• The Magazine for Energy Service Companies
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• s.57
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• pp.66-69
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• 2009

한국은 부가가치 기준 에너지 원단위가 높아 에너지 비(非)효율 국가로 분류되고 있다. 에너지 원단위 격차는 에너지다소비산업 비중이 38%(2006년)로 선진국 대비 높은 한국의 산업구조적 특성에 주로 기인한다. 그러나 에너지다소비산업은 주요 산업에 원료를 제공하는 국가 기간산업으로 인위적인 구조조정은 불가능한 상황이다. 따라서 에너지다소비산업의 에너지 효율성을 정확히 진단하고 개선하는 것이 중요한 이슈로 부상하고 있다. 지금까지 에너지효율성의 대표적인 지표로 부가가치 기준 에너지 원단위가 사용되어 왔다. 그러나 부가가치 기준 에너지 원단위는 제품가격과 제품구성 변화 등 다양한 요인의 영향을 포함하고 있어 에너지효율성을 제대로 측정하지 못한다. 이에 본 연구는 에너지효율성의 정확한 측정을 위해 생산량 지수를 활용한 생산량 기준 에너지 원단위를 도입하여 한 일 에너지다소비산업의 에너지효율을 비교하였다. 부가가치 기준 에너지 원단위로는 한 일 간 격차가 2006년 기준으로 2.2배였으나 생산량 기준으로는 1.2배에 불과하였다. 한국은 일본에 비해 최신 설비를 보유하고 있지만, 신기술 신공정 개발 등 추가적인 노력 부족으로 에너지효율성이 낮다. 따라서 정부는 에너지효율성을 객관적으로 평가할 수 있는 시스템을 구축하고 정기적인 평가를 토대로 에너지 가격 설정 및 기술개발 지원 등 에너지효율화 관련 정책을 집행해야 한다. 또한 공장단위를 넘어 산업단지 지자체 수준에서 에너지 이용의 최적화를 도모해야 한다. 기업도 에너지효율성 향상과 원가 절감이라는 두 마리 토끼를 잡을 수 있는 독자적인 신기술 및 신공정 개발을 적극 추진해야 한다.

• Korea Petroleum Association Journal
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• no.2 s.36
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• pp.117-130
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• 1984

에너지이용합리화법 제4조의 규정에 의하여 다음과 같이 목표에너지 원단위를 책정ㆍ공고한다.

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.75-97
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• 2012

The purpose of the paper is to estimate the functions of the energy input efficiency and the energy intensity efficiency, and measure their energy efficiencies for the reduction of greenhouse gases focusing on OECD countries. The efficiency of the traditional energy intensity was rarely connected with the energy efficiencies of the stochastic frontier function. It seems that the energy efficiency by the function of energy input efficiency sensitively responds to the order of GDP, capital stock, labor, and energy input quantity as explanatory variables. In the future, we need to reduce energy quantities by the optimal mix of inputs, and pursuit low-carbon economic growth through the production of the goods consuming small energy.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.247-255
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• 2011

Currently, there is database for per unit requirements of major construction materials in terms of energy consumption and $CO_2$ emission based on the input-output table published by the Bank of Korea in 2000, but no database for per unit requirements based on input-output tables was published in 2005 and 2007. The purpose of this study was to calculate the unit requirement values of major construction materials in terms of energy consumption and $CO_2$ emission generated by using the input-output tables published in 2005 and 2007. To estimate the unit requirement values, a database building method with the input-output tables was adopted by selecting 16 types of construction materials in wide use on construction sites. When the study results were compared with existing unit requirement values based on the input-output table of 2000, there were small discrepancies, from which it can be interpreted that the method used in the study is reasonable. Unit requirement values estimated based on input-output tables of 2005 and 2007 tended to decrease, and the highest value of energy consumption and $CO_2$ emission were found in the materials using cement and rebar.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.255-286
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• 2008

In this paper, it is tried to combine the decomposition method and econometric analysis for the extension of the decomposition method. Since two approaches approach the energy efficiency problem in the different perspectives, it is believed that it is hard to reconcile the results of two approaches. In the results of energy intensity effect analysis with the econometric method, it is found that the increase in the energy price results in the improvement of energy intensity effect. In enconometric analysis of energy efficiency, the coefficient of a time trend measured as a proxy of energy efficiency is significant and has a negative effect on the energy consumption. This finding implies the energy efficiency improves very slowly over time. In addition, the directions of energy efficiency improvement in the decomposition method are consistent with those in the econometric analysis in four industries. This finding indicates that two methods may be in complementary cooperation for the analysis of energy efficiency. Therefore, it is needed the efforts to seek the complementarity between two methods for the enhancement of academic and policy implications.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.425-450
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• 2006

The index of energy intensity(energy/GDP) has been a primary policy concern since it can clarify industry sectors which use energy intensively and generate $CO_2$ emission heavily. Although energy intensity index may be suitable for estimating $CO_2$ emission from an isolated industry sector, we need an index for induced $CO_2$ emission since industrial activities are interconnected in terms of input and output. By employing Environmental Input-Output Table 2000, this paper analyses the flow of energy demand and pollutants after first estimating an induced $CO_2$ emissions from various industrial sectors and economic activities. The paper reports higher induced $CO_2$ emissions from industry sectors with larger energy intensity since they produces goods or services retaining relatively considerable environmental load. Furthermore, it is shown that environmental load and $CO_2$ emissions in overall economy are likely increasing when the products of energy intensive industrial sector is used as inputs for less intensive sectors' production process. The result suggests we need consistent policy efforts to reduce energy intensity to lower $CO_2$ emissions.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.1-31
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• 2011

By employing Environmental Input-Output Table 2005, which has 76 intermediate sector and 21 energy sources, this paper analyses the flow of energy demand and $CO_2$ after estimating an induced $CO_2$ emissions from 76 industrial sectors. Index of $CO_2$ intensity($CO_2/GDP$) and other index of $CO_2$ intensity($CO_2/calory$) showed that final demand sector uses more high calory energy source. Intermediate sector used less environmental friendly energy source and emit more $CO_2$ at same calory. Industries those has high induced $CO_2$ emissions are Thermal Power($32.587CO_2-g/Won$), Cement($10.370CO_2-g/Won$), Road Transportation($7.255CO_2-g/Won$), Cokes and Other Coal Products($5.791CO_2-g/Won$), Steam and Hot water supply, Sewage, Sanitary services($4.575CO_2-g/Won$). It is shown that industry such as Iron and Steel which has low $CO_2$ intensity, high backward linkage effect and high forward linkage effect makes high induced $CO_2$ emissions. Environmental load and $CO_2$ emissions in overall economy will decrease when not high $CO_2$ intensity industry but also low $CO_2$ intensity industry makes lower $CO_2$ intensity.

• Korea Petroleum Association Journal
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• no.1 s.59
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• pp.88-91
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• 1986

• 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.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.216-222
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• 2014

In general, the rail transportation recognized as a better transportation mode than road transportation in terms of the environment. However, due to a lack of quantitative analysis based on Korean data, foreign cases for environmental advantages of the railway have often been cited in Korea. To address this issue, we estimated the energy consumption of passenger and freight transportation using certified activity data from Korea Railroad Statistics and the Electrical Work Report for railway and the Energy Consumption Survey for road. We estimated the Green House Gas emission of passenger and freight transportation on a Tier 1 level by applying the IPCC 2006 Guideline. Finally, we calculated the energy consumption unit and GHG emission unit to determine the environmental impact of rail and road transportation. We also compared the analyzed results of high-speed rail and auto as typical means of rail and road transportation.