Daejeon

Daejeon

Gwangju

Gwangju

Buan

Ulsan

Jeju

Korea Institute of Energy Research (Headquarter)

Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center

Regional Sites

Location : High-tech science district,

Gwangju city

Main Research Areas

•Bio energy

•Energy storage

Tel : +82-62-717-2411

Gwangju Bio/Energy R&D Center

Location : Techno Industrial

Complex, Ulsan city

Main Research Areas

• Battery industrialization system

technology

• Development and demonstration

of battery convergence technology

Tel : +82-52-702-2500

Ulsan Advanced Energy Technology R&D Center

Location : Yuseong-gu, Daejeon city

Main Research Areas

•New and renewable energy

•Energy efficiency

•Clean use of fossil energy

•CO2 treatment and utilization, etc.

Tel : +82-42-860-3114

Webpage : https://www.kier.re.kr

Korea Institute of Energy Research (Headquarter)

Location : Buan county, Jeollabuk-

do (province)

Main Research Areas

• Demonstration of hydrogen fuel cells

• Domestic largest and world-class

hydrogen fuel cell infrastructure

facility

Tel : +82-63-581-1671

Fuel Cell Research & Demonstration Center

Location : Kimnyeong, Jeju island

Main Research Areas

• On/off shore technology

convergence

•System convergence

•Wind energy

Tel : +82-64-800-2301

Jeju Global Research Center

152 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon (34129) TEL : +82-42-860-3114 FAX : +82-42-861-6224Energium : https://energium.kier.re.kr Blog : https://blog.naver.com/energium Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/kier.re.kr

Buan

Ulsan

Jeju

Fuel Cell Research & Demonstration Center

Ulsan Advanced Energy Technology R&D Center

Jeju Global Research Center

Korea Institute of Energy Research

Major R&D Achievements

한국에너지기술연구원 주요 연구성과

Redox Flow Battery System

Energy Self-reliant Slow Electric Charging System

Lithium Ion Secondary Battery Manufacturing Facilities

Ceramic Oxygen Transport MembranesBifacial Silicon Solar Cell

Interactive Solar Resource Map of Daejeon

Zero Energy Solar Thermal Demonstration Research House

New and Renewable Energy Research

On/Offshore Energy Research

Marine Wind

Power Generation System

Marine Salinity Gradient Power Generation System

It focuses on the research of solar energy and energy storage technologies to overcome the country's energy security

and environmental issues. The core research areas are solar cells and PV technologies, new/renewable resource

energy maps, zero energy solar house and energy storage systems/materials.

•Wind Energy

•Marine Energy Convergence and Integration

•Electric Power System

It has developed core technologies combining both onshore/offshore new and renewable energy sources,

established integrated demonstration platforms, conducted tests and evaluations, and constantly explored and

developed future leading technologies based on cooperation and joint projects with prestigious universities and

research institutes both at home and abroad for energy self-reliance of Jeju as a part of its regional specialty project.

Toward a content and prosperous society, led by KIER energy technology

The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) is a government-funded research institute that develops energy technology that can overcome the climate change crisis for a sustainable future for mankind.

The strategic directions that KIER is pursuing to contribute to the country and humanity are as follows.

Strategic directions˙‌‌Achieving 2050 carbon neutrality to overcome the climate

crisis,˙Building a high-efficiency low-carbon society,˙Leading the Energy Transition 3020 / 4035 plan,˙Realizing the hydrogen economy society

KIER is firmly determined and fully dedicated to achieving 2050 carbon neutrality by developing and disseminating technologies

1) to utilize natural energy such as photovoltaic, wind, and bio, 2) to minimize energy consumption, 3) to use fossil fuels more cleanly,4) to produce, store, and utilize low-cost hydrogen,

hence opening the door to the sustainable future of humanity. In doing so, we will do our utmost efforts to use energy technologies as a growth driver and a source of quality jobs for the country, hence playing a role in ensuring every citizen’s happiness.

With your help and support, I am confident that we can achieve these goals and make our efforts come to fruition.

•Photovoltaic

•Renewable Heat Integration

• New and Renewable Energy

Resource Map

•Energy Storage System

• Energy Conversion and Storage

Material

•Next-generation Secondary Battery

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Climate Change Research

Energy Efficiency Research

Mobile CO2 Capture KIERSOL Process

•Fine Dust

•Greenhouse Gas

•Clean Fuel

•Carbon Conversion

•Energy Resource Upcycling

•Bio Energy

•Energy ICT Convergence

•Energy Management System

•Thermal Energy Conversion System

•Advanced Combustion Power

•Energy Network

It develops carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies to tackle challenges of climate change, fine

dust technologies to secure clean air. It also studies on ways to transform fossil fuels, biomass, and waste into clean

energy sources with high added-value in order to prepare for a period of high oil prices.

Future Energy Research

•Hydrogen

•Fuel Cell

•Energy Material

•Fuel Cell Research and Demonstration

It conducts research on technologies to produce, storage, and transport hydrogen from fossil fuels or water and

to develop fuel cells, to create a future energy society. It has established an infrastructure that supports the entire

cycle of technology development including materials, systems, and performance assessment, and focused on

strengthening the domestic industrial ecosystem.

It explores high-efficiency energy systems encompassing the entire cycle from generation to consumption of

energy to build a smart energy society. Key research areas of KIER include AI and ICT applications in energy, energy

saving and demand control, efficient energy conversion and generation, energy storage system and its operation,

combustion systems for low pollutant emissions and high efficiency, and distributed energy generation and network

technologies.

SiC/SiC Composite Blade for Gas Turbine

Hydrogen Production Unit for Charging Station

SOFC Stack Design/Production Operation Technology

High Altitude RFC, Fuel Cell System for Robots, Home/Building

Water Electrolysis Stack and Performance Efficiency

Two-way Water Electrolysis Cell and Stack Based on Solid Oxide

Ammonia Gasoline Mixed-fuel Car300kVA-class Microgrid Real-time Digital Simulation System

World-class Supercritical CO2 Power Generation Comprehensive Test Loop

300kWth Class Supercritical Pure Oxygen Burner

Two-way Energy Network System

Rapid Pyrolysis Process for Lignocellulosic Biomass (Capacity : 2tons/day)

Business Development & Cooperation It supports the technology transfer and commercialization of superior

energy technologies and helps SMEs thrive in the field of energy technology

by providing technical advice and creating opportunities for SMEs to

participate in joint R&D projects with KIER.

•Business Development •SMEs Cooperation

R&D Strategy It develops R&D policies and strategies including analyzing technology policy

trends to tackle challenges related to climate change. We also build up the

networks with global R&D institutions through collaborative agreements,

workshops, and personal exchanges, etc. in order to promote the co-beneficial

international projects and contribute to the growth of national economy.

•Energy Policy •Climate Technology Strategy •Global Strategy

Platform Technology It conducts supporting R&D based technology and improving R&D process with

the aim to enhance R&D outcomes quality and productivity. Concretely, we cover

support of specialized analysis, test/evaluation, computational science and big

data analysis, engineering, and R&D quality assurance with the main goal of being

an Enabler and Pathfinder of R&D performance in energy environment sector.

Filter Dust Collector with 1/10 Dust Discharge

5,000Nm3/h Class Hydrogen PSA

Bio Electrochemical Reactor Catalyst for Synthetic Gas Conversion

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Recent R&D Achievement

Technical Overview

• A design technique for a compact, highly efficient integrated unit

to produce high-purity hydrogen to be released to the market

• A miniaturized hydrogen production plant technology to produce

and supply high-purity (over 99.999%) and cheap hydrogen at

site after separation and refining based on reforming reaction and

pressure swing adsorption (PSA) by connecting to a city LNG pipeline

Major Features

• Available to supply hydrogen at the 2022 target price (KRW 6,000/

kg) with system efficiency over 81%

• Secured the price competitiveness : Below KRW 1 billion (per unit)

Major Achievement

• Expect to establish the core infrastructure to implement the transition

to hydrogen economy to achieve the goal of installing 310 hydrogen

fueling stations by 2022 and grow related industries in Korea

• Transfer related patents and technical know-how to domestic

companies (estimated royalty : KRW 5 billion)

Design of Highly Efficient Pressurized Modular Hydrogen Production Unit for On-Site Hydrogen Supply

Technical Overview

• A core material technology for highly stable rechargeable

batteries with high capacity for electric vehicles that lowers the

manufacturing cost and increases efficiency by maximizing the

energy storage capacity with new materials

Major Features

• Realized a high energy density with the nanostructured SiOx,

solving the issue of swelling volume upon charging/discharging

batteries in the first place

• Hold about 4 times higher energy capacity compared to graphite,

a conventional material used as the cathode, and available to drive

over 500km per charge when applied to EV batteries

Major Achievement

• Included in the list of top 100 national R&D projects in the fields of

science and technology in 2019

• Concluded a technology transfer with a domestic SME (royalty :

KRW 1,004 billion)

Silicon Oxide Nanoparticles Manufacturing for Lithium-ion Batteries

200-kg/day Unit

500-kg/day Unit

SiOx Nanoparticles

SiOx Nanoparticles Manufacturing Process

Technical Overview

• An eco-friendly alternative technology to meet the challenge of

climate change

• Fundamentally separating CO2 during the process and available to

use various types of fuels, and significantly reduces exhaust gas and

air pollutants emitted from smokestacks

* Oxy-CFBC : Oxy-Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion

Major Features

• Completely separating GHG emitted from thermal power stations

by capturing CO2 in exhaust gas by over 90%

• Reducing the cost of post-processing through desulfurization,

denitrification, and recirculation of exhaust gas in oxy-CFBC process

Major Achievement

• Included in the list of top 100 national R&D projects in the fields of

science and technology in 2019

• Received the MOTIE Minister Award at 2019 Korea Environment

and Energy Awards in the technology category (Ministry of Trade,

Industry and Energy, MOTIE)

• Technology transfer (3 cases worth KRW 435 M/38 SCI(E) papers/

Domestic patents (27 applications, 10 registrations)/Overseas

patents (4 applications, 2 PCTs, one patent registered to JPO/

USPTO/EPO)

Oxy-Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion

0.1 MWth

Oxy-CFBC System

0.1 MWth Oxy-CFBC Facilities

Technical Overview

• A next generation marine energy technology based on the

seawater, an infinite natural resource, as well as (the world's first

and best) core technology to produce electric power (kW level) by

using the difference of salt concentration between freshwater and

saltwater

Major Features

• Available to control the demand and supply of electricity with the

power storage system using the saltwater

• Reducing cost and improving the market competitiveness by using

a cheap energy source

• Various applications are available in areas including power plant,

emergency power supply/defense system, etc.

Major Achievement

• Transfer of technology and know-how related to ion-exchange

membrane for Reverse ElectroDialysis (RED) (estimated royalty : KRW

600 million)

• Plan to transfer the technology and know-how related to stacks for

RED (2020, estimated royalty : KRW 1 billion)

Marine Salinity Gradient Power Generation

Marine Salinity Gradient Power System

Marine Salinity Gradient Power Laboratory

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