How Japan Will Release Treated Water from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant
," Japan's mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency said last week.The government will take "appropriate measures, including immediate suspension of the discharge" if unusually high concentrations of radioactive materials are detected, the document said.The South Korean government has concluded from its own study that the water release meets international standards and said it respects the IAEA's assessment.How have people reacted?Tepco has been engaging with fishing communities and other stakeholders and is promoting agriculture, fishery and forest products in stores
Partners Plan Floating Wind Farm in South Korea
, joining founding shareholder WindPower Korea. Principle Power, which had a role in originating the KFWind project portfolio, will supply its WindFloat foundation technology for the project.South Korea has become a hotbed for renewable energy projects, and offshore wind in particular. The South Korean Government has called for 13 gigawatt (GW) of offshore wind to be installed by 2030 and set a target of at least 30% renewable energy by 2040.KFWind signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Ulsan in January 2019 to cooperate on the development of floating wind projects and support the industrial
Ørsted Sees Huge Offshore Wind Potential in S Korea
Ørsted A/S, the world’s largest offshore wind power producer, said it sees high potential in the Korean offshore wind power market, intending to build long-term, sustainable relationships with the Korean government and companies.“South Korea is a peninsula surrounded by three seas,” said Park Jung-min, head of the Korean market development at Ørsted Asia Pacific. “We estimate that South Korea’s potential offshore wind power capacity can reach 30 GW.”According to Yonhap News Agency, the Danish state-run energy firm has recently completed the establishment
AgileTek Eyes Korean Offshore Wind Industry
to the design and certification support of wind power components, production and construction.Manuel Pimentel, AgileTek business development manager in Asia, said, “South Korea is a key market in terms of offshore wind for AgileTek. The ambitious targets of offshore wind energy set up by the Korean government mean that the market is going to experience fast development in the near future and we regard this as a fantastic opportunity to export our expertise in fixed and floating offshore wind to the region.“Having previously worked with Blue Wind Engineering on a cable technologies review,
North Korea Test Fires Submarine Missile
. The missile flew about 500 kilometres before splashing into the Sea of Japan — the first missile of its kind to reach such a distance. The launch took place at 5:30 a.m. local time, according to a statement from the South Korean Foreign Ministry. The South Korean government and experts said the launch showed technical progress in the North's SLBM program. Having the ability to fire a missile from a submarine could help North Korea evade a new anti-missile system planned for South Korea and pose a threat even if nuclear-armed North Korea's land-based
DNV GL Wins KOGAS TQ Contract
;s reliance on overseas LNG technology and equipment and to instigate the creation of local capability to meet a growing export market. In particular, the initiative recognised the potential synergy with the strong Korean ship building industry to meet the future demand for LNG FPSOs. The Korean government is sponsoring LNG plant R&D initiatives and USD 151M is earmarked for an onshore LNG liquefaction plant and FLNG technology, of which the core technology is the KSMRTM liquefaction process. Successful TQ will be an important factor in establishing confidence in the KSMRTM process