• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

Predictions of wind speed for six different near-shore sites were made using the NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) wind data. The distances between the NCAR sites and prediction sites were varied between 40km and 150km. A well-known wind energy prediction program, WindPRO, was used. The prediction results were compared with the measured data from the AWS(Automated Weather Stations). Although the NCAR wind data were located far away from the AWS sites, the prediction errors were within 9% for all the cases. In terms of sector-wise wind energy distributions, the predictions were fairly close to the measurements, and the error in predicting main wind direction was less than $30^{\circ}$. This proves that the NCAR wind data are very useful in roughly estimating wind energy in offshore or near-shore sites where offshore wind farm might be constructed in Korea.

• Bulletin of Korea Environmental Preservation Association
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• s.389
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• pp.8-24
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• 2010

도시생활과 관련된 교통 주택부문의 온실가스 배출량은 43%를 차지하고 있어 도시에서의 온실가스 저감대책 마련이 시급하며, 저탄소 녹색성장의 시대적 요구에 따라 기후변화 위기에 적극적으로 대응할 수 있는 저탄소 녹색도시 조성이 필요한 실정이다. '저탄소 녹색도시'는 지구온난화 등 기후변화의 주요 원인인 이산화탄소의 배출을 획기적으로 감축하고, 지속가능한 도시기능을 확충하면서 자연과 공생하는 도시를 말한다. 최근의 '저탄소 녹색도시'는 기존의 녹색도시와 또 다른 양상을 보이고 있다. 자원순환과 신재생에너지원의 도입을 주장하고, 탄소상쇄를 위한 에너지 및 자원절감 전략을 중요시 하고 있다. 선진국에서는 이미 주거단지내 소비되는 난방과 전력은 단지내에서 생산되는 신재생에너지를 활용하고 있으며, 모든 주택의 지붕위에 태양광 패널을 설치하고 단지 내 열병합 자가발전소에서 산업폐기물을 소각하여 에너지를 생산함으로써 제로 에너지(Zero Energy)를 실현하고 있다. 선진국 뿐 아니라 전 세계의 이목이 '저탄소 녹색도시'에 집중되고 있으며 저탄소 녹색도시를 조성해야 하는 것은 선택이 아닌 의무가 되고 있다. 우리나라도 2020년 그린홈 100만호 보급을 목표로 주택분야 보급가능 신재생 에너지원을 태양열, 지열, 소형풍력, 연료전지 등으로 다양화하여 안정적 보급 기반을 확보해 가고 있다. 녹색도시를 조성하기 위해서는 저탄소 주택, 저탄소 에너지, 녹색교통, 생태녹지, 물 및 자원순환등 핵심요소들의 적용방안이 검토되어져야 한다. 이에 본지에서는 "저탄소 녹색도시의 해외사례와 국내 적용방향", "그린홈 100만호 보급사업 그간 성과와 발전방향", "온라인 전지자동차의 기술 개발 동향" 내용에 대하여 살펴보고자 한다.

• New & Renewable Energy
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.29-39
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• 2014

This study examines the future variability of surface wind speed and solar radiation based on climate change scenario over the Korean Peninsula. Climate change scenarios used in this study are RCP 4.5 and 8.5 with a 12.5 km horizontal resolution. Climate change scenario RCP 4.5 and 8.5 reproduce the general features of wind speed over the Korean Peninsula, such as strong wind speed during spring and winter and weak wind speed during summer. When compared with the values of wind speed and solar radiation of the future, they are expected to decrease current wind and solar resource map. Comparing the resource maps using RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios, wind speed and solar radiation decrease with increasing greenhouse gas concentration. Meteorological resource maps of future wind and solar radiation should be improved with high resolution for the industrial application.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.693-712
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• 2006

A pre-feasibility test is done for renewable energy hybrid power systems at off~grid islands in which the current power supply is provided only by diesel generation. We apply Homer (Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables) which was developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for the analysis to identify the cost-minimizing combination of power generating facilities for the given load profiles. Chuja-Do, Geomun-Do and Youngsan-Do have been selected for our analysis considering the wind resources data of the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER). Information on wind speed, solar radiation and temperature is also used for the analysis. System component cost information from overseas market has been used due to the lack of domestic information. Site specific Load profile for electricity demand for those islands are reconstructed based on the partial survey results obtained form other sources. The LCOE of the least cost hybrid power systems for Chuja-Do, Geomun-Do and Youngsan-Do are $0.278/kWh, $0.234/kWh and $0.353/kWh, respectively Considering the fact that diesel generation is being subsidized at the price of $0.300/kWh by the government, first 2 cases are economically feasible for the introduction of renewable energy hybrid systems to those islands. But the third case of Youngsan-Do does not meet the criteria. The basic differences of these pre-feasibility test results are from the differences of the site specific renewable energy conditions, especially wind resources. In summary, promoting hybrid systems in the off-grid remote island should be based on the economic feasibility test results. Not all the off-grid islands are feasible for introducing this renewable energy hybrid system.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.24 no.7
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• pp.848-857
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• 2018

Recently, around the world, active development of new renewable energy sources including solar power, waves, and fuel cells, etc. has taken place. Particularly, floating offshore wind farms have been developed for saving costs through large scale production, using high-quality wind power and minimizing noise damage in the ocean area. The development of floating wind farms requires an evaluation of the Maritime Safety Audit Scheme under the Maritime Safety Act in Korea. Floating wind farms shall be assessed by applying the line and area concept for systematic development, management and utilization of specified sea water. The development of appropriate evaluation methods and standards is also required. In this study, proper standards for marine traffic surveys and assessments were established and a systemic treatment was studied for assessing marine spatial area. First, a marine traffic data collector using AIS or radar was designed to conduct marine traffic surveys. In addition, assessment methods were proposed such as historical tracks, traffic density and marine traffic pattern analysis applying the line and area concept. Marine traffic density can be evaluated by spatial and temporal means, with an adjusted grid-cell scale. Marine traffic pattern analysis was proposed for assessing ship movement patterns for transit or work in sea areas. Finally, conceptual design of a Marine Traffic and Safety Assessment Solution (MaTSAS) was competed that can be analyzed automatically to collect and assess the marine traffic data. It could be possible to minimize inaccurate estimation due to human errors such as data omission or misprints through automated and systematic collection, analysis and retrieval of marine traffic data. This study could provides reliable assessment results, reflecting the line and area concept, according to sea area usage.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.577-589
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• 2023

In Korea, the technical techniques for assessing visual impacts are standardized, but the methods for assessing the marine landscape itself are not standardized and need to be improved. In particular, in the landscape impact assessment of offshore wind power generation in Korea, it is necessary to recognize the landscape itself as a receptor and prepare a system that can evaluate the characteristics and sensitivity of the landscape. In this study, we propose an evaluation method for preparing a marine landscape quality assessment document that reflects the project characteristics of offshore wind power projects, and examine the possibility of utilization by applying it to actual project sites as an example. To evaluate the quality of marine scenery in offshore wind power projects, evaluation items of landscape characteristics, physical characteristics, and socio-cultural characteristics were evaluated based on the preliminary survey contents, and the quality of marine scenery was divided into five grades. Next, the evaluation criteria of the evaluation items were synthesized and the quality of the marine landscape was classified into preservation grade (grade 5), semi-preservation grade (grade 4), buffer grade (grade 3), semi-improvement grade (grade 2), and improvement grade (grade 1). In addition, the Sinan-Ui Offshore Wind Farm, an actual project site, was randomly selected to conduct the evaluation process and examine its utilization. This study aims to complement the existing method of visual impact assessment in offshore wind power projects and evaluate the quality of the marine landscape itself to effectively conserve marine landscape resources during offshore wind power projects. Rather than relying on mechanical and quantitative evaluation, this study is expected to be used as a basis for comprehensive understanding of the location and socio-cultural characteristics of the project site and for communication and cooperation with stakeholders.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.2272-2278
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• 2015

Recently the importance of renewable energy is stood out regarding to the international concern about global environmental issues. Wind power is beginning to receive attention as one of renewable energy, and world-wide researches about wind power are being carried out. In the wind power system, tower structure plays an important roles for continuous and stable generation of electricity. Researchers use various analytical models to research and develop about tower structures. In this study, the effects of natural frequencies of various wind turbine tower models have been analyzed. It is possible to simplify the detailed parts of models by using modified tower unit weight since the results of 1st natural frequency show that the difference is only 0.14%. Since the difference in natural frequency is greater than 10%, according to the boundary condition, the simple fix end support is not appropriate to represent the real structure of the tower. It is expected that the result of this study may be utilized to establish the criterion about appropriate modelling method.

• The Korean Journal of Applied Statistics
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.943-960
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• 2009

This study suggests an algorithm for generating TMY(typical meteorological year) for the Korean peninsula, and generates the TMY based on the algorithm using 11 years(1998~2008) wind data observed at 77 sites of Regional Meteorological Offices(RMO). The algorithm consists of computing TMM scores based on the various statistics defined by the Fikenstein-Shafer statistical model and, in turn, generating TMY based on the TMM scores. Also the algorithm has two stages designed to yield the best representation of the regional wind characteristics appeared during the 11 years(1998~2008). The first stage is designed for the representation of each of 77 regions of RMO and the second is for the Korean peninsula. Various comparison studies are provided to demonstrate the properties of the TMY like its utility and typicality.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1830-1831
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• 2011

최근 스마트폰 등의 산업에서와 같이 발전플랜트에서도 가치창출의 중심이 하드웨어 제조 관리 기술에서 최적 제어 운용의 소프트웨어로 급속히 이동하고 있다. 국내외 발전사 및 관련 연구기관들은 발전플랜트 운용최적화를 위한 다양한 제어, 감시, 분석, 설계, 시뮬레이션, 자원관리 등의 다양한 분야에서 독립적인 소프트웨어 개발을 활발히 수행하고 있으나, 이들 간의 데이터, 이벤트 통신 및 서비스 연동은 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 발전플랜트 관련 소프트웨어의 서비스 통합 기반을 마련하고, 안정성 재사용성 이식성 등의 품질을 제고하며 개발자가 쉽고 빠르게 소프트웨어를 구현할 수 있는 발전플랜트 소프트웨어 플랫폼을 제안한다. 이는 화력, 원자력 등의 중대형 발전플랜트 뿐만 아니라 점점 확대되고 있는 태양광, 태양열, 풍력 등 크고 작은 다양한 신재생에너지 발전기에 적용가능하며 발전 효율 및 안정성 향상과 발전플랜트 소프트웨어 산업의 활발한 생태계 조성에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• 2003.02a
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• pp.165-170
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• 2003

태양광발전은 수소에너지, 풍력발전 등과 더불어 화석에너지를 대신하여 전기생산을 할 수 있는 미래의 무공해 청정에너지 자원으로 주목받고 있다. 태양광 이용은 화석에너지에 비하여 경제성이 미흡하여 보급에 많은 애로가 있었으나 지속적인 연구개발로 인하여 경제성확보에 많은 성과가 있었고 또 환경오염에 대한 대체에너지 개발에 대한 사회전반에 걸친 폭 넓은 이해를 바탕으로 이용분야를 점차 확대하고 있다 우리나라의 태양광 이용은 낙도나 오지의 전원, 고속도로의 전광판 및 비상전화 전원, 산불방지 관측장치의 전원, 주거용 주택에서 전기기기 전원 등으로 이용되고 있다 반면 선진외국에서는 주로 대규모 발전용으로 연구 개발되고 있으며 국가적 차원에서 지속적인 투자가 이루어지고 있다. (중략)