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Energy
Minister attends "Top 10" Energy Crisis Response Conference
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang presided the “Top 10 Conference for Energy Crisis Response” at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Seoul on September 26 to discuss countermeasures to the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war and global energy crisis for the winter season with Korea’s 10 largest companies and associations. The conference was attended by the representatives of the top 10 Korean companies and associations, including Samsung Elec date2022-09-28
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Energy
Korea and Uruguay discuss cooperation in new industries
Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun held talks with Uruguay’s Industry, Energy and Mining Minister Omar Paganini at the Government Complex Seoul on September 26 on measures to strengthen ROK-Uruguay cooperation in new industries, including hydrogen, renewable energy and EV. date2022-09-27
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Energy
MOTIE attends CEM13 and MI-7 to deepen global partnership for clean energy
Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry’s Energy Industry Deputy Minister Cheon Young-gil attended the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM13) and 7th Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-7) on September 21-23 in Pittsburg, U.S., representing South Korea. CEM was first launched in 2010 with aim to expand the distribution of clean energy and member states total 30 as of 2022. MI was launched in 2015 to expand clean energy R&D, and member states total 23 as of 2022. South Korea has participated date2022-09-26
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Energy
Vice Minister visits Taebaek Gadeoksan onshore wind farm
Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun visited the Taebaek Gadeoksan onshore wind farm in Gangwon Province on September 22 to inspect the local residents’ wind power project participation progress. The Vice Minister toured the wind power farm and stated in his opening remarks that, “because local farmers and fishermen are inevitably affected by the construction and operation of these renewable energy plants, it is imperative that project developers communic date2022-09-23
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Energy
2nd Vice Minister attends 29th Korea Gas Safety Awards
Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun attended the 29th Korea Gas Safety Awards ceremony to award government commendations to persons that contributed to the advancement of Korea’s gas and hydrogen industry. In the ceremony, Vice Minister Park gave a congratulatory message, and awarded 38 orders of merit and medals of honor to commend those that contributed to developing the hydrogen mobility industry, such as producing Korea’s first hydrogen fuel cell con date2022-09-21
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Energy
MOTIE attends 2nd Industry & Energy GHG Reduction Council Meeting
Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun attended the 2nd Industry & Energy Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Council Meeting on September 16 in Seoul for the KOTRA-GGGI (Global Green Growth Institute) MOU signing ceremony. In his opening remarks, Vice Minister Park emphasized that greenhouse gas emission reduction project is humanity’s means of countering climate change, and is also a measure to expand exports and new job openings through domestic companies&r date2022-09-19
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Energy
Minister holds 1st Energy Policy Consultation Committee Meeting
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang presided the 1st Energy Policy Consultation Committee Meeting on September 16 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul to discuss renewable energy strategies amid the global energy supply crisis and changing energy landscape. At the meeting, Incheon National University Professor Sonn Yang-hoon was awarded the certificate of appointment by Minister Lee on behalf of the newly commissioned consultation members. Minister Lee gave an opening message and fac date2022-09-19
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Energy
MOTIE attends ASEAN energy meetings
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)’s Energy Policy Director-General Lee Won-ju attended the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS) and 19th ASEAN+3 Energy Ministers’ Meeting on September 16 to discuss energy security reinforcement and clean energy expansion with counterparts from ASEAN and Northeast Asia. At the EAS, Director-General Lee emphasized the urgency of global energy market stabilization and energy security reinforcement, and expressed agreement to the need for clean date2022-09-19
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Energy
Minister holds 1st Energy Policy Consultation Committee Meeting
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang held the 1st Energy Policy Consultation Committee Meeting on September 16 where he gathered experts’ opinions on global energy supply crisis countermeasures. Amid the rapidly changing energy market landscape, protracted Russia-Ukraine war and the energy policy directions announced in July that are to be implemented under the new regime, the need for preemptive mid-to-long term policy tasks and active communication with experts has been co date2022-09-16
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Energy
MOTIE announces Energy Innovation Startup Development Measures
Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang visited the vanadium ion battery (VIB)-based electric vehicle (EV) charging station demonstration site operated by Standard Energy, and presided the Energy Innovation Business Roundtable at Korea Technology Center in Seoul, where he announced the Ministry’s Energy Innovation Startup Development Measures (hereinafter “Development Measures”). Standard Energy, located in Daejeon, is a company recognized for its VIB technology wit date2022-09-15