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Assessment of Energy Self-sufficiency Ratio Based on Renewable Market Potentials for Unit of Local Government (기초지방자치단체별 보급 가능한 재생에너지 시장잠재량을 이용한 에너지 자립률 평가)

  • Kim, Jin-Young;Kang, Yong-Heack;Cho, Sangmin;Yun, Changyeol;Kim, Chang Ki;Kim, Ha-Yang;Lee, Seung Moon;Kim, Hyun-Goo
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.39 no.6
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    • pp.137-151
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    • 2019
  • This study estimated the available renewable market potential based on Levelized Cost Of Electricity and then assessed the renewable derived energy self-sufficiency for the unit of local government in South Korea. To calculate energy self-sufficiency, 1 km gridded market renewable generation and local government scale of final energy consumption data were used based on the market costs and statistics for the recent three years. The results showed that the estimated renewable market potentials were 689 TWh (Install capacity 829 GW, 128 Mtoe), which can cover 120% of power consumption. 55% of municipalities can fully replace the existing energy consumption with renewable energy generation and the surplus generation can compensate for the rest area through electricity trade. However, it was confirmed that, currently, 47% of the local governments do not fully consider all renewable energy sources such as wind, hydro and geothermal in establishing 100% renewable energy. The results of this study suggest that energy planning is decentralized, and this will greatly contribute to the establishment of power planning of local governments and close the information gap between the central government, the local governments, and the public.

An Economic Perspective on Food Security

  • Seung-Ryong Yang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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    • 2022.10a
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    • pp.9-9
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    • 2022
  • The concept of food security has gained increasing attention during the food crisis period between 2006 and 2011. According to the FAO, food security is defined as an access by all people at all times to the food needed for healthy and active life. Achieving food security means that sufficient food is available, food supply is relatively stable, and those in need of food can afford food at a reasonable cost. After a short period of stable food prices the world is facing another food crisis due mainly to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion over Ukraine. Food security has re-emerged as an urgent problem to the world. There have been two conflicting opinions about how to achieve food security. Agricultural exporting countries insist diversification of food sources and freer trade on the top of domestic self-reliance. On the other hand, food importing countries emphasize self-sufficiency of major food crops. This study investigates whether domestic agricultural production contributes to strengthening food security. The panel data analysis shows that the increase in food self-sufficiency raises the Global Food Security Index and lessens the probability of food riots, while lower import tariffs (implying freer trade) do not. Some related issues are discussed accordingly.

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Regional and intrasectoral disparities of development in the agrarian regions of South Korea (南韓農業地域發達에 있어 地域的 및 部門內的 隔差)

  • Dege, Eckart
    • Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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    • v.24
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    • pp.79-87
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    • 1981
  • South Korea's 'Green Revolution', which is considered to be one of Asia's most successful programs of integrated rural development, has achieved two main objectives: (1) bringing the country closer to self-sufficiency and (2) narrowing the income gap between rural and ruban incomes and thus allowing agriculture to participate in the nation's economic growth.

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Design Checklist for Self-sufficient Zero Energy Solar House(ZeSH) (에너지자립형 태양열 주택의 설계 및 시공 방법 체크리스트 수립 연구)

  • Yoon Jongho;Baek Namchoon;Yu Changkyun;Kim Jongil
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.06a
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    • pp.416-421
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    • 2005
  • Most of solar system dissemination has been focused on domestic hot water system of which utilization to a building is relatively simple and safe than solar heating system. Through the survey on a cause of solar house dissemination failure in Korea, we conclude that design integration and systematic approach method for technology application are the most important element for a successful solar house. KIER(Korea Institute of Energy Research) and Hanbat National University have started new project on a development of Zero energy Solar House, called ZeSH which can be sustained just by natural energy without the support of existing fossil fuel. This is the 1st phase research of 10 years long-term ZeSH plan which develops a low-cost and $100\%$ self sufficient ZeSH. The goal of 1st phase ZeSH research is to get a $70\%$ self sufficiency only in thermal loads. Actual demonstration house, named KIER ZeSH I was designed and constructed as a result of 1st phase research work in the end of 2002. Various innovative technologies such as super insulation, high performance window, passive and active solar systems, ventilation heat recovery system are applied and evaluated to the KIER ZeSH I. A lot of computer simulations had been conducted for the optimal design and system integration in every design steps. Considering all the results from detailed hourly computer simulation, it is expected that at least $70\%$ self-sufficiency in thermal loads which is 1st phase target value can be excessively achieved in actual demonstration house. Besides, many valuable findings from the design and analysis to construction could be established such as collaboration method among the participants, practical design and construction techniques for system integration and the others. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the main findings through the development of KIER ZeSH I project. Practical guidelines in every design step for new low- or zero- energy solar house is proposed as result.

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Energy self-sufficiency of office buildings in four Asian cities

  • Kim, Jong-Jin
    • Advances in Energy Research
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 2014
  • This paper examines the climatic and technical feasibilities of zero energy buildings in Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore and Riyadh. Annual and seasonal energy demands of office buildings of various scales in the above cities were compared. Using optimally tilted rooftop PV panels, solar energy production potentials of the buildings were estimated. Based on the estimates of onsite renewable energy production and building energy consumption, the energy self-sufficiencies of the test buildings were assessed. The economic feasibilities of the PV systems in the four locations were analyzed. Strategies for achieving zero energy buildings are suggested.

Strategies of Technology Development for Improvement of National Energy Resources Supply (국내 에너지자원 자급률 향상을 위한 기술개발 전략)

  • Lim, Jong-Se
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.57-61
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    • 2010
  • In order to make higher domestic self-sufficiency ratio of energy resources, these are required to purchase the producing oil & gas fields through the investment of oversea petroleum development, to make M&A, and to enhance recovery in the existing oil & gas fields. For this purpose, it is essential to acquire the core technology regarding the evaluation, design, and management of oil & gas fields. The accumulation of technology of the evaluation, optimal design, proper management of production fields by the help of the continuous R&D program will make great contribution for higher domestic self-sufficiency ratio by the increased number of purchase of foreign producing fields, the increase amount of produced petroleum out of existing fields, and the effective management of the oil and gas fields.

Long-run Estimation of Fertilizer Demand in Korea to Meet the National Food Supply (식량수급(食糧需給)에 따른 비료수요(肥料需要) 전망(展望))

  • Lee, Yun-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.133-147
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    • 1976
  • 1. The purpose of this study is to provide a series of statistical "bench marks" from which one can begin to think systematically about the required development of the Korean food and fertilizer needs over the next quarter-century. 2. The Korean population has been estimated by the characteristics of the population and its social and political situations today. Because fertility and mortality rates are relatively stable and are under control of politics concerned, the estimation rates were established with 1.6% over 1975-1980, 1.3% over 1981-1990, and 1.0% over 1991-2000. 3. Annual per capita absorption of milled rice has fluctuated rather closely around 140kg, since 1968, with no evidence of declining trend. Per capita absorption of barley and wheat around 120 kg, and legumes around 10.6kg, However because the case of wheat and corn productions are rather difficult the self-sufficiency in the future, the rice is considered to be accelerate its yield growth surplus the level of self-sufficiency to export. 4. The fertilizer demand in each element has been calculated by mechanical multiplication of "the recommend index of fetilizer application" to yield a unit production over the need of national food supply by crop year. 5. As a results refer to Table (8), the estimated quantities of total fertilizer demand to meet the national food supply of the years of 1974, 1980, 1985, 1.990, 1995, and 2000 are reached around 871500, 1138150, 1375480, 1515030, 1652090 and 1799850 metric tons in each year.

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A Study on the Establishment of New Town Competitiveness Model (신도시의 경쟁력 모형 설정에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Dong-Yoon
    • Journal of The Korean Digital Architecture Interior Association
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.39-51
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    • 2012
  • This study aims at understanding both the mechanism of new town's competitiveness and its normative pursuit. For the purpose the study steps as follows; (1) Defining operationally cities' competitive power by means of analytic interpretation of substantial nature involved in the preceding studies, (2) Finding some lessons for the desirable development suggested from the history of new town construction in England, France and Japan, where the spatial needs for solving urban problems were exploded after the Second World War, (3) Focusing to agendas regarding development, for example, sustainable development, (4) Recognizing differences between competitiveness of cities and that of new towns and finally (5) Building the model of new town competitiveness, which explains what makes the competitiveness and what kind of effort are necessary for acquiring the advantage. As the result of the process this study concludes that the competitiveness is caused by, or composed of 4 factors. They are Self-sufficiency, Identity, Innovativeness and Sustainability. This frame can be named SIIS-model of new town competitiveness. But there should be contingent and elastic approach in adaptation of these factors to a specific new town, considering its own goal, scale and other situation. The model established in this study is expected to be a analytical frame for the follow-up studies on finding problems and seeking directions of new town development in our country.

Comparative Analysis of the Factors Affecting Self-reliance Ethos between Self-support work and Self-support community Participants (자활근로사업과 자활공동체 사업 참여자의 자립의지 영향요인 비교분석)

  • Lee, Hyoung-Ha
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2015.01a
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    • pp.107-110
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 자활근로사업과 자활공동체사업 참여자를 대상으로 자립의지, 자아존중감, 사회자본 정도와 자활사업 참여집단간의 차이를 분석하고자 한다. 또한 자활근로사업과 자활공동체사업 참여자의 자립의지에 영향을 미치는 개인적 특성요인과 사회자본의 영향력을 비교 분석하고자 한다. 분석결과, 자활근로사업 참여자의 자립의지에 대한 회귀분석 결과, 연령대(B=.228), 건강상태(B=.097), 자아존중감(B=.233), 사회자본(B=.184)이 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 자활공동체 참여자의 자립의지에는 유의미한 변수가 나타나지 않았다.

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A Study on the Effects of the Antipoverty Policy in Local Community : Focusing on the Self-Support System In Korea (지역사회 탈빈곤 정책의 효과 분석 : 경남, 전북지역 자활후견기관 운영의 성과 및 한계 분석과 개선방안의 모색)

  • Lee, Sang-Rok;Jin, Jae-Moon
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.52
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    • pp.241-272
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    • 2003
  • The Self-Support Program was introduced as an antipoverty policy at 2002 year in Korea. But, the Self-Support Program's negative or positive effects have been debated from diverse perspectives to the present. Thus, in this paper, we analyzed the effects of the Self-Support Program using the survey data from program participants. Even though the effects of Workfare Programs can be evaluated by various indicators(ex. income, employment status, poverty status, etc.), in our analysis the effects of the Self-Support Program are evaluated by participants' self-reliant attitudes and behaviors. Major findings are as follows. First, we found that some kinds of self-reliant attitudes(ex. work commitment, self-esteem, etc.) were build up through participation on the Self-Support program, but some kinds of self-reliant factors(job competence and skill, self-sufficiency prospect, etc.) which are more relevant to the self-sufficiency were not build up thorough it. Second, we found the positive effects of the program among people who are females, olders, less educated, more healthy, and the participants who have acquired more certificate of qualifications. Third, we also found that self-support center's job training program, adequate task matching, agency climates and intra-networks influence on the positive effects of the Self-Support Program. These findings suggest that the Self-Support Program has not been successful up to now and it's reformations are required. It means that objectives of the Self-Support Program as an anti-poverty policy must be obvious and program contents must be diverse. And also program administration systems need to be reformed in oder to raise the effectiveness of the Self-Support Program.

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