spin-off, marketability, KIER mission, and cost. We allocate the relative weights of criteria by checking the values of consistency ratio as making pairwise comparisons. The result of this research will provide the decision makers as they select a right well focused R&D program.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.341-345
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• 2009

최근 전세계적으로 신재생에너지에 대한 관심과 투자가 증폭되고 있으며, 우리나라에서도 그 간의 지속적인 연구개발 지원에 힘입어 국산기술 확보 및 산업화가 점차적으로 이루어지고 있는 것으로 분석되고 있다. 더욱이 신정부에서는 국정지표인 녹생성장의 실현방안으로 신재생에너지에 대한 지원을 대폭 확대하고 있어 관련 기술개발 투자도 지속적으로 확대될 것으로 보인다. 본 고에서는 이러한 국내 신재생에너지 기술개발 관련 정책 및 기술개발 동향에 대하여 알아보고, 특히 급속한 성장세 속에 2008년 전세계 태양전지생산량이 7.9GW1) 에 달한 태양광 분야는 우리나라가 강점을 갖고 있는 반도체, LCD 기술과 유사하여 국내의 축적된 기술과 인프라를 활용할 경우 조기에 세계수준의 기술력을 확보할 것으로 기대되고 있으며, 정부에서는 태양광 분야를 수출전략산업화 하기위해 집중적인 투자에 나서고 있다. 이러한 상황에서 그간의 기술개발 현황, 실적 및 향후 전망 등에 대하여 살펴보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.211-216
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• 2008