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Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

Recently, high oil prices have driven the world’s economy toward the verge of a crisis. The reasonsfor such high oil prices include a strong demand for oil from newly emerging economies includingRussia, India and China: political instability in oil producing countries: and speculative capital in theoil markets. Furthermore, a more fundamental cause is the fact that fossil fuel energy resources arelimited and depleting.

Global competition in securing energy is becoming increasingly harsh and serious. The big powershave not excluded going to war in their optional strategies to secure energy resources. And SouthAmerican countries including Brazil have begun to nationalize their energy-related properties.

Korea imports 97% of its total primary energy demand from overseas countries. The country is thefifth largest oil importer and the tenth largest oil consumer in the world. Energy independency is anurgent task to be dealt with within the world’s harsh competition for energy security.

Through its R&D on energy during the past 30 or more years, the Korea Institute of EnergyResearch (KIER) has met the challenges of our times in order to help all sectors of the country,including industry and the daily lives of citizens, to use energy without inconvenience.

In coming years, KIER will continue to take initiatives in building energy technologies as a next-generation driving force for national growth, while making efforts to meet the challenges of ourtime, including high oil prices and climate change protocols.

�Advanced Solar Thermal Research

�Hydrogen System Research�Hydrogen Energy Research�Bioenergy Research

�Geothermal Energy Research

�Fuel Cell Research�Advanced Fuel Cell Research�Wind Energy Research�Solar Cells Research�Photovoltaic Research

�Solar Thermal Research

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� Cogeneration and BoilerResearch

R&D on cogeneration system, energy network(DHC and CES), boiler, burner system and heatexchanger aiming at high energy efficiencyand low pollutant emission� Cogeneration system integration and energy

network� DHC (District Heating and Cooling) and CES

(Community Energy Supply) systems� Organic Rankine or stirling cycle based on

cogeneration technology � Oxy-fuel, biomass and other low NOx

combustion technology for boilers� HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator) and

boilers for power plant

� Industrial CombustionTechnology Research

R&D on advanced combustion technology toenhance energy efficiency and reduceatmospheric pollutants and greenhouse gasesrelated to combustion systems, such asindustrial furnaces, boilers, incinerators, fuelcells and gas turbines� High efficiency furnace technology� Environment-friendly, high efficiency

regenerative/oxygen combustion system� Intelligent combustion control system� Compact burner and micro reactor, including

electrochemistry technology

� Electric Energy andLighting Research

Research on new technology for improvingefficiency and for saving energy in the electricenergy sector, and especially on high efficiencyinnovative lighting technology

�High flux technology of white LED (LightEmitting Diode) light sources

�Ballast technology for electrodelessfluorescent lamps

�Control and power conversion technology forfuel cell hybrid power systems

�Control and monitoring technology fordistributed power systems

�Energy efficiency and performance testing ofelectric equipment

� Automobile Energy andEnvironment Research

Research on high efficiency and environmentally friendly vehicles and transportationpolicies aimed to contribute towards nationalenergy security and to reduce greenhousegases and air pollutants in the automobiletransportation sector

�Technological policies related to energy andthe environment in the transportation sector

�Key technologies of environmentally friendlyengines and vehicles for the next generation

�Application technologies of environ mentallyfriendly fuels on next generation vehicles

�Performance evaluation of vehicle fueleconomy and exhaust emissions

Energy EfficiencyTechnology

� Building EnergyResearch

R&D on energy saving technologies forbuildings, including a building envelope, HVAC,control systems, and convergence tech-nologies

�Green building and low energy buildingtechnology

�Integrated design measures of sustainablebuilding systems

�Building utilities and air conditioning systemtechnology

�Evaluation of sustainable buildings, buildingenergy rating systems

� Waste Heat EnergyResearch

R&D on high efficiency heat exchangers andheat conversion to utilize the waste heat fromindustrial processes, buildings and facilitiesand high efficiency combined dryers

�System technology to use waste heat�High efficiency heat exchanger and enhan-

ced heat transfer technology�Heat conversion technology�High efficiency drying technology�Refrigeration and cooling technology

� Synfuel ResearchR&D on different processes to produce synfuelfrom coal and natural gas, and convertingprocesses (reactors and catalysts) to generatehigh-value-added energy from sludge andheavy oil

�Fischer-Tropsch reaction system development for coal-derived synfuel production

�Gas to liquid (GTL) technology development�Energy conversion process development

(sludge and heavy oil)

� Clean Coal TechnologyResearch

R&D on upgrading low-rank coal and thedevelopment of bio-catalysis for an efficientrecovery of global warming gases: R&D onabatement technologies for particulatematters, and multi-pollutant control foremissions from coal combustion facilities

�Preparation of ash-free coal and upgradingof low rank coal

�Multi-pollutant control technology includinghazardous air pollutants (HAPs)

�Submicron particle reduction and hot gascleanup technology

�Nano structure control technology�Oxidation of volatile organic compounds

and waste heat recovery

� Gasification ResearchR&D on the development of environ mentallyfriendly thermochemical conver sionprocesses for low quality hydrocarbon fuel toproduce hydrogen and combined heat andpower

�IGCC (Integrated Gasification CombinedCycle) development

�Process development for manufacturingsyngas and recycling raw materials fromcombustible waste gasification

�Development of gasification processes fromrefinery residues, pet coke, or naturalbitumen and syngas utilization systems

�Development of thermochemical conversionprocesses for biomass

�Development of new-concept gasifiers andrelated processes

�Process development of gas separation,storage and transportation using gashydrates

� Alternative FuelsResearch

R&D on core technologies to producealternative fuels from various kinds of wastes,and non-conventional petroleum-based fuelsthrough environment-friendly treatment

�Technologies for the practical use ofproduction process, through which high-quality fuel oils are produced from polymerwastes

�Core technologies for pyrolysis anddechlorination of polymer wastes

�Technologies for the production of syntheticcrude oils from non-conventional petroleum-based fuels

�Technologies for the preparation andcombustion of RDF (Refuse-Derived Fuel)

�Technologies for the submerged quenchincineration of toxic liquid wastes

� Chemical ProcessResearch

R&D on separation, reaction, and reactiveseparation technologies including novelcatalysts and adsorbents aiming at energyconservation in a wide range of industriescovering oil refinement, petrochemical, finechemical, and bio-related processes: R&D onchemical processes based on technologies forbuilding a hydrogen economy

�Separation process and separating agents�New catalyst and reaction process�Enhancement of energy efficiency in oil

refinery and petrochemical process�Separation and purification technologies

relevant to the environment preservationincluding clean fuel production

�Purification process for hydrogen and bio-gas

� Air Pollution ResearchR&D on advanced technologies for reducingair polluting substances including greenhousegases, and generating eco-friendly energycarriers for a cleaner environment

�Treatment of greenhouse gases andenvironment polluting substances (SOx/NOx, dust, etc.)

�Refined fuels with sewage sludge andcatalytic gasification of sludge-oil-coalagglomerates

�Solar-driven photo/biocatalytic hydrogenproduction and indoor air purification

�Autothermal reformation of methane intosyngas

� Zero EmissionTechnology Research

R&D on ZETs (Zero Emission Technologies) forinnovative ultra-clean coal energy plants,producing electricity and value-added energyproducts in order to cope with the situation ofhigh oil prices in the 21st century

�Energy environment technology usingfluidization process

�Chemical-looping combustion and gasproduction technology

�Value-added chemical production by coalcarbonizer pyrolysis technology

�Fluidized bed-combustion co-generationboiler technology

�Fluidized bed CO2, H2S capture, and gaspurification technology using dry sorbent

�Development of titania nano-coated beadsusing fluidized bed chemical vapordeposition (FB-CVD)

� Greenhouse GasResearch

R&D on greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation inorder to actively meet the challengesstemming from climate change

�Development of materials and processesfor capture, storage and treatment inmitigating green house gases (GHGs)

�Post-combustion capture technology usingadsorption, absorption and membrane inorder to separate CO2 from flue gas

�Pre-combustion capture technology usingadsorption, absorption and de-carbonizationin order to separate CO2 from syngas

�Technology of high purity oxygen produc-tion using ion transport membrane (ITM) foroxy-fuel combustion to capture CO2

�Development of pollutant removal tech-nologies in relation to GHGs mitigation

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Climate ChangeTechnology

� Fuel Cell ResearchR&D on core technologies for polymerelectrolyte membrane fuel cells for improvingperformance and durability, and for reducingcost through optimization of materials,components, and systems: residential,transportational, and mobile fuel cell systems

�R&D on materials, components, andsystems of PEFCs (Polymer Electrolyte FuelCells) for residential cogeneration systems,electric vehicles, and portable electronicdevices

�Development of core technologies ofelectrodes, membranes, and membrane-electrode assemblies to improve perfor-mance and durability

�Development of an optimal design andoperational schemes of PEFC stacks andsystems

�Training, education, and performanceevaluations of PEFCs

� Advanced Fuel CellResearch

R&D on DAFCs (Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells),SOFCs (Solid Oxide Fuel Cells), PAFCs(Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells) for distributedgeneration, military power sources andportable electronic devices

�DAFC systems and key components forportable, military, mobile and electronicapplications

�SOFC stack, balance of plant and systems �DMFCs (Direct Methanol Fuel Cells) �Education and training programs on fuel cell

core technologies for universities andindustries

�Development of energy production andstorage technologies by using electrochemical energy conversion systems

� Wind Energy ResearchR&D on wind resource assessment, windturbine system and elements development,wind turbine system performance test, windfarm design and maintenance and especiallyoffshore wind power generation demonstration

�Assessment and forecasts of wind energyresources and wind farm design

�Construction and operation of a windturbine test site

�Basic design and analysis of grid-connectedwind turbines

�Installation and operation of demonstrationoffshore wind farms

�Development of low wind speed windturbine blade

� Advanced Solar ThermalResearch

Research on concentrating technology of solarenergy and the applications of makingelectricity and solar fuel production anddevelopment of a renewable energy resourcesdata center

�Concentrated solar thermal powergeneration

�Solar thermochemistry and solar fuelproduction

�Solar energy resource assessment andapplications

�Atlas of renewable energy resources andconstruction of national renewable energydata center

� Hydrogen SystemResearch

R&D on hydrogen systems including catalystsand reactors for hydrogen production as afuture clean-energy source

�Compact natural gas reformers for stationaryPEFCs (Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells)

�Natural gas steam reformers and hydrogensupply systems for hydrogen stations

�Reformers & Catalytic oxidizers for SOFCand MCFC

�Gas to liquids (GTL)�Catalysts for hydrogen and syngas pro-

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� Hydrogen EnergyResearch

R&D on new technologies for the productionand storage of hydrogen as well as on anoptimized process design for mass hydrogenproduction

�Thermochemical water-splitting forhydrogen production (SI, hybrid sulfur, solarthermochemical, thermochemical methanereforming, and other processes.)

�High performance electrolysis system forhydrogen production (PEM electrolysis, hightemperature electrolysis of steam, alkalineelectrolysis)

�Hydrogen storage evaluation system�Advanced CO2-free hydrogen production

system (hybrid water-splitting process)

� Bioenergy ResearchR&D on production and utilization of variousenergies (methane, biodiesel, bioethanol,hydrogen and synthetic gas) from biomass,including organic wastes and lignocellulosicbiomass, using thermochemical and/orbiological technologies

�Biodiesel production technologies �Biological production of hydrogen using

solar energies

�Ethanol production from lignocellulosicbiomass

�Biogas utilization using anaerobic co-digestion

�Gasification, pyrolysis, and combustion ofbiomass

� Geothermal EnergyResearch

R&D on the design of high-efficiency coolingand heating systems using geothermaltechnology, unutilized energy, development ofrelated parts, system evaluation, anddemonstrations

�Geothermal hybrid heating and coolingsystem design, analysis and commissioningtechnologies

�Thermal and power system technologiesusing unutilized energy resource includingwaste energy

�Waste heat (ground water, river, sea)source heat pump system design andtechnology development

�Renewable energy system feasibility studywith RETScreen

�Renewable energy system performanceprediction and verification with IPMVP

� Solar Cells ResearchR&D on materials and devices based on siliconand chemical compounds (I-III-VI, II-VI,CuInGaSe2, CdTe, etc.) of solar cells

�R&D on solar cell materials and devices�Development of amorphous-Si/

|microcry stalline-Si tandem solar cells andamorphous-Si/crystalline-Si heterojunctionsolar cells

�Development of CIGS thin film solar cells byphysical vapor deposition and chemicalprocesses

�Test and performance evaluation of solarcell materials and devices

� Photovoltaic ResearchR&D on silicon solar cells, PV modules, PVPCS, PV systems, as well as certification andperformance evaluations of PV componentsand a PV manpower training program

�R&D on silicon solar cells and PVmanpower training curriculum andprograms

�R&D on PV modules and BIPV modules �R&D on PV power conditioning system

(PCS)�Certification and performance diagnosis of

PV systems and components�Self-controlled distributed power system

technologies for ECO (Electricity ClusterOriented) networks and future-orientedmicro-grid network technologies

� Solar Thermal ResearchR&D on solar thermal systems:

�R&D on solar thermal energy collecting,storage, and utilizing technologies

�R&D on solar heating system technologiesfor building and industrial heat processes

�Performance test of solar collectors and hotwater heater for national certification

�R&D on hydropower systems and assessment of hydropower potential

�R&D on freezing show-cases using ice-slurrytechnology, heat pump application using off-peak electricity

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� Convergence MaterialsResearch

R&D on ionic-conducting ceramic materials, SOFCmaterials, and high-temperature structural materialsfor high efficiency/pollution-free energy facilities,multi-functional ceramic nano-coating technology, fiberreinforced ceramic composites by converging ofenergy, and environment and nano technologies

�Ionic-conducting ceramic membranes for gasseparation and reaction

�Novel solid electrolytes and electrodes for IT-SOFCor HT-steam electrolysis

�Ceramic candle filter for CTL and IGCC plants�Fiber reinforced ceramic composites and Si-based

energy materials�Carbon fiber composite materials for wind turbine

blades�Multi-functional ceramic nano-coating technology

� Advanced Process ResearchR&D on advanced chemical reaction and separationtechnologies for realizing a new energy &environmental system, followed by the commercialization of lab-scale manufacturing processes onspecialized materials and components

�Simultaneous chemical reaction and separationprocess

�Hybrid metal and ceramic membrane processes�Optimization of manufacturing process�Hydrogen storage system�Microwave energy process

� Nano Materials ResearchR&D on functional materials for the green environmentand energy resources, including inorganic membranes,adsorbent/sorbent, inorganic aerogels/hollow spheres,environment-friendly biocomposite and thermo-/photo-electric materials and catalyst

�Inorganic membranes for CO2, H2 recovery andbioethanol purification

�Honeycomb made of inorganic sheet havingnanoporous adsorbents for VOC abatement ordehumidification

�Inorganic aerogel and hollow sphere for thermalinsulation

�Environment-friendly biocomposites�Nano and photo-luminescent phosphors for white

LED�Catalyst and microreactor materials

� Photo-Electric MaterialsResearch

R&D on electrochemical energy storage, photo-electrochemical conversion of solar energy, photo-catalysts, advanced electrochemical and photo-electrochemical materials, high-performance hydrogensensor materials and devices, and electrical andelectronic materials for future energy

�Dye-sensitized and organic solar cell�Electrolyte and electrode for electrochemical energy

storage (super-capacitor, li-polymer battery, andothers.)

�Photo-catalyst �Photo-electric energy conversion and storage

materials �Photo-luminescent materials & devices for energy

efficiency �Gas sensor and MEMS technologies for energy

efficiency control�Organic/inorganic hybrid EL(Electroluminescence)

materials/devices�Color/transparency-changeable smart window

� International CooperationTo enhance the international research capacity ofKIER, the International Cooperation Team carriesout the following activities: First, it supportsresearch activities and networking withinternational organizations and overseas energy-related research organizations: second, itdevelops and fosters methods of utilization ofresearch facilities and manpower between KIERand overseas research organizations: and third, itbuilds and supports the operation of overseascenters for cooperation

Russian Korean Cooperation Center forEnergy and Environment Technology

The Russian Korean Cooperation Center forEnergy and Environment Technology wasestablished in Moscow in 1994. It aims atacquiring fundamental and advanced tech-nologies that have practical aspects for researchand industrial use. For that purpose, Russianscientists are invited into joint research, and thesharing of research facilities and equipment ispromoted. The center, as a legal entityestablished in Russia, has played a pivotal role inpromoting R&D in energy technologies

� Technology Transfer

The Technology Transfer Center aims topromote dissemination of energy technology bythe transfer and commercialization oftechnology developed by KIER, also by thebusiness incubation for energy technologycompanies and the provision of training andeducation programs as well as the distributionof energy technology information

� Testing and Evaluation forEnergy Technology

The Testing and Evaluation Center for EnergyTechnology was established and is currently inoperation for the standardization andglobalization of energy technology through theintegrated management of performance testingand evaluation functions on energy equipmentand technology with energy related testing andanalysis (previously carried out by KIER): thus, itpromotes efficiency and establishes the basisfor a research center specializing in performancetesting, certification and evaluation

� Energy R&D PolicyThe Energy R&D Policy Team’s mission is toestablish KIER’s management goal and strategiesincluding long-term development strategies:exploring and selecting top-priority R&D areasand future promising R&D projects: as well as anoverall R&D plan and detailed plans of action

� Energy TechnologyAnalysis

The Energy Technology Analysis Team has beenconducting research on technological strategiessuch as GHG-reduction potential in its technicalaspect, and so on. The team is also performingresearch on the establishment of an energytechnology database and the effects of developedand transferred energy technologies, as well asan energy demand-side management policy

The Jeju New and Renewable Energy Research Branch was built with the aim tocarry out research and disseminate energy technology at the same time.

�Demonstration of energy technology in the field of new and renewable energy,and through the demonstration, improvement in research results is expected

�Experts trained at the branch �First-hand experience offered�Awareness program offered http://jeju.kier.re.kr

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Energy PolicyResearch

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