• Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.25-32
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• 2009

In commercial combustion systems, heavy oil is one of main hydrocarbon fuel because of its economical efficiency. Regarding heavy oil combustion, due to increasing concerns over environmental pollutants such as carbon monoxide, unburned hydrocarbon and nitrogen oxides, development of low pollutant emission methods has become an imminent issue for practical application to numerous combustion devices. Also a great amount of effort has been tried to developed effective methods for practical using of biomass. It is also an important issue to reduce carbon tax. In this paper, an experimental study has been conducted to evaluate the effect of biomass reburning on NOx formation in a heavy oil flamed combustion furnace. Experiments were performed in flames stabilized by a multi-staged burner, which was mounted at the front of the furnace. Experimental tests were conducted using air-carried rice husk powder and LNG as the reburn fuel and heavy oil as the main fuel. The paper reports data on flue gas emissions and temperature distribution in the furnace for several kinds of experimental conditions. NOx concentration in the exhaust has decreased considerably due to effect of reburning. The maximum NOx reduction rate was 62% when the rice husk was used by reburn fuel, however it was 59% when the LNG was used by reburn fuel. The result shows the positive possibility of biomass reburning system for optimal NOx reduction.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.242-243
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• 2011

우리나라의 전력 계통은 수도권에 부하가 집중되어 있는 반면에 발전 설비는 비수도권에 위치해서 대규모 북상 조류가 발생한다. 이런 대규모의 장거리 전력 전송은 계통의 안정도를 떨어뜨리고 사고시 전력 계통에 불안정을 야기할 수 있다. 때문에 이를 방지하기 위해 송전전력을 제한하게 되고 그로 인한 혼잡비용이 발생한다. 전압형 BTB(Back-to-Back) HVDC의 경우 유효전력과 무효전력의 독립적인 제어가 가능하므로 전압형 BTB HVDC를 수도권 전력 계통에 투입시켜 무효전력을 보상해줄 수 있다. 무효전력을 보상해주면 수도권으로의 융통전력이 더 증가하게 되고 그로 인한 혼잡비용을 절감시킬 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 PSS/E를 이용하여 전압형 BTB HVDC를 수도권 전력망에 투입하여 융통전력을 계산하고 이를 토대로 탄소세를 고려한 혼잡 비용절감 효과를 알아본다.

• Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.35-43
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is an economic analysis of power plant utilities by comparing electricity generating cost including environmental costs. Considering the enormous role of electricity in the national economy, it is very important to study the effect of environmental regulation on the electricity sector. Because power utilities need for large investment during construction, operation and maintenance, and also require much construction lead time. Economic analysis is the important process in the electric system expansion planning. This paper compares the costs of electricity generation including environmental costs between a coal-fired power plant and an LNG combined cycle power plants. With the simulation, this study surveys the sensitivity of fuel prices, interest rate and carbon tax. In each case, this sensitivity can help to decide which utility is economically better in environmental regulation circumstance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.391-392
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• 2022

탄소중립도시 실현을 위해 내연기관의 폐지를 주장하고 있지만, 현재 자동차세금 구조를 유지하면서 친환경자동차 목표량을 달성한다면 2020년 세수 16.7조원에서 2050년에는 1.4조원으로 약 15.3조원이 감소될 것으로 추정하고 있다. 따라서, 탄소배출 특성 및 자동차세 현황 등을 분석하여 비연소성 배출가스와 상관성이 높은 차량 중량과 차량가를 기반으로 자동차세 개선방안을 제시하였다.

• Korea Trade Review
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.15-33
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• 2022

This study is to investigate multilateral environmental agreements,mainly UNFCCC on the primary export industry of Korea and to make a policy recommendation. Mostly literature reviews are focused on the traditional multilateral environmental agreements and the for the most part analysis are conducted prior to the Paris agreement. The result of survey indicates that many companies have not yet felt burden on their business due to UNFCCC(decarbonization) and have monitored the related policies. But the companies ask the government for strong incentives. The paper implies that enforcing strong government incentives, upgrading usage of the nuclear power, improving the related government legislation, setting up the special task force team with government and private sectors are needed.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.419-455
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• 2008

This paper analyses the Night Thermal-storage Power Service(NTPS) from the perspective of sustainability. It investigates the economic, environmental and social aspects of NTPS, thereby reveals that NTPS triggers the inefficient use of fuel, the increase of carbon dioxide emission and the increase of cross subsidy between consumers. This paper also analyses NTPS from the perspective of energy security. It investigates how NTPS makes LNG demand volatile in winter, thus threatens our energy security. According to the analysis, NTPS directly violates two basic principles of national energy policy; Sustainability and Energy Security. To solve these problems, not only the harmonized adjustment of Heating Oil Tax and Electric Power Rates is needed to curb the rapier increase of NTPS, but also another separate policy is necessary for converting the electric heating system based on NTPS into the one based on Heating Oil.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.65-68
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• 2008

Crop production in a country is very crucial not only in a country's crop self-sufficiency, but also in carbon recycle. Crop can capture and store the emitted $CO_2$ by cereal food consumption. However, imported cereal food is not concerned in carbon recycle and this hinders the accurate estimation of carbon recycle. Korea imports major grain products including wheat, corn, soybean, and rice and about 90% of the grain composition consists of carbohydrate, protein and lipid. Carbon portions in carbohydrate, protein and lipid are 45, 53, and 77%, respectively. When the carbon portions are digested and converted into $CO_2$ completely, one ton of rice, wheat, corn, and soybean can release 1.51, 1.63, 1.56, and 1.56 tons of $CO_2$ to the atmopshere, respectively. Based on this premise, the evolved $CO_2$ calculated from imported grains for the last 4 years in Korea was over 21 MT of $CO_2$. This amount is equivalent to 4.8 billion US dollars in the conception of carbon tax. These results suggest that a decrease in a cereal import(i.e, an increase in a country's crop self-sufficiency) can lower $CO_2$ release to the atmosphere.

• International Area Studies Review
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.427-447
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• 2011

In global, there is an active movement to reduce the green house gas. Allowance and carbon tax are the one of effective alternatives to mitigate green gas effect. In addition, the clean development machinism(CDM) can be applied between the ANNEX 1 and developing countries. It could be an one good solution to reduce the GHG. In the Northern Asia, the CDM can be the one of the possible solution to reduce the GHG because the Japan has a responsibility to reduce GHG and the China and Korea have a room to supply CDM credit. It is suffice to say that if these three countries decide to collaborate, the new international carbon market can be established that can be the similar form of EU-ETS. It is clear that few barriers must be removed to launched such new form of carbon market. Protection of domestic technology, excessive financial request of business opportunities by CDM, and irrational needs of carbon credit that created by CDM, listed constraints define as an one single word, the national selfishness. Once it is cleared, there is high possibility that the Northern Asia CDM trading system can be launched.

• KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.61-87
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• 1992

Reducing the level of greenhouse gas emissions is necessary to mitigate global warming. One of the most feasible methods to reduce emissions would be to conserve energy and substitute fossil fuels. Yet reducing emissions entails huge financial costs, so it is advisable to employ cost-effective economic instruments such as a carbon tax or tradeable emissions permits. Assuming that the proper economic tools will be used in the future, we calculated the optimal level of emissions reduction for Korea. We applied to our cost-benefit analysis Nordhaus' scenario regarding the economic damage from a $3^{\circ}C$ rise in global temperatures, which is the calculated result when the greenhouse gas level doubles. The result of our analysis based on the 1990 data indicates that the optimal level of emissions reduction ranges from 2% to 15 % of current emissions depending on the value of damage parameters. We also found that the amount of emissions must be reduced will increase if action is postponed, when the development of climate engineering technology or more efficient use of energy is expected. In addition, we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the economic instruments available to implement emissions reduction. Tradeable permits and carbon tax are equivalent in their cost-effectiveness, but have different implications in practice.

• Environmental and Resource Economics Review
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.587-635
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to develop the Global Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model (Global CGE Model) in order to produce an economic impact analysis, including prospective obligations for the Post-2012 regime. This model explores the impact of an international emissions trading market and macroeconomic variables such as GNP, consumption, investment, imports and exports, in accordance with potential increased obligations on the Republic of Korea. Distinguishing it from existing studies, this Global CGE Model divides the global community into major economic groups, and in the capacity of the analyzed global model, reflecting the principle nations' macroeconomic indicators through the theoretical approach of endogenous growth theory. Policies such as an emissions trading scheme and carbon tax are reflected in the model. Also, in particular, the model reflects exogenous technological advances. According to this analysis, the stronger the greenhouse gas reductions, the greater the adverse effects on the economy; among macroeconomic indicators that appear, a significant decline is realized in the balance of trade, along with a significant decrease in investment and consumption. Energy dependence, in particular, plays a large role-varying in degree by industry type-, as greenhouse gas reductions would have a greater impact on energy-intensive industries. Furthermore, if Korea, currently recognized as a developing country, is given the obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, competing countries such as China and other developing countries will be given an advantage.