• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.145-152
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• 2008

Approaching to the era of high energy price and energy sources scarcity, the demand for governmental intervention to mitigate the short-term shocks is highly increasing. When any energy policy is implemented, double-side effects would be derived. To begin with positive aspect, by decreasing energy import, unnecessary currency outflow can be prevented and the resultant saved money will be appropriately allocated. Furthermore, industrial competitiveness will be assured by reducing use of expensive energy. On the contrary, inappropriate energy saving policy may lead to unexpected negative effects that would hinder improvement in productivity due to indiscreet replacing energy by equipments. In order to enhance effectiveness of energy policy, efforts should be made in advance to understand the energy use pattern of each industry sector which composes the economy. Therefore, in this study, an energy input-output method, one of the macroscopic approaches, is applied to analyze energy use patterns of each industry sector in Korea. Using this method, a quantitative assessment is performed to obtain the energy use intensity and the amount of energy uses with respect to energy types.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.179-184
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• 1998

'90년대 이후 전기에너지의 효율적 이용에 따른 절약과 전력사용패턴의 개선을 목적으로 하는 수요관리 즉 DSM(Demand Side Management)의 중요성이 증대되고 있다. 하지만 전기소비량의 약 60%를 차지하는 산업용에 대해서는 전동기 보급율 조사, 냉방수요 행태 조사 및 조명기기 보급실태 조사와 같이 단일기기나 온도에 대한 조사 및 분석만이 이루어져 왔으며, 산업용 전체를 대상으로 업종별 End-Use별 사용실태 조사, 분석, 예측 등 체계적 분석이 이루어지지 않았다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean housing association
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.31-42
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• 2011

The purpose of the study was to investigate the characteristics of energy use behaviors and energy saving consciousness of multi-family housing residents. The energy referred to in this study includes electric energy, heating energy and water usage. This study was conducted from a survey carried out in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do. The results of the study are as follows: First, among the survey questions, the only positive energy saving behaviors shown by the occupants was turning off the lights and the television, and in the use of kitchen appliances; it could therefore be concluded that, in general, energy saving attitude and consciousness were not sufficient to reduce energy consumption. Second, the results showed high mean scores for the behaviors which were easy to control, such as turning off lights and televisions, and low mean scores for the behaviors which required extra effort to completely cut off electricity energy such as pulling out the plugs of electronic appliances. Third, it was found that the occupants generally showed the tendency to save heating energy. However, in cases where the occupants were required to continuously and directly experience indoor temperatures, they expressed passive attitudes toward saving energy. Fourth, they showed wasteful attitudes toward water usage by leaving the tap running when taking showers and washing their faces. Fifth, while they showed a strong energy saving consciousness, they also showed a passive attitude about putting this into practice; there was therefore some gap between attitude and behavior. Lastly, among the socio-demographic factors, age and family lifecycle were very important factors affecting energy use and energy saving consciousness.

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.12-20
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• 2014

There is no comprehensive consensus of the control patterns people op::rate shadings or the motivating factors that influence their decisions. Patterns of shading devices use can affect the energy consumption of buildings. Therefore, this study aims to analyze shading device usage patterns based on the physical factors that can affect occupants behavior. First, control patterns of indoor shading devices in apartment buildings were monitored by taking pictures. Next, frequency of shading device use together with their shading portions was analyzed based on two physical factors such as window orientation and floor level. The results showed that about 35% of the monitored apartment buildings utilized indoor shading devices. Also, the south-facing apartments were more dynamically used than their east-facing counterparts. On the contrary, there was no general trend in regards to the shading operation patterns.

• Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.116-120
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• 2011

With population growth and quality of life improvement, household energy use also has increased. Under this circumstances, consumers are increasingly required to seek for efficient ways of energy saving. However, precedent studies have largely overlooked energy consumers' consumption behavior, and particularly little research has been conducted on energy consumption or saving patterns of residents living in apartments, which account for over 50% of the Korean housing market. Therefore, this study examined apartment residents' energy use behavior according to apartment residents' characteristics in order to efficient energy use and management. To this examination, survey was conducted of housewives living in apartments in Busan, and 403 data were analyzed by the SPSS WIN 12.0 program. With respect to their energy behavior according to characteristics of subjects, it was different depending on income, housing size, age, the length of residence, and the education standard. When higher income group and larger housing size group, residents were not doing 'passive saving' and 'comfort oriented.' When younger, they were 'comfort oriented.' When well-educated, they were 'comfort oriented.' Also, with regard to the length of residence, significant difference was found. The results of this study can be utilized as effective guidelines in efficient management, policy making, and education method reflecting energy use behavior of energy users.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.55-84
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• 2015

Korea is one of the few OECD countries having no binding Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. Korea is going to enforce a powerful greenhouse gas emissions control to the industry from 2015. Current GHG reduction policies do not take into account the trade-off between economic growth and GHG mitigation, this approach will not be sustainable. Sectoral approach, considering industry by industry may be more eco-friend approach. This study verified the validity of the analysis results counted from whole procedure of energy input-output analysis and decomposition analysis to sector 'Organic basic chemical products' and 'Cement and concrete products'. Empirical test was performed using changes in energy consumption, production, process improvements and new facilities. Although the results showed unstable fluctuations from Divisia index decomposition analysis, it was verified that the entire procedure can provide a clue in understanding of the industry's energy and GHG footprint.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.10
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• pp.6114-6125
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• 2014

This paper analyzed the issues related to focus on farmers behaviors of energy saving facilities. This study conducted questionnaire and field surveys of controlled horticulture farmers and economic analysis using an IPA(Importance-Performance Analysis) matrix. According to the research results, the performance level was low on average ranging from 2.33 to 2.56 in a five point Likert-scale on greenhouse mandarin and grape-related facilities. On the other hand, the importance levels were high in the mean rating from 2.69 to 4.8. The results show that energy loss reduction of complementary facility and alternative energy supply support for low cost implementation are more important in terms of the respondents concerns than performance quadrant III. Therefore, it is important to provide financial support to energy-saving facilities to promote the use of energy efficiency improvement. In addition, the government should invest continuously in research and development.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2006.07a
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• pp.374-375
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• 2006

전력시장이 경쟁체제로 바뀜에 따라 전력거래소는 적정예비력을 에너지 시장과 분리된 예비력 시장을 통해 확보해야 한다. 발전사업자는 두 시장에서 이득을 얻을 수 있으므로 이득을 고려하여 전략적인 입찰함수를 결정한다. 본 연구에서는 에너지 시장과 예비력 시장을 모형화하고 lemke 알고리즘을 사용하여 경쟁으로 나타나는 균형점을 해석한다. 또한 균형상태의 시장실적을 분석하여 발전사업자의 전략적인 행태를 분석한다. 마지막으로 예비력 시장과 에너지 시장의 참여유인을 한계이득과 관련지어 분석한다.

• Proceedings of the Safety Management and Science Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.275-307
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• 2000

경제성장과 더불어 에너지에 대한 수요와 1인당 에너지 소비량은 증가 추세를 나타내고 있다. 특히 가스는 이용의 편리성, 저공해성, 열효율성 등으로 인해 1970년경 도입된 이래로 1997년도의 소비량을 보면 프로판가스(LPG)는 116.6배, 부탄가스는 326.9배, 도시가스(LNG)는 약 5.262배가 증가하였으며, 총에너지 소비중 가스가 차지하는 비중 역시 높아지고 있다. 그러나 이러한 가스 소비량의 급격한 증가와 함께 가스소비 행태의 변화, 가스 사용처의 다양화 등은 빈번한 가스사고의 발생을 초래하고 있으며, 가스안전 진단기구의 설치 및 가스안전 관리대책의 시행, 관련 규제법규의 제정시행 및 교육홍보 제도의 활발한 시행에도 불구하고 그치지 않고 있고, 사고 발생시는 그 특수성으로 인해 대형화하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 우리 나라의 가스소비 증가추세와 함께 안전관리제도 및 전담기구의 안전관련 업무내용을 검토해 보고, 또 가스사고의 원인별, 사용처별 사고실태 및 피해현황을 파악하고, 특히 프로판가스(LPG)의 시설별 사고실태 및 문제점을 사례별로 분석하였다. 한편으로는 일본의 가스안전 관리체계와 가스사고 실태를 파악해 보고 새로운 가스 안전대책과 개선동향을 파악하였으며, 우리나라 가스안전 관리대책의 개선과 안전성 향상방안을 제시하고자 하였다.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.129-157
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• 2010

This paper is intended to evaluate energy efficiency policy in demand side, to assess the residential sector's energy efficiency policy and to analyze the system of energy efficiency practices. We examined residential energy consumption over the period 1990~2006. The decomposition method in the analysis was a logarithmic mean Divisia index (LMDI) techniques to decompose changes in energy intensity. First of all, the energy use in residential sector was adjusted to correct weather-induced variations in energy consumption, because adjustments for normal weather patterns facilitated inter-temporal comparison of intensity. The analysis on the residential sector shows that the overall energy intensity of the residential sector declined at an average 1.0% per year, while the structure effect increased by 1.8% per year, and the activity effect increased by 0.7% per year. In other words, the decline of floor space, number of household, and appliance ownership per capita has an effect on increase in residential consumption. The improvement in energy efficiency had strong contribution on the decrease of energy consumption. We find that the general results of analysis on residential energy are similar to those of IEA. The energy efficiency policy in residential sector is assessed to obtain some results during 1990~2006. In residential sector, structural variables such population per household, diffusion of appliance and activity factor such as population contributed to the increase of energy consumption while energy intensity effect induced the decrease of energy consumption. These findings are consistent with international trend as well as our prior expectation.