ICT for Energy Efficiency
State-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology(ICT) was introduced
to Korea's only spa facilities that use red ginseng as an attempt to improve energy efficiency.
Large buildings and public institutions have thus far strived to reduce energy consumption through voluntary programs,
but smaller companies and buildings have found it difficult to find suitable measures even if their energy consumption is high.
KT, H2 and ETRI are planning to conduct a test during the first half of 2015 to apply integrated energy management
and trade technology to Red Ginseng Spa and Villa operated by the Jinan-gun County Office, Jeollabuk-do.
The technologies to be applied include integrated energy management control technology for buildings,
distributed resource technology, and protocol technology for energy trade.
ETRI and other participating companies decided to install electricity meters in Jinan Red Ginseng Spa
and other facilities and apply the software technology developed by their researchers to the integrated
building management server as a means of utilizing the energy monitoring technology.
MOU for Integrated Energy Management System
On February 5, 2015, ETRI signed an MOU for national energy projects sponsored by the Ministry of Science,
ICT and Future Planning (MSIP) with Jinan-gun County and Sunil Energy, which is in charge of managing Red Ginseng Spa.
In order to relieve the nation's electricity shortages, new ICT will be introduced
to contribute to saving energy consumption based on improved efficiency.
This technology is in line with the ICT-converged software development policy under the MSIP project
titled 'Integrated Energy Management Services for Buildings/Complexes and Energy Trade Technology Development'
"This MOU brings us closer to the commercial trade services
for surplus energy and distributed and stand-alone energy services."
said Mr. Seong-il Seo, head of the Software Promotion Division of the MSIP.
"This is a significant measure in pursuing commercialization for local buildings
as sites to apply the technologies resulting from the Ministry’s energy R&D initiatives.
We are dedicated to provide related policy and full support on the governmental level."
said Mr. Yeong-myeong Kim, Creative Planner, the MSIP.
Commercialization through Stabilized Technology
The energy exchange/trade platform will be completed on the consumer level through the development and
integrated control of energy trade protocols with international standards.
ETRI exhibited its energy trade protocol technology at the 'AHR Expo 2015' held in Chicago, US last January.
“We will endeavor to achieve meaningful outcomes as a convergence model involving industry-academia-research collaboration
and local authorities in the energy sector and realize energy services that will benefit the general public and consumers,”
said Dr. Jong-hyeon Park, Senior Vice President of ETRI.
Energy solutions of ETRI will make it possible to save energy by 10-20 percent as well as energy sharing/trade.
