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energy production and consumption, but has caused the
environmental destruction. We should consider the rapid
change of climate due to global warming, one of the main Enable Happier World
problems we have. creation of energy using KIER Energy creation of native
new industry for Technologies organizational
KIER
Established in 1977 to contribute to creation of national
solving national culture based
growth engines and the development of the national economy,
energy and climate on cooperation
the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) is working to problems and safety
develop various solutions for national energy and climate consciousness
problems.
For this, KIER is making the best research for energy self-
Improvement of Enhancement
sustaining technologies including the energy efficiency/
research productivity of investment
materials technologies to improve the energy use efficiency through innovative efficiency through
and maximize the industrial efficiency, new and renewable and large sized R&D establishing
energy technologies that would lead the 4th industrial performance detailed R&D
revolution, greenhouse gas reduction technologies to reduce based on market management
the main cause of climate change, and the marine energy and
system convergence technologies.
needs
GOAL system
KIER, which has assumed the burden for national energy tech-
nologies over 40 years, promises to continue multidirectional
researches for the next generation in order to prevent global
warming and realize the environment-friendly future.
President,
Korea Institute of Energy Research
“Toward a content and prosperous society,
Dr. Byong-Sung Kwak, Ph.D
led by KIER energy technology.”
History · Main Function Organization 4 5
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Renamed Korea Separated to Korea President
Energy Energy Economics
Research Institute Institute Energy Saving Energy ICT·ESS Thermal Energy System
(KERI) Energy Efficiency
•Korea Institute of Energy Renamed Korea Institute and Materials
conservation established of Energy Research (KIER) Energy Network
Separation and Conversion
Energy Materials
•The Solar Energy Research Materials
Institute established KERI and Korea Institute of
Geoscience and Mineral Resources Photovoltaic Solar Thermal Convergence
(KIGaM) merged to Korea Institute KIER-UNIST Adv. Ctr.for Energy New & Renewable Energy Resources Ctr.
of Energy and Resources (KIER) new & Renewable
Energy
Energy Economic KIER separated into Fuel Cell
Hydrogen
Policy Division Korea Institute of Energy H2 & Fuel Cell Ctr.for Ind-Acad-lab
(Research branch in Seoul) Research (KIER) and KIGaM
climate change Greenhouse Gas Clean Fuel Biomass & Waste Energy
DAEJEON
Location : Daejeon city
Main Research Areas :
new and renewable energy,
greenhouse gas emission reduction,
energy efficiency and materials
process, etc.
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BUAN Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Center for
ULSAN Industry, Academy and Laboratories
Location : Buan city
Main Research Areas :
Demonstration of hydrogen
GWANGJU and fuel cell
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EnERGY
RESEaRch Energy Efficiency and Materials Technology
Main Research Areas
Energy ▪KIER aims at contributing achievement of the national energy saving goal through energy Thermal ▪KIER researches on efficient energy conversion technologies of heat-to-heat/heat-to-electricity/
demands/supply management and energy saving technology development in the fields of building, electricity-to-heat for efficient use of low and high temperature heat energy and researches on heat
Saving transportation and industry.
Energy energy system including fossil fuel and synthetic fuel combustion.
Research System
Major Research fields Major Research fields
•Smart green building, smart window and door system/integument technology •Future power generation technology
•High efficiency complex drying system and heat recovery system •Oxy-fuel combustion technology
•Alkali metal thermal to electric conversion technology •Heat pump application technology
•Ultra-fine particles electro-spray wet process electric precipitation •Excess enthalpy combustion application technology
high efficiency source technology •Thermal energy system convergence and
•Source technology of high temperature steam production using cross-cutting technology
Non-premixed turbulent oxy-fuel flame injecting from two slit nozzles
the overheat exchanger device
•Sewage sludge fuel manufacturing and processing technology
using green carbon
•Nano-fluid cooling and reliability technology
•Vehicle/engine feel efficiency/environment improving technology
•High efficiency eco-friendly vehicles and future alternative
fuel application technology
•High efficient heating technology and battery pack thermal
management technologies for electric vehicles
High temperature production hybrid Supercritical CO2 power generation The world's first axial-type supercritical CO2 turbine
heat pump system
▪KIER endeavors to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions and rationalize the energy efficiency
Green building
Energy
through improving energy device efficiency for efficient energy production and rational
Network distribution/consumption including cogeneration system, boiler, etc.; and
▪To improve an energy utilization efficiency and reduce the greenhouse gas emission by realizing
the optimal energy management system in physical/virtual energy network unit.
Fluidized bed Ammonia fueled
drying system vehicle, AmVeh Major Research fields
Smart energy network
Energy ▪KIER intends to improve an energy supply/demand/transfer efficiency based on ICT convergence •Energy network optimization based on the interactive energy virtual trading
technology and conduct a research on energy integration management and operation for •Smart composites energy storage and utilization system
ICT·ESS improving energy reliability; and
▪To contribute on stable energy demand/supply with an energy saving technology for improving
•Thermal energy network smart meters
Development and performance evaluation of
energy efficiency and realizing the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. the cogeneration plant
Major Research fields •Development, optimization and performance evaluation of
•ICT convergence energy optimization management and the cogeneration system with a prime mover (motor) such
energy saving technologies as gas engines, turbines, stirling engines, etc.
•Key technologies of distributed power, micro-grid •Development of organic rankine cycle power turbine
and smart-grid intelligent energy harvesting future Development and performance evaluation of high
technology efficiency and low emission boiler system
5kW slim-type
vanadium redox flow •High efficiency technology of electric power guzzling •Wood fuel boiler system for home and industry
battery stack
devices
•Energy storage technology
•Energy storage integration system and demonstration
technologies
•Energy storage test certification and standardization
technology
Separation ▪KIER is developing the nano-based materials (which overcome the limit of the next generation Photovoltaic ▪KIER is engaging in advanced R&D on value chain system technology on solar cells; and
conversion technologies) such as solar PV, thermoelectricity and secondary battery, etc. and ▪To involve in various policies related with the certification system and dissemination actively; and
▪To perform a role as a R&D hub in solar cell covering industry-university-institute, and lead
and separation materials based on various gas membrane for maximizing the industry efficiency.
Conversion the national solar cell power industry growth and contribute to ensure the sustainable core
Major Research fields technologies.
Materials
•High penetration selectivity palladium base and multi-layer composite
hydrogen membrane Major Research fields
•Oxygen permeability ceramic membrane •Crystalline silicon solar cell
•Carbon dioxide membrane capture after combustion 5 Nm3/h capacity pilot module for •Next generation solar cell development such as chemical materials/silicon thin film, dye induction and
pre-combustion carbon capture organic/inorganic composites, etc. based on CIGS, CZTS and CTS
•High performance thermoelectricity module ▶
•Crystalline silicon solar cell materials and module Oxygen-transport ceramic •Photovoltaic (PV) module and building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV)
membrane •Photovoltaic PCS (power conversion system)
recycling ▼
•Metal and oxides (aerogel) nano particle production •PV materials, element component device performance test/evaluation
and application •PV performance test/evaluation technology and international standardization
•Super capacitor materials •Customized PV system design and diagnosis technologies
•Flow battery high performance carbon electrode •Future micro-grid and energy supply network technologies
technology and electrode feature analysis •Solar cell personnel education/training program development
•Metal-air battery core materials and element technology
•Liquid metal battery materials technology
•Cation and conductor battery materials technology
① SOEC stack for hydrogen mass production ② 300 CPSI C-SiC composite honeycomb for CSP ③ Gas separation using metal organic frameworks
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EnERGY EnERGY
RESEaRch New and Renewable Energy Technology RESEaRch Climate Change Technology
Main Research Areas Main Research Areas
Fuel Cell ▪KIER researches on core materials technology development for improving performances and Greenhouse ▪KIER is developing the greenhouse gas capture/utilization (conversion) technologies for climate
durability of fuel cells and electrochemical devices; and change mitigation; and
▪To design the fuel cell and electrochemical system and research the comprehensivization-related ▪To develop clean energy (as an alternative of fossil fuels) utilization/dissemination technologies.
Gas
technologies for building fuel cells, distributed power generation, fuel cell vehicles, IT/portable
power and aPu (auxiliary power unit). Major Research fields
•Low carbon energy/environment process technologies
•CO2 capture and conversion technology by absorption, adhesion, membrane separation and dry particle
Major Research fields
•Solid raw materials energy technology with a fluidized bed
•Core element technology and system of PEFC, SOFC and DMFC
•Pollutants removal technology with combustion flue gases
•Positive/negative ion exchange membrane and high durability MEA
•Low-water stream/non-aqueous/phrase separation CO2 absorbent with low renewable energies
design technologies based on low cost and high performance polymers
•CO2 capture and mineralization technologies using carbonic anhydrase and mimetic catalysts
•Cylindrical/plate SOFC cells/stack/system design and manufacturing
•Catalyst and electrochemical conversion technology for useful compound or clean fuel production from carbon dioxide
technology
•Application technologies with hydrate crystallization (CO2 separation, bio product concentration, desalination
•Fuel cell system design for military, logistics processing and airplane
and natural gas hydrate production technologies)
Hydrogen ▪KIER researches on hydrogen production and storage such as core element technology,
integrated system development, etc. with hydrocarbon reforming and water splitting.
Major Research fields
•SI thermo-chemical water splitting hydrogen production process
•High pressure/purity hydrogen production system for hydrogen storage stations
•Design and control of high efficiency compact-sized fuel processor
•Structure catalyst design for fuel processor
10 tpd coal dryer
•Hydrogen production process by chemical looping
•Water electrolysis and renewable energy connection technology
•Photochemical hydrogen production
Photoelectrochemical hydrogen production SI thermochemical water splitting process CO2 recovery process using promoted K2CO3 aqueous solution
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EnERGY EnERGY
RESEaRch Climate Change Technology RESEaRch Jeju Global Research Center
Main Research Areas Main Research Areas
Clean Fuel ▪KIER has contributed to the national energy security by producing clean fuels from flow-grade Marine Energy ▪KIER is promoting core technologies in the fields of marine energy and
resources; and environment, and developing the commercialized technologies.
▪To ensure a stable supply of gas and crude oil by diversifying gas and crude oil (heavy crude oil)
Convergence
production, treatment, and utilization technologies. & Integration Major Research fields
•Marine energy convergence platform technologies
Major Research fields Fischer-tropsch •Marine energy production technologies: salinity gradient (reverse electrodialysis,
synthesis reactor
•Low-grade fuel upgrading technology (capacity :15bbl/day) pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) and capmixing)
•Low-grade fuel gasification technologies •Seawater desalination and water treatment technologies MVR seawater desalination
•Development of distributed gasification power plant for export/domestic use •Useful resource recovery technologies
•CTL (coal-to-liquid) and BTL (biomass-to-liquid) technologies •Low energy consumption pre-treatment technology and process development
•High-performance catalysts for fischer-tropsch synthesis •Marine energy and environmental core materials and components technology
•Refinery and petrochemical process technologies •Marine bio energy technology
•Gas and liquid separation process: adsorption, distillation, absorption and •Marine energy storage technology
crystallization •Ocean thermal energies such as seawater heat source, etc.
•Treatment and conversion of offshore and onshore natural gas/crude oil •Regional specialization energy technology Salinity gradient power system
(FLNG, FPSO, etc.)
KIER CTL plant Ash-free coal production pilot plant (1 ton/day)
System ▪KIER endeavors to improve the energy utilization efficiency and develop the energy self-
Convergence sufficiency technology with a distributed energy network system.
Major Research fields
•System convergence design tool and operation control system development
•Development of pre-test simulator for performances and reliabilities of components and systems
•Development of battery charging condition/lifetime expectation models
•Power distribution system stability technologies and electricity quality pre-test simulator development
•Integrated operation monitoring and system (total operating center)
•Failure mode and effect analysis
•Big data acquisition and operation management technology
Biomass & ▪KIER engages in and promotes researches on biomass and waste resources-energy with an •Test demonstration standardization process
aim for establishing the sustainable society without greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring the •Dead battery integrity test simulator
Waste future energy/chemical resources after the oil age.
Energy
Major Research fields
•Biofuel production from lignocellulosic biomass Wind ▪KIER endeavors to have the world's best competitiveness through
developing performance test inspection technologies for development
•Biodiesel production from low-grade resources such as Energy and dissemination of wind power system and element component
animal fat and cooking oil technologies.
•Microalgae biorefinery
•Pyrolysis of polymeric waste Major Research fields
•Gasification of municipal waste and production of •Wind turbine control system
Enzymatic sacharification
synthetic natural gas facility, 100 L •Integrated wind turbine design system
•Production of biofuels and chemical feedstocks from •Performance and reliability certification emulation
organic waste •Floating offshore wind turbine dynamic control
•Catalytic conversion of N2O gas •Wind turbine plant integration operation management system
•Biological conversion of fossil fuels •Small/mid-sized wind turbine performance inspection
Photobioreactor system •On/off shore wind farm design and economic feasibility evaluation
using sunlight and coal-
•Heavy oil upgrading
firing flue gas •Bio-oil production and utilization •Wind turbine blade structure and aerodynamic design
•Wind turbine element component reliability evaluation technologies
•Wind turbine noise characteristics evaluation technologies
Demonstration plant
for the pyrolysis of Offshore wind
polymer wastes power system
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Technology Commercialization
Enable happier world using KIER energy technologies
Energy
Research
KIER makes excellent R&D achievements as strong patents (power patenting), commercializes
them, transfers to home and abroad and commercializes such technologies.
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KIER is improving the start-up success rate through providing the space, management, customized
technology guidance and information required for the management of the companies to ensure
startups may manage the business stably using the excellent infra (research personnel, performance
analysis equipment, etc.) of KIER.
•Incubation of startups, support to SMEs, demand prediction, researcher start-up support, technology-link
coordination to SMEs, etc.
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•KIER identifies/plans the future core R&D fields of researches and establishes the technical
response strategies to the energy/climate change/environmental issues using the multiple criteria
decision method, energy system modeling, technical feasibility analysis model, etc.
•KIER researches the policy on techno-econimic ripple effects owing to development and
Korea
Institute of
Energy Climate Technology Strategy
Research
KIER analyzes the technology trend to cope with climate change issues, and provides the
fundamental researches for establishing the innovative R&D strategies and related policies.
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Domestic reduction goal of 37% intended The 2nd Korean national energy master The 4th basic plan for new and renewable
nationally determined contributions (INDC) plan (’14) energy (’14),
The 2nd basic plan for energy (’14)
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InSTITuTE of KIER, building a strategic cooperation network with major international organizations, countries,
EnERGY Global R&D Strategy institutions and, based on it, identifies, plans and carries out the joint international research projects.
RESEaRch
Europe
Canada
Central Asia
Japan
Africa
China USA
Middle East
India
South-East Asia
Latin America
Oceania
R&D Platform KIER plays a role of studying the genetic technologies commonly available in the
Research R&D process and innovating the R&D performance system for improving R&D
quality and productivity.
FEP Convergence •Launched as a part of future advanced fusion research project of the
National Research Institute for Science and Technology (NST)
Research Center •(※Collaborate research institutes: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology,
www.kier.re.kr/fep Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science and Korea Institute of
Specialized analysis
Machinery & Materials)
related to energy •Improvement of power generation efficiency by separation of carbon
environment technologies dioxide sources and supercritical power generation technologies
•Solving global warming through water recovery and technology reuse
Operation of Research on Center for Environmentally •Launched as a part of ministry of environment’s next-generation eco-
internationally commercialization innovation project (EI project)
Friendly Vehicle •Development of low-emission and low carbon technologies focusing on
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accredited testing value improvement
agencies technologies automobile emission allowance standards and automobile greenhouse
gas reduction technologies
•Strengthening competitiveness of the domestic automobile industry
through integrated development, distribution and management of eco-
Research quality friendly automobile technologies
activities •Leading the globalization and top 4 green car powers by advancement
into the overseas advanced automobile markets