Current Policy and Technology for Tidal Current Energy in Korea

Dong-Hui Ko, Jaekwan Chung, Kwang-Soo Lee, Jin-Soon Park and Jin-Hak Yi
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Dong-Hui Ko: Coastal Development and Ocean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 385, Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49111, Korea
Jaekwan Chung: Marine Policy Division, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Sejong Government Complex, 94, Dasom 2ro, Sejong-si 30110, Korea
Kwang-Soo Lee: Coastal Development and Ocean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 385, Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49111, Korea
Jin-Soon Park: Coastal Development and Ocean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 385, Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49111, Korea
Jin-Hak Yi: Coastal Development and Ocean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 385, Haeyang-ro, Yeongdo-gu, Busan 49111, Korea

Energies, 2019, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: As global energy consumption continues to increase, the negative impact of global warming also grows. Therefore, eco-friendly energy policy is being established all over the world. Korea’s energy consumption problems are further complicated by the country’s high dependence on energy sourced overseas. Korean energy policy is evolving rapidly to address these problems. Korea has begun to phase out nuclear power and is focusing on developing new sources of renewable energy. So there has been substantial interest in the development of ocean energy. Of all ocean energy technologies, tidal current energy is the closest to the commercialization. Especially, the southwestern coast of Korea is the most promising candidate site for the development of tidal current energy owing to the abundant tidal current energy resource. Meanwhile, ocean energy policy is an important factor in determining the development of ocean energy. Thus, this paper presents the overview of the current status of policy and technology for the tidal current energy system in Korea. These policies explained in this paper can provide significant interest and motivation for the use of tidal current energy resources.

Keywords: eco-friendly energy policy; Korean energy policy; renewable energy; ocean energy; tidal current energy; ocean energy policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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