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A Study on Strategies of Public R&D to Achieve National Carbon Neutrality: Focusing on the Implications of the Republic of Korea

  • Song, Jaeryoung;Kim, Cheolhu
    • Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-29
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    • 2022
  • Climate action is at the top of the agenda in the international community, as demonstrated at the 2021 G7 Summit and the 2021 UN Climate Summit. Major developed countries are scrambling to make a transition to a green economy and create a new growth momentum. Following the Paris Climate Agreement in 2016, they focus on "carbon neutrality" as an effective means of tackling climate change. The Republic of Korea, a high-carbon economy, submitted its second Nationally Determined Contribution and announced carbon neutrality as a top policy priority. Accordingly, the country increases government budget in research and development (R&D) and science and technology (S&T) policies. Against this backdrop, this study analyzed policies on carbon-neutral S&T and R&D in major advanced countries. The analysis was made by identifying globally pending issues in carbon-neutral policies and climate technology. In addition, focus group interviews were conducted six times with 10 experts to come up with three R&D strategies and action plans for government-funded research institutes to achieve carbon neutrality. To be specific, the following measures were suggested. First, creative and innovative R&D programs are required to solve the problem of carbon emissions. Second, it is necessary to establish carbon neutrality policies and infrastructure which are sustainable to run and manage. Third, it is crucial to promote cooperation in climate technology based on excellence. In conclusion, the strategies proposed in this study are expected to provide directions and implications for policymakers, researchers, and scholars in science and technology to develop effective strategies to achieve national carbon neutrality.

Binary Power plant using unused thermal energy and Neural Network Controllers (미활용 열에너지를 이용한 바이너리 발전과 신경망 제어)

  • Han, Kun-Young;Park, Sung-Dae
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.25 no.10
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    • pp.1302-1309
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    • 2021
  • Recently, the Korean Government announced the Korean New Deal as a national development strategy to overcome the economic recession from the pandemic crisis and lead the global action against structural changes. In the Korean New Deal, the Green New Deal related with the energy aims to achieve net-zero emissions and accelerates the transition towards a low-carbon and green economy. To this end, the government plans to promote an increased use of renewable energy in the society at large. This paper introduces a binary power generation using unused low-grade thermal energy to accelerate the transition towards a low-carbon and green economy and examines a control system based on Neural Network which is capable maintenance at low-cost by an unmanned automated operation in actual power generation environment. It is expected that the realization of binary power generation accelerates introduction of renewable energy along with solar and wind power.

The Study on the improvement of vehicle fuel economy test method according to the characteristics of test fuel (시험용 연료 특성에 따른 자동차 연비측정 방법 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Minho;Kim, Jeonghwan
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 2014
  • These test methods, the current domestic vehicles fuel economy calculation method is tested on a dynamometer for vehicles after you have installed the vehicle, given the test mode(FTP-75 & HWFET mode, etc.) are measured by vehicle emissions and fuel economy by seeking to have the results approach, the carbon balance method. At this point, using the carbon balance method is a test method was developed seeking fuel for a standard fuel properties, where the value of the constant and saved test was measured in THC, CO, $CO_2$ has a value calculation. Therefore, use fuel which is changed every time you test the fuel properties characteristics are not considered exactly. In this study, using the carbon balance method and fluid flow rate of the fuel used in the actual test is measured by comparing the results with the flow measurement methods, properties of the fuel used for the test attribute to study ways that can be considered, taking into account the physical attributes of a more diverse fuel line and fuel economy improved measurement methods that can be reviewed.

Design for Carbon Neutral Arboretum in Gwangju Metropolitan City (광주광역시 탄소중립 수목원 설계)

  • Kim, Hoon Hee
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.61-68
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    • 2009
  • Gwangju Metropolitan Government & Ministry of Environment have signed a model city in response to Climate Change agreement. The agreement calls for Gwangju to cut greenhouse gas emissions 10% below 2005 levels by 2015. Gwangju has seen this agreement as an opportunity to cut pollution and conserve the environment as well as to reinvigorate local economy. According to policy of Gwangju, Gwangju held design competition for Gwangju City Arboretum on march, 2009. The purpose of design competition was to give a wide publicity to Gwangju as Hub City of Asian Culture and construct carbon-neutral arboretum in accordance with the policy of 'Low-Carbon and Green Growth'. First of all, a design concept of arboretum is 'winding, round, overlay 'to reflect the landscape of Nam-do which is surrounded by mountains and river flows through the village. Second, the arboretum has five different places with these themes - Forest of Festivals, Health, Nature, Nostalgia, Education and Future. Each place has a symbolic theme park and different flow planning respectively. Third, the most critical point is that the arboretum is a carbon-neutral park. Gwangju arboretum will soon be developed in metropolitan sanitary landfill and constructed as the O2 arboretum based on low carbon strategy. Fourth, the O2 arboretum suggests specialized issue : 'Energy Saving', 'Recycling System', 'Green Network', 'Water System(rainwater maintenance and wetland development)'. Besides, main buildings(greenhouse, visitor center, Nam-do experience exhibition hall, and forest museum) is designed in consideration of harmony with topography character, surroundings. Also, planting will be a multilayer plant based on native landscape trees in consideration of function and the growth characteristics.

Combustion Technology for Low Rank Coal and Coal-Biomass Co-firing Power Plant (저급탄 석탄화력 및 석탄-바이오매스 혼소 발전을 위한 연소 기술)

  • Lee, Donghun;Ko, Daeho;Lee, Sunkeun;Baeg, Guyeol
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2013.06a
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    • pp.129-132
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    • 2013
  • The low rank coal combustion and biomass-coal co-firing characteristics were reviewed on this study for the power plant construction. The importance of using low rank coal(LRC) for power plant is increasing gradually due to power generation economy and biomass co-firing is also concentrated as power source because it has carbon neutral characteristics to reduce green-house effect. The combustion characteristics of low rank coal and biomass for a 310MW coal firing power plant and a 100MW biomass and coal co-firing power plant were studied to apply into actual power plant design and optimized the furnace and burner design.

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Activation method for biogas production from organic waste (긴급제언: 유기성폐기물 자원(바이오가스 생산) 활성화 방안)

  • Kwak, Che-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Professional Engineers Association
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    • v.43 no.5
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2010
  • The world economy is threatened by rising oil prices due to the depletion of resources, and climatic changes are intensified due to rapid increase of greenhouse gases emission. Global warming is recognized as a worldwide problem not only as national level one, collaborative efforts are in progress actively. The fact is that the development of new & renewable energy which can replace fossil fuel and preserve the environment is the key of the attention in accordance with "low carbon, green growth" policy of our government. Biogas is an energy source. And the best part of using biogas is that wastes are treated in its production process.

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Analysis of fuel economy characteristics depending on the fuel quality and calculation method changed (연료품질 및 연비계산 방법 변화에 따른 연비특성 분석)

  • Lee, Min-Ho;Lim, Wan-Gyu;Lim, Jae-Hyuk;Kim, Ki-Ho
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.52-62
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    • 2016
  • Nowadays, emissions of a vehicle are been getting by testing on a chassis dynamometer and a test modes. Also, fuel efficiency is calculated by carbon-balance method that is applying the emissions(CO, THC and $CO_2$) to the fuel calculation formular. In Korea, before 2014, the formular did not include the fuel factors (density, net heat value and carbon weight fraction), but the constants were based on the fuel properties of 2000s. So, this formular did not consider a characteristic of test fuel property that was changed when progressing fuel efficiency test. The characteristics of test fuel property which was distributed in domestic have a difference of quality depending on production regions and oil-refining facilities. Because the fuel properties are variable value during refineries, crude oils and blending contents of a bio-fuel, vehicle fuel is changed for each test. Therefore, the fuel qualities need to apply for a fuel economy test. In this paper, changing patterns of a fuel properties were reviewed during history of fuel standards. Also, the appropriateness of the methods was discussed by calculating and comparing fuel economies with the fuel factors and the constants.

Low Carbon and Green Growth Cave Lightings with SOLAR-LED System (SOLAR-LED 시스템과 저탄소녹색동굴조명)

  • Soh, Dea-Wha;Kang, Sang-Tack;Soh, Hyun-Jun
    • Journal of the Speleological Society of Korea
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    • no.95
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    • pp.15-21
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    • 2009
  • Global village warming and carbon dioxide CO2 gas, and the human efforts for their healing and necessary alternative technology would be much more difficult things than that of making necessary funds and efforts to lay to sleep angry nature on the earth. The limited natural resources of fossil fuel would be dried up in several decades, and the intensity of diplomatic negotiations for natural resource guarantee among countries may be showed looking alike an war. The drain of fossil fuel called a new word of alternative policy like an environment-friendly green-growth, and the solar-cell and lighting technology for the solar energy applications were developed still more repeatedly day by day from oil lantern to LED high-tech illumination in great economy. Therefore, it was studied that the low-carbon green-growth illumination technology in cave applications with SOLAR-LED system which was produced and unified in connection with solar-cell and LED from the semiconductor production technology, and it was also clarified in necessary with useful cave lighting in heatless and with no photosynthesis of plant production in underground space.

Compact Binary Power plant using unused thermal energy and Neural Network Controllers (미이용 열에너지를 이용한 소형 바이너리 발전과 신경망 제어기)

  • Han, Kun-Young;Jeong, Seok-Chan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2021.05a
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    • pp.557-560
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    • 2021
  • In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Korean Government announced the Korean New Deal as a national development strategy to overcome the economic recession from the pandemic crisis and lead the global action aginst sturctural changes. The Green New Deal related with the energy aims to achieve net-zero emissions and accelerates the transition towards a low-carbon and green economy. To this end, the government plans to promete an increased use of renewable energy in the the society at large. This paper introduces a compact-binary power plant using unused thermal energy and a control system based on Neural Network in order to accelerate the transition towards a low-carbon and green economy. It is expected that he compact-binary power plant accelerate introduction of renewable energy along with solar and wind power.

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A Study on Tension Properties on Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Cement-Based Composit (하이브리드 섬유 보강 시멘트 복합체의 인장 특성에 관한 연구)

  • An, Young-Tae;Hong, Sung-Gul
    • Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.340-343
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    • 2004
  • The cement-based composites have been used for construction industry because of their economy, suitability for architecture and structure function, fire resistance, low fee of repair, easiness for acquisition. but the limited strain capacity of these makes them tension-weak, brittle, and considerable notch-sensitive. As one of solution, FRC(fiber reinforced concrete) have been investigated for regulating weakness of the cement-based composites. In these day different fiber types are proposed for better performance such as HFRC(hybrid fiber reinforced concrete). This study shows experimental results to search the ultimate strength, the ultimate mean strain, and the tension toughness of HFRC. The tension toughness is proportional to the amount of steel fiber and carbon fiber. In this experimental program we kept the total of steel fiber and carbon fiber as $1.0\%,\;1.5\%$, respectively.

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