1. Target of the Center
1. Necessity of Energy Infrastructure Research
1) Research issues of the energy utilization
Currently, there are two major national challenges that our country faces: increase of fossil fuel import costs and decrease of energy self-sufficiency rate. In order to achieve a stable supply of energy green innovation is a solution. In order to solve these problems, the following two issues should be considered.
- Best balance between renewable energy and conventional fossil fuel energy.
- Development of integrated technology that ensure efficient utilization of energy resources in the society.
Integration of the power generation technology, power storage technology and energy-saving technology is essential for increasing of energy self-sufficiency rate
2) Importance of Energy Infrastructure Technology
It is necessary to move our point of interest from efficiently producing energy to waste-free using the energy. The following two integrated technologies are important.
- Interdisciplinary approaches of electricity and thermal storages, thermoelectric and photoelectric conversions, advanced materials, devices, and systems for energy-saving.
- Practical technology for use of renewable energy.
