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Estimation and Feature of Greenhouse Gas Emission in Building Sector by National Energy Statistic (국가 에너지통계에 따른 건물부문 온실가스 배출량 추계 및 특성)

  • Jeong, Young-Sun;Kim, Tae-Hyoung
    • Journal of the Architectural Institute of Korea Structure & Construction
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    • v.35 no.7
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    • pp.187-195
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    • 2019
  • In December 2015, The Paris Agreement was adopted to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change. Korean government announced its goal of reducing the country's greenhouse gas emissions by up to 37% below business as usual projections by 2030 in 2015. The purpose of this study was to set up the calculation methodology of GHG emission($CO_{2e}$) in building sector and to estimate the annual GHG emission in building sector based on national energy consumption statistic. The GHG emission from buildings is about 135.8 million ton $CO_{2e}$ as of 2015, taking up about 19.6% of Korea's entire emission and is about 144.7 million ton $CO_{2e}$ in 2017. The GHG emission of building sector is increasing at annual rate of 2.0% from 2001 to 2017. The GHG emission from electricity consumption in buildings is 91.8 million ton $CO_{2e}$ in 2017, is the highest $CO_2$ emission by energy source. The results show that the intensity of GHG emission of residential building sector is $40.6kg-CO_{2e}/m^2{\cdot}yr$ and that of commercial building sector is $68.4kg-CO_{2e}/m^2{\cdot}yr$.

Strategies of the Korea-UAE Cooperation for Hydrogen Station and Hydrogen Bus (한국과 UAE의 수소 충전소와 수소 버스 협력 전략)

  • KWON, YOUNG-IN;KIM, SEOLJOO;BAEK, YOUNGSUN;JUNG, BYUNGDO
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.32 no.6
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    • pp.431-441
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    • 2021
  • UAE is first country in Middle East to approve UN Paris Climate Agreement. Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of UAE announced National Climate Change Plan for carbon reduction to replace 24% by clean energy. Dubai open its first hydrogen station in UAE and Middle East in 2017, and Abu Dhabi planed to open second hydrogen station in 2019 but not realized. Korean government announced hydrogen economy roadmap in 2019 and various hydrogen cooperation are realized between UAE, Korea, Germany, USA, and Japan. MOU between Ministry of State of UAE and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea in 2019 for the cooperation of hydrogen city. This study propose strategies for the 'Hydrogen Based Public Transport in UAE' by the support of Korea government considering various stakeholder.

Legal Doctrines for the U.S. Federal Courts and the International Investment Arbitral Tribunals in Adjudicating the Climate Change Disputes

  • Shin, Seungnam
    • Journal of Arbitration Studies
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.3-27
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    • 2022
  • Climate change is a man-made disaster that has become a major global concern today. With increasingly visible symptoms of climate change in recent years, it has become evident that climate action can no longer be dismissed as a mere matter of choice, but as a matter of survival for the human being. To address the impending climate change crisis in a collaborative and sustainable manner, the international community has been taking various measures including Kyoto protocol and the Paris Agreement. With respect to the private investor's project investment in line with international agreements on climate change, recently we have seen multiple legal judgments which clearly indicate the subject of judicial responsibility for investment in climate change related projects. However, in order to hold judicial responsibility occurring during the implementation of climate change related projects, a causal relationship between the responsible entities and clear responsibility must be demonstrated, and applicable institutional arrangements need to be arranged. It may be the right time for global community to consider shifting not only to human ethical obligations but also legal obligations. In this regard, concerned governments should consider legislating arbitration laws, regulations, and institutional arrangements in more specific and applicable manner.

Estimation of Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Cracked Specimen Under Mixed-mode Loads (혼합모드 하중을 받는 균열시편의 피로균열진전거동 평가)

  • Han, Jeong Woo;Woo, Eun Taek;Han, Seung Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.39 no.7
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    • pp.693-700
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    • 2015
  • To estimate the fatigue crack propagation behavior of compact tension shear (CTS) specimen under mixed-mode loads, crack path prediction theories and Tanaka's equation were applied. The stress intensity factor at a newly created crack tip was calculated using a finite element method via ANSYS, and the crack path and crack increment were then obtained from the crack path prediction theories, Tanaka's equation, and the Paris' equation, which were preprogrammed in Microsoft Excel. A new method called the finite element crack tip updating method (FECTUM) was developed. In this method, the finite element method and Microsoft Excel are used to calculate the stress intensity factors and the crack path, respectively, at the crack tip per each crack increment. The developed FECTUM was applied to simulate the fatigue crack propagation of a single-edge notched bending (SENB) specimen under eccentric three-point bending loads. The results showed that the number of cycles to failure of the specimen obtained experimentally and numerically were in good agreement within an error range of less than 3%.

An Overview for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) as the Authority to Settle the Sports-related Disputes (스포츠분쟁해결기구로서의 스포츠중재재판소(CAS)에 관한 고찰)

  • Sohn, Chang-Joo
    • Journal of Arbitration Studies
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.43-75
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    • 2018
  • The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was created to focus on the procedural complexity in the resolution of sports-related disputes, confidentiality, the matter of expenses, and the necessity of prompt settlement in the field of international sports. The CAS had originally launched as one of bodies of International Olympic Committee (IOC), but later it became properly operational as an independent organization to facilitate sports-related disputes when the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS), which came into force in accordance with the Paris Agreement in 1984 and has acted in place of IOC, took responsibility for the administration and financing of the CAS. The CAS is composed of four divisions, the Ordinary Arbitration Division and the Appeals Arbitration Division, the Ad hoc Division created later in 1996 and the CAS Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD) established as from 2016 only to conduct proceedings and to issue decisions on an alleged anti-doping rule violation, and two (Sydney and New York) permanent decentralized offices. The head office of the CAS is Lausanne, Switzerland. Since CAS ADD was established, CAS Ad hoc Division has had jurisdiction over the appeal case against a decision pronounced by the IOC, an NOC, an international Federation or an Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Although there are so many virtues of CAS as a resolution authority for sports-related disputes in terms of its organization, arbitration rules and procedures, it is also true that the CAS has not been showing the consistency. The CAS should overcome these issues through much more advanced system and its instant and fair decisions.

A Study of the Possibility of Building Energy Saving through the Building Data : A Case Study of Macro to Micro Building Energy Analysis (건물데이터를 통한 건물에너지 절감 가능성에 대한 연구 : 도시단위의 거시적 분석부터 미시적 건물에너지 분석사례)

  • Cho, Soo Youn;Leigh, Seung-Bok
    • Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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    • v.29 no.11
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    • pp.580-591
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    • 2017
  • In accordance with 2015 Paris agreement, each individual country around the world should voluntarily propose not only its (individual) reduction target, but also actively develop and present expansion targets of its scope and concrete reduction goals exceeding the previous ones. Accordingly, it is necessary to prepare a macroscopic, long-range strategy for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, which can cover a single building, town, city and eventually even a province. The purpose of this research is to gather and compile government-acquired data from various sources and (in accordance with contents and specificity), combine building data by stages by using multi-variable matrix and then analyze the significance of combined data for each stage. The first order data presents the probability and the cost effectiveness of energy saving on the scale of a city or a province, based only upon general information, size and power consumption of buildings. The second order data can identify a pattern of energy consumption for a building of a specific purpose and which tends to consume a larger amount of energy during one particular season (than others). Finally, the third order data can derive influential factors (base load, humidity) from the energy consumption pattern of a building, and thus propose an informed and practical energy-saving method to be applied in real time.

A Study on Anti-Islanding Evaluation of Grid-Connected Power Conditioning System for Fuel Cell System in Parallel Operation (병렬 연결된 계통연계형 연료전지 전력변환장치의 단독운전방지 평가 연구)

  • Choi, Young-Joo;Oh, Gun-Woo;Kim, Min-Woo;Lee, Seung-Kuk;Park, Ga-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.124-132
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    • 2018
  • The supply of renewable energy has become more vigorous due to Paris Agreement. In Korea, supply policies of renewable energy is being promoted with priority given to public buildings, so, the supply of fuel cell system that are relatively easy to install in buildings is expected to expand, so it is important that study on anti-islanding evaluation of grid-connected power conditioning system(PCS) for fuel cell. In this study, we consider that KGS AB934 PC53 in domestic certification standard of PCS for fuel cell correspond with abroad standard and analyze anti-islanding evaluation that important safety performance when connected grid. Additionally, we constructed a prototype for anti-islanding evaluation of PCS for fuel cell connected in parallel and carried out the demonstration evaluation, so, we have conducted ways that ensure safety performance in accordance with the circumstances where several fuel cell systems are installed.

Global Trend of Cement Production and Utilization of Circular Resources

  • Lim, Chaeyeon;Jung, Euntae;Lee, Seongho;Jang, Changsun;Oh, Chaewoon;Shin, Kyung Nam
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2020
  • In this paper, we reported that the global trend of cement production and utilization as raw materials and as a fuel. As we know, cement is one of the significant materials required for the construction industry. The recent trend of rising urbanization, both the cement and construction industry played a vital role. The cement industry is a major sustainable infrastructure for the countries. Currently, China producing cement half of the world's cement production. During the year 2018, Korea producing cements nearly 57.5 million metric tons. Waste materials are used as circular resources and also having tremendous benefits for cement production. Another important use of these circular resources is fuel for the cement industry. There is a large potential benefit of the cement industry, but it's creating a severe environmental threat. The cement industry contributes to the major emissions of CO2. This leads the global warming. As per the Paris agreement, the Korean government initiated the recycling policy of waste materials and also the utilization of circular resources for the prevention of limited natural resources and also the global warming effect.

Effect of Flow Channel Shape on Performance in Reverse Electrodialysis (유로 형상이 역전기투석 장치의 성능에 미치는 영향)

  • Kwon, Kilsung;Kim, Deok Han;Kim, Daejoong
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.347-352
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    • 2017
  • Reverse electrodialysis (RED), which generates electrical energy from the difference in concentration of two solutions, has been actively studied owing to its high potential and the increased interest in renewable energy resulting from the Paris Agreement on climate change. For RED commercialization, its power density needs to be maximized, and therefore various methods have been discussed. In this paper, the power density was measured using various flow shapes based on the aspect ratio, opening ratio, and number of distribution channels. We found that the power density is enhanced with a decrease in the aspect ratio and an increase in the opening ratio and number of distribution channels.

A Study on Safety Analysis of Stationary LPG - Mobile Hydrogen Complex Refueling Station (LPG 복합 이동식 수소충전소 안전성 분석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Piljong;Kang, Seungkyu;Yoo, Myoungjong;Huh, Yunsil
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.48-60
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    • 2019
  • After the Paris Agreement in 2015, the government has been promoting various policies such as 'Hydrogen-Economy Roadmap(2019)' to supply hydrogen. As part of this, the government announced the goal of building 310 hydrogen refueling stations(HRS) until 2022. To this end, special case standard for the introduction of complex, packaged, and mobile hydrogen refueling stations(MHRS) have been enacted and promulgated. The MHRS has the advantage of being able to supply hydrogen to multiple regions. However, due to the movement and close distance between facilities, it is necessary to secure proper installation standards and operational safety through safety analysis. In this study, the possibility of introduction was investigated by designing a standard model and quantitative risk assessment(QRA). As a result of QRA, personal and social risk were acceptable, and the empirical test direction and implications were derived.