• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.411-433
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• 2015

This paper decomposed energy productivity changes across 14 Korean manufacturing industries into 5 components, technological catch-up(EC), technological progress(TC), and changes in labor-energy ratio(LC), capital-energy ratio(KC) and energy mix(EMC). Then we also figured out the possible relationship between energy productivity change and export growth rate across the industries. It is found that (1) technological progress, changes in capital-energy ratio and energy mix contribute to energy productivity growth in Korea during the sample period, (2) technological progress is the primary driving forces for energy productivity growth, (3) increase in export growth rate had a positive impact on energy productivity growth excepting a part of energy-intensive industries.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.41-60
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• 2018

It is widely known that the increased productivity lead to a decrease in energy consumption. The policy for reducing energy consumption is also focusing on the improvement of firm's productivity. However, the issue of productivity dilemma phenomenon is recently raised in various fields. It is phenomenon that the increased productivity rather lead to a increased in energy consumption through a rise in output. This paper analyzed the presence of productivity dilemma in korean firm using Tang et al(2015)'s theoretical model. To closely analyze, I performed the analysis using 715 firms during 2011-2015 and estimated the model using system GMM to minimize the endogeneity. The results show that total effect of productivity had a significantly negative coefficient. It is implies that the increased productivity doesn't increase energy consumption. In other word, this paper could not identified productivity dilemma and so did in overseas investment firm and national firm cases.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.727-745
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• 2015

This paper analyzes the firms' optimization behavior in response to rising demand for non-priced renewable energy in the manufacturing industries by using an input distance function. The annual estimates of the shadow price of renewable energy is derived and the trend of its shadow price over time is analyzed. The degree of substitution of renewable energy for fossil-fuels is examined. The input-based Malmquist productivity index, defined as a composite of the technical efficiency and technical change measures, is measured. The contribution of renewable energy input growth to the Malmquist index is analyzed. Empirical results indicate that the shadow price of renewable energy declined at an average annual rate of 17% over the period 1992-2012. Substitutability between renewable energy and fossil-fuels was limited. On average, a 1% increase in renewable energy would decrease Malmquist index by 0.04% per year.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.291-308
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• 2011

The success of a target of 'low-carbon green growth' depends on whether installing energy-saving capital would result in an increase in industry's productivity growth. Defining total factor productivity from a dual cost function, this paper estimates the contribution of energy efficiency investment to productivity growth by analyzing the sources of growth of productivity index for the primary metal industries. Empirical results show that, on average, energy efficiency investment increased the annual rate of productivity growth by 1.16 percentage points over th period 1982~2006. In addition, The scale effect positively affected the contribution of energy efficiency investment on productivity growth.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.99-118
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• 2011

'Low Carbon, Green Growth' may be the achievable target in industry section, depending on whether less reliance on fossil-fuels use can bring higher productivity growth in the long run. This paper tests for the short-run and long-run effects of investment on energy-saving equipments on productivity growth in the Korean manufacturing industries. The investment in energy efficiency causes an increase in costs (measurement effect) in the short-run, but in the long-run likely improve energy intensity and reduce costs (positive real effect) despite the delay in new other investment for technical innovation (negative real effect). A 2SLS regression was attempted to deal with endogeneity of energy-saving investment. The productivity effects were tested for five manufacturing sub-industries showing relatively high energy intensity with annual time series data from 1982 through 2006. No productivity effects were accepted for all five sub-industries except Chemical products. Positive real effect was considered to be exceeded by negative real effect, resulting in decreased productivity growth for Chemical products.

• 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.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.557-579
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• 2021

Collective energy is an intermediate stage in energy conversion and has a great influence on the power structure as a distributed power source. However, the problem of the collective energy business has recently emerged due to the worsening profitability of some collective energy operators. This study measured the technical efficiency of major operators through the estimation of the production efficiency of Korean collective energy operators, and based on this, we looked at ways to improve the profit structure of operators. After collecting detailed data from 16 collective energy operators between 2016 and 2019, the production efficiency of operators was estimated using the panel stochastic frontier model. As a result of the estimation, combined steam power operators showed the highest production efficiency and reverse CHP operators showed the lowest efficiency. Furthermore, as a result of examining the factors influencing profitability, it was confirmed that production efficiency has a positive effect on overall profitability. However, businesses with a high proportion of heat production, such as small district electricity operators, profitability was lower. This phenomenon is due to the structural limitations of the current heat sales market. Hence, the adjustment of the heat sales unit price is necessary to improve profitability of collective energy operators.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.33-60
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• 2011

The purpose of the article is to compare the impacts of energy efficiency and economic growth for energy demand through production frontier approach in OECD countries. We compared the traditional energy intensity with energy efficiencies of production frontier approach, slack efficiency on the frontier, and estimated elasticity of energy demand for GDP growth. First, the energy intensity has a low relationship with energy efficiency by radial approach, but has constant correlations with slack energy efficiency, slack-adjusted efficiency by non-radial approach, and energy efficiency by horizon approach. If we measure energy efficiency only with energy elasticity, it may make a mistake. Especially the energy efficiency by radial approach has a tendency to overestimate most OECD countries. Second, as many countries have excess energy consumption of 17.3% even on the points of the frontier, reduction of energy consumption is necessary in addition. Third, the average energy elasticity of OECD countries is 1.1 close to elasticity 1. There exists the difference of elasticity among countries and the energy demands are also high in countries with high elasticity.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.148.2-148.2
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• 2011

천연의 메탄 하이드레이트를 생산하기 위한 방법으로는 크게 다음의 세 가지가 알려져 있다; 감압법, 열 자극법, 저해제 주입법. 갑압법이 가장 경제성이 높은 방법으로 보고 있으며, 이를 활용한 개발생산 시에는 해리 이후의 잔류 물에서 하이드레이트 전구체라고 알려진 하이드레이트 구조가 남아 있으며 이는 생산된 메탄 가스의 이송 과정에서 하이드레이트 재생성의 위험을 높이게 된다. 하이드레이트 재생성을 방지할 수 있는 한 가지 수단으로는 억제제를 주입하는 방법이 가능한데, 적절한 양을 주입함으로써 생산의 경제성을 높일 수 있다. 최근 들어 kinetic 억제제의 적용이 인기를 얻고 있는 바, 수용성 고분자인 이들 억제제를 적용하여 초기 하이드레이트 핵 생성을 지연시킬 수 있다. 이들 kinetic 억제제를 메탄 하이드레이트 생산 과정에서 투여하는 방법을 실험적으로 측정해 보았고, 잔류의 하이드레이트 구조에 대한 존재여부에 대하여 간접적으로 증명해보고자 하였다. kinetic 억제제로는 Poly Vinyl Caprolactam (PVCap)을 선택하였다. 해리압력, PVCap 주입 농도에 변화를 주면서 메탄 하이드레이트 생산, 수송과정에서 발생할 수 있는 하이드레이트 재생성 억제에 대한 효과를 실험적으로 측정하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.543-547
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• 2007

화석연료의 점진적 고갈과 그 사용에 따른 지구온난화 그리고 에너지 안보를 해결하기 위하여 세계 각국에서는 대체에너지 개발에 노력을 기울이고 있다. 그 중 수소는 가장 주목받고 있는 대체에너지 원으로 현재 기술개발을 통하여 상업화 시기를 앞당기려고 하고 있다. 다시 말해서, 현재는 수소에너지 시대의 진입 시점이라고 할 수 있다. 이러한 수소는 다양한 소스에서 생산될 수 있으며, 수송연료로 연소 시, 유해 배출물이 거의 나오지 않는 장점이 있다. 그러나 수소는 그 생산 경로에 따라서, 다양한 환경성 및 경제성을 나타낼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 수소 생산 방식으로 개발/상업화 되어 있는 NGSR, Naphtha SR, WE에 대하여, LCA와 LCCA 방법을 통하여, 수소 경로 전반 즉, 원료채취에서부터 자동차로 주행하였을 때까지를 포함하여 각 대상 수소 경로의 환경성과 경제성을 평가하였다. LCA와 LCCA 결과를 살펴보면, Naphtha SR 및 NGSR 수소 경로에서는 지구온난화와 화석자원 소모 부문 모두 기존연료와 비교해보았을 때 개선효과가 뚜렷하게 나타났으나, WE 수소 경로에서는 오히려 환경부하가 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 비용적인 측면에서 살펴보면, 수소에 가솔린과 동일한 연료 세율을 부과하더라도 수소가 가솔린에 비하여 주행 시 연료 비용이 저감되어 연료로서 가격경쟁력을 확보하였으며, 연료세를 부과하지 않는 다면, Naphtha SR로 생산하여 유통한 수소가 수송연료로써 가장 비용 효율적인 것으로 나타났다.