Greenpeace says electronics giant lags Amazon and Total in renewables use HO CHI MINH CITY/SEOUL : Samsung must switch to using 100% renewable energy in South Korea and Vietnam — the tech conglomerate’s two biggest production bases — even as those countries plan to build more coal-fired power plants, Greenpeace said in a report on […]
South Korea Proposes Cutting Emissions 40% By 2030
The coal-reliant nation will need to pivot quickly to renewable energy under the government’s proposed new climate target. South Korea’s ruling party has proposed a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least 40% by 2030, compared to 2017 levels.It is a significant increase in ambition for the coal-reliant Asian economy but does not match […]
South Korea Seeks Bids for Large-Scale Solar to Meet 2030 Target
South Korea will launch its largest-ever solar photovoltaic (PV) tender in July when it will offer 2 GW of capacity. An extra 2GW could also be offered later this year. South Korea needs to boost its renewable energy sources as it seeks to end coal power South Korea will launch its largest-ever solar photovoltaic (PV) […]
Kakao to Launch New Tailor-Made Charging Service for Electric Vehicles
SEOUL — The urban mobility service wing of South Korea’s web service giant Kakao has partnered with a state power company to launch an electric vehicle charging service that would guide drivers to the nearest and cheapest EV charging station and help them pay with a digital payment system. South Korea with some 820,000 clean […]
South Korea to Spend $40 Billion on World’s Biggest Floating Wind Farm
Just three months after the South Korean government announced it was building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, it has now announced a new ambition: to build the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm. According to reports in Hong Kong newspaper The South China Morning Post, the new wind farm will cost $US32 billion ($A40 […]
GCLSI Showcases 210mm High-Efficiency PV Modules at Green Energy Expo in South Korea
SUZHOU, China : GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd. (“GCLSI” or “the Company”) (Shenzhen:002506), a leading photovoltaics (PV) company in China, has showcased its large-size modules at the Green Energy Expo in South Korea, from April 28 to 30. GCLSI, together with its local partner GS Global Corp., displayed the 210mm modules at the Expo, […]
South Korea Captures 31 Percent of Global EV Battery Market in Q1
Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers accounted for 31 percent of the global market in the first quarter, but their share has slipped since last year in the face of toughening competition with Chinese rivals, a market research firm said on Monday. Seoul: Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers accounted for […]
South Korea raises renewable energy target to 25pc
South Korea’s ministry of trade, industry and energy (Motie) has raised the country’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) policy from 10pc to 25pc. This is the first time the government has officially revised its RPS target since the policy was introduced in 2012. The new RPS policy will be effective from 21 October, six months after […]
How Singapore’s solar power push, using floating farms and vertical panels, offers solutions to other cities
Singapore’s clean-energy campaign could make it a ‘living laboratory’ to provide ideas for other cities around the world. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan and have pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and China by 2060 Singapore is betting on floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies and cut carbon emissions, a […]
Q Cells files more patent infringement complaints in Germany, France
Solar products company Q Cells, which has dual headquarters in South Korea and Germany, has filed a patent infringement complaint in the Regional Court of Duesseldorf against rival Astronergy Solarmodule GmbH. The photovoltaics (PV) maker has done so on March 12, according to an announcement. Furthermore, it has filed separate patent infringement complaints in France […]
