Recently, the Korea Science and Technology Assessment and Planning Institute has identified 10 emerging technologies with the goal of carbon neutrality. Each emerging technology forms a complementary relationship with other technologies and is expected to produce positive synergy effects to achieve the goal of 2030. Contribute to South Korea’s Nationally Determined Contributions. The 10 specific technologies are as follows:
1. Carbon capture and utilization technology
There are currently 65 carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in the world, 26 of which have been It is put into use, 3 are under construction, 21 are in the initial development stage, and relevant technologies are being actively developed. South Korea is conducting demonstration research on carbon capture technology on a scale of 1 to 10 megawatts, and the technology is still in its infancy. It is estimated that by 2030, 1 million tons of CO2 emitted after coal burning will be captured, the conversion rate of CO2 into fuel will reach 30%, and the CO2 converted into building materials through mineral carbonization will reach 100,000 tons. With the widespread application of large-capacity and long-life secondary battery technology, fuel production and renewable energy storage technology based on carbon capture and utilization will lose their great advantages; however, carbon capture and utilization technology and low-carbon steel production will be compared. The combination will help reduce carbon emissions in the steel industry.
2. Bio-based materials/product manufacturing technology
Bio-based materials/product manufacturing technology starts from bio-based raw materials, expands to bio-based application raw materials such as bio-olefins, bio-acrylic acid, and develops into Materials technology for key intermediates in fine/specialty chemicals, biologicals and bioplastics. In order to reduce carbon emissions, it is necessary to convert naphtha and olefins (raw materials in the petrochemical sector) into low-carbon and environmentally friendly bio-based raw materials and connect the upstream sector (pyrolysis) with the downstream sector (basic raw material production). At present, large Korean companies are taking the lead in using this technology, and multinational chemical companies are also actively transitioning to biochemistry. It is expected that by 2030, the petrochemical industry, South Korea’s main export industry, will transform towards decarbonized and environmentally friendly bio-based raw materials, bio-based application raw materials and bio-plastics to establish South Korea’s global leadership in petrochemical technology. In addition, replacing non-degradable plastics with biodegradable plastics is expected to provide a fundamental solution to prevent land and marine pollution.
3. Low-carbon steel production technology; 4. High-capacity and long-life secondary battery technology; 5. Clean hydrogen production technology; 6. Ammonia fuel power generation technology; 7. Grid integrated system technology; 8. High-efficiency solar cell technology 9. Large offshore wind power system technology; 10. Rare earth element recycling technology.
Keywords:
Technology Assessment and Planning Carbon Neutrality Emerging Technologies
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