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- The new President In-Hwan Oh reveals strong ambition, stating: “GTC will take on a new challenge under a transformed paradigm.” With the participation of the Vice President of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Tae-Hoon Lim along with other principal guests and all GTC employees at the GTC conference room, the Green Technology Center (GTC) held an inauguration ceremony for the second President In-Hwan Oh on May 2. Through his inaugural address, the new President In-Hwan Oh, revealing strong ambitions, said, “As the central actor leading green climate technology global thinktank, the GTC will take on a new challenge under a transformed paradigm.” He also requested the advancement of all GTC employees, stating: “Each person should lead the GTC as an individual autonomous driving force by thinking differently and resolutely.” President Oh, who will lead the GTC for the next three years, will achieve the following goals under the new vision of “green climate technology’s leading global agency that corresponds to the new climate system”: - Policy-making of green climate technology that centers on the consumer - Strengthening cooperation with GCF and GGGI and supporting developing countries’ technology cooperation - Drawing research results on the convergence of green technology President In-Hwan Oh, a renewable energy expert who has successfully deployed liquid hydrogen technology on a commercial scale and developed the first hydrogen fuel electric vehicle in Korea, graduated from Seoul National University with a Chemical Engineering major, earned a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, and performed research at KIST. In 2000, President In-Hwan Oh served as Head of KIST Fuel Cell Research Center and demonstrated outstanding leadership that led to various leadership positions such as the Director of KIST Environmental Process Research Division, Director of Research Coordination Division, and finally, the President of KIST Green City Technology Institute.
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- plans to conduct cooperative research for diffusion of domestic energy-efficiency technology in developing countries - plans to suggest policy, finance and technologies for climate change and greenhouse gas reduction The Green Technology Center (GTC) and LG Electronics Inc. made strides towards successful advanced management of domestic energy-efficiency technologies in developing countries to occupy the global energy market. The GTC and LG Electronics Inc. signed a "Cooperative Research Memorandum of Understanding for the proliferation of domestic energy-efficiency technology in developing countries" on April 28 at the International Financial Center (IFC) in Seoul, in a ceremony attended by the GTC President Changmo Sung and LG President and Head of its Energy Business Center and B2B Office, Lee Sang-bong. LG Electronics possesses innovative renewable energy technology, while the GTC has competencies in establishing international cooperative relationships, and affiliation with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through a study of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) technology and finance mechanisms. The purpose of the MOU is to occupy a place in the global energy market by securing business to establish a foundation for "sustainable development" in developing countries Post-2020. Through this MOU, both sides are proceeding with a cooperative study on the proliferation of domestic energy-efficiency technology in developing countries, as well as proposals for climate change policy, finance and technology and for greenhouse gas reduction. The first developing country to participate is the Kingdom of Bhutan, which is located in the southern Himalayas. The GTC and LG Electronics are cooperating to develop a business model for proliferating electric vehicle infrastructure and a next generation intelligent power grid, known as a microgrid, in Bhutan. Bhutan places utmost value on the natural environment and is also interested in generating clean energy and supplying electric vehicles. Efficient generation, storage, and use of energy is very important for Bhutan as the country exports a great proportion of the hydropower electricity it generates from Himalayan waterfalls. Furthermore, Bhutan is actively seeking to supply electric vehicles as generating electric power domestically is more economical than importing motor fuel from abroad. LG President and Head of its Energy Business Center and B2B Office Lee Sang-bong said, “It is important to propose optimized technologies to developing countries depending on their economic level and on the status of their current possession of renewable energy technologies. It is time for LG Electronics to gain an advanced foothold in the global energy market by proposing country specific situation-optimized technologies, based on the capability of automobile parts and energy secured by LG Electronics.” LG Electronics plans to initiate capacity development as an enterprise integration solution which has completed vertical systematization of energy technologies such as the production of renewable energy (solar energy), Energy Storage System (ESS), and Energy Management System (EMS). GTC President Changmo Sung delivered a congratulatory address, saying: “The most crucial point when it comes to technical cooperation with developing countries is to make a substantive connection between technologies those countries actually need and practical projects. It is essential to make the best use of the financial mechanism Post-2020 for this point.” The GTC anticipates successful realization of creative economic activities through this MOU, and the securing of a new growth engine to promote new energy industry by successfully diffusing domestic energy-efficiency technologies overseas.
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- GTC seeks a climate change adaptation strategy under the theme of “Carbon-Free Islands & Smart Green Cities” From March 21 to 22, the Green Technology Center (GTC) co-hosted the 2016 International Green Island Forum with the International Green Island Forum, the Urban Design Institute of Korea, and the International Electric Vehicle Expo at the International Convention Center, Jeju. The International Green Island Forum aims to strengthen networks between various Global Green Island stakeholders such as local government officers, green technology companies, and domestic and international environmental experts focusing on green islands and cities, and to share green island policy and development cases to foster continued efforts for the sustainable coexistence of humanity and nature. This Forum was held under the theme of “Carbon-Free Islands & Smart Green Cities.” In his welcoming speech on the first day, GTC President Changmo Sung said: “With the Paris Agreement, it is time for Korea to prepare a substantive plan to set its goal of a 37% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions against 2030 projections. [...] I hope that the International Green Island Forum gives practical solutions to climate change.” In session two on the second day, GTC Director General HyunWoo Shin presented on a microgrid overseas expansion strategy, introducing analysis of microgrid advancement strategies and activities as a platform for global expansion as well as on GTC’s current participation in the UNFCCC Climate Technology Center & Network, based on a microgrid overseas diffusion strategy recently conducted by the GTC for the Korean Prime Minister’s Office for Government Policy Coordination. Meanwhile, from 2014, the GTC has co-hosted the International Green Island Forum, in order to promote the forum`s vision of "preservation of island characteristics and coexistence between humanity and nature."
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The Green Technology Center (GTC) introduced future green technologies on March 21 at the symposium for the 4th International Day of Forests hosted by the Korea Forest Service and organized by the Korean Forest Society. The symposium held under the theme of “The Forest and Water” was conducted to discuss the role and value of a pure water supply to forests, and to seek a Post-2020 climate change adaptation strategy for the forest sector. In his keynote lecture, Jae-chul Choi, Ambassador for Climate Change in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs introduced the aims and contents of the Paris Agreement. In the first session, presentations were given on the following: ▲ “Forest management plan for the sustainable securement of pure water resources,” by JooHoon Im, Section Chief of the National Institute of Forest Science, and ▲ “The importance of water management in forest and water resources,” by SeungWu Park, Honorary Professor at Seoul National University. In the second session, presentations were given as follows: ▲ “2030 forest and carbon management strategy,” by Lee Mi Ra, Director of Forest Policy Division in the Korea Forest Service, and ▲ “Future green technology for climate change adaptation,” by Ho-Sik Chon, Senior Researcher at the Green Technology Center. In particular, GTC Senior Researcher Chon presented on “nine future green technologies which can effectively reduce risk of increasing natural disasters (typhoon, heavy rains, landslides, and heat waves) induced by climate change,” emphasizing the importance placed upon green technology in the Paris Agreement. Dr. Chon also expressed his opinion: “Developing technology and understanding the effects of climate change should be accompanied by the preparation of a national strategy for addressing the crisis of climate change.” The UN has proclaimed March 21 as the International Day of Forests, urging all governments to promote the forests` value.
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Students from Vrije University in the Netherlands visited the Green Technology Center Korea (GTC) on March 3, 2016, to learn about technology development R&D, implementation into the market and green technology startup culture in Korea. The 20 students were taking courses in green technology, business and innovation at the research university in Amsterdam said they had selected Korea for their annual study tour as they had wanted to visit an advanced East Asian economy to learn more about how green tech R&D and business was done there. They had also visited Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) as well as other Korean institutions during their week-long trip. After being greeted by the head of the Division of Global Strategy GTC-K, Dr. Hyung-ju Kim, the students watched an introductory video and presentation on the GTC-K, followed by a presentation on Korea’s green-tech related national plans and strategies. They learned about GTC-K support for Korea’s national plans for eco-friendly energy towns, as well as national strategies for climate response core technology, transferring microgrid technology to developing countries. They were also introduced to Korean green tech small and medium enterprises including Forcebel which manages municipal waste, Wooin which is now selling its energy efficient Vacuum Steam Boiler in Mongolia, and CM Partner which has produced an electric solar powered hybrid bike. To end the visit, Dutch students also visited the Green InfoLab where they viewed some products created by Korean green tech SMEs.
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The Green Technology Center Korea (GTC) published a book entitled ‘Future Green Technologies that protect the Earth against Climate Change (1st edition: natural disasters),’ introducing nine future green convergence technologies that can help to effectively cope with natural disasters. The book was issued to help the public better understand climate change-related research that has great influence on daily life. The most promising technologies to deal with natural disasters such as typhoons, heavy rains, avalanches, heat waves, etc., were selected through a study conducted by GTC in 2014 entitled : “A study on the application of future convergence technologies for adaptation to climate change” The book introduces nine future green convergence technologies for: ▲meteorological information analysis using super computers, ▲water resource management, ▲Global Positioning Systems (GPS), ▲super concrete, ▲drone applications, ▲zero energy construction, and ▲smart grids etc. A researcher of GTC said, “I hope that recognition of climate change would increase globally by forecasting probable phenomena and letting the public know the importance of relevant technologies.” The GTC plans to publish books containing climate change research results to communicate with the public for sustainable development. This book will be distributed free of charge to those who request it via email (gtcbook@gtck.re.kr) or download the relevant file from the website (www.greenplatform.re.kr).
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President Changmo Sung of Green Technology Center (GTC), elected as a new member of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) at the UNFCCC COP21 - As the first Korean member of the TEC, it is expected to consolidate the role of the Republic of Korea in the international community President Changmo Sung of Green Technology Center (GTC) was elected as a new member of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) at the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which was held in Paris, France. President Sung, as the first Korean member of the TEC for the Asia and the Pacific region will serve a two-year term, beginning from 2016 to 2017. Established as a control tower to promote technology development and transfer for mitigation and adaptation on climate change, TEC is the policy-making body of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism to decide international initiatives for technology cooperation during biannual meetings with representatives from 20 countries among 196 UNFCCC Parties. As the first Korean member to join the TEC, it is expected to enable more active participation by the Republic of Korea in the mechanism on technology cooperation under the UNFCCC, and therefore the Republic of Korea will consolidate its international role in science and technology, including technologies for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Through these technology mechanisms, it is also expected to create new industry and market by expanding technology cooperation between domestic government-affiliated research institutes and private companies at national level, and furthermore cooperation among countries under the new climate regime expects to deliver various measures to reduce greenhouse gas emission. President Sung said, "I will make meaningful contributions to deal with climate change."
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Green Technology Center hosted a seminar on "Technology and Finance Linkage" The Green Technology Center (GTC, President Changmo Sung), a research institute funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & future Planning (Minister Yang-hee Choi) hosted a seminar on "Technology and Finance Linkage" in the "Green Living with Climate Technology" section in the Korean Exhibition during the UN COP21 on December 2nd. Changmo Sung, the President of GTC emphasized in his congratulatory remarks that the key factor in technology transfer with developing countries is to appropriately utilize the essential core technologies in practical projects, and this requires the linkage between technology and finance. The seminar had 2 sessions encompassing presentations in the first session and panel discussion in the second session. In the first session, Professor Yongsung Cho from Korea University presented about the measures to utilize climate technologies and financing, followed by the presentations by the director of GTC, Hyoungju Kim, and Mr. Miles Austin, Deputy Director of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). President Changmo Sung chaired the panel discussion in the second session where Mr. Odalis Martes, Special Advisor of the Dominican Republic Central bank, Mr. Karma Tshering, Member of Technology Committee and National Designated Entity (NDE) for global technology cooperation, and Mr. Jihwan Ahn, Senior Researcher of Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) participated as the panelists. In addition to the panelists, technology and financial experts from home and abroad including officials from multilateral banks and delegations from both developing and developed countries also attended the seminar to participate in the discussion. The discussion also focused on the possible measures to utilize financial mechanisms such as Green Climate Fund which was devised to promote international cooperation for developing countries for climate change response and various cases of the ongoing GTC projects that connects technology and finance were introduced. A researcher from the Green Technology Center stated that "we are planning to continue our support to promote advanced linkage between climate technologies and finance in the future." Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning will establish the "Global Technology Cooperation Center for Climate Change Response" to strengthen the international cooperation in climate technologies in the half of 2016.
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