South Korea's wind power generation technology level is only three-quarters of Europe's due to low demand - South Korean report

A survey revealed that as of last year, South Korea's wind power generation technology level remained at three-quarters of Europe's level. The technology has not been fully put into practical use due to low demand for wind power generation.
It has been analyzed as a reason. Representative Lee Dong-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea received a report entitled “Survey on Renewable Energy Technology Level and Domestic Production Rate in 2022” from the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute.
According to a recent report, South Korea's wind power generation technology remains at about 76.7% of Europe, which has the world's best technology. This is the field of renewable energy that the Korea Energy Technology Evaluation Institute
This is the result of a survey of 262 other experts. Of the 15 technical fields related to offshore wind power generation, the field related to power generation towers has reached approximately 90% of the technical level in Europe, but maintenance
In the field of technology, Japan's technology level remains at 65% of that of Europe. Experts believe that the biggest factor behind the technological gap with Europe is the low demand for wind power generation within South Korea.
I mentioned. Major European companies such as the UK and Germany generate more than 40% of their electricity production from renewable energy, with most of this coming from wind power, while South Korea
The proportion of renewable energy generation is only 9%, most of which is solar power. This is followed by a lack of practical application of developed technologies, a lack of companies that lead the technology, a lack of investment resources, a lack of specialized human resources, and a lack of research and development.
They cited a lack of sustainability in research and development, complex related laws and regulations, a lack of facility infrastructure for research and development, and the absence of domestic industry.
Most experts support research and development as a policy solution
In addition to expanding the preferential treatment system for domestically produced products, supporting supply and demand for human resources, and developing business models, it is also necessary. South Korea's solar power generation technology will also be transferred to China, the country with the world's best technology.
In comparison, the average level was 91.6%. The survey found that China has the world's best technology in five out of eight technology fields. polysilicon, ingo
The strength of the materials sector, such as chips and wafers, has manifested itself in technological competitiveness. Experts cited price competitiveness as the biggest reason for the large technological gap with China, followed by low domestic demand.
followed. Additionally, the largest number of respondents cited expanded support for research and development as a policy solution, and said it was also necessary to expand preferential treatment systems for domestically produced products.
Despite these findings from research institutes directly funded by the South Korean government, the government's
Energy-related research and development budgets are decreasing. The technology development budget for renewable energy for next year will be 568.5 billion won (approximately 63 billion yen), a 10.4% decrease from this year. economic slowdown
This is due to the fact that the South Korean government, which has found it difficult to manage its finances due to a lack of tax revenue, has drastically cut its research and development budget. Congressman Lee Dong-joo said, ``Korea's domestic renewable energy industry will
In order to catch up with the technological level of Pakistan and China, there is an urgent need to expand research and development expenditures, but the government is currently making significant cuts to the budget,'' he said, adding, ``Related budgets should be returned to previous levels during this regular session of the Diet.'' said
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