Abstract
As global energy consumption continues to increase, the negative impact of global warming also grows. Therefore, eco-friendly energy policy is being established all over the world. Korea’s energy consumption problems are further complicated by the country’s high dependence on energy sourced overseas. Korean energy policy is evolving rapidly to address these problems. Korea has begun to phase out nuclear power and is focusing on developing new sources of renewable energy. So there has been substantial interest in the development of ocean energy. Of all ocean energy technologies, tidal current energy is the closest to the commercialization. Especially, the southwestern coast of Korea is the most promising candidate site for the development of tidal current energy owing to the abundant tidal current energy resource. Meanwhile, ocean energy policy is an important factor in determining the development of ocean energy. Thus, this paper presents the overview of the current status of policy and technology for the tidal current energy system in Korea. These policies explained in this paper can provide significant interest and motivation for the use of tidal current energy resources.
Highlights
Human fossil fuel use has serious global consequences including climate change, unstable energy supply and global warming [1]
This review concentrates on current national energy policies and strategies, market incentives, the development status of tidal current energy converters (TEC) and the open sea test center for TEC in Korea
Energy policy is an important factor in determining energy demand and energy mix
Summary
Human fossil fuel use has serious global consequences including climate change, unstable energy supply and global warming [1]. Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident in March 2011, the Gyeongju earthquake in September 2016 and the Pohang earthquake in November 2017 added momentum to increasing public concerns about safety and environmental energy security In response to these concerns, Korea changed the national energy paradigm for power supply to focus on safe, clean and diverse energy resources. The technology level of ocean energy was evaluated as 72.3% compared to the EU in 2010, but it increased 80.3% in 2016. As there is a strong national commitment to supplying ocean energy, the Korean government is attempting to strengthen investment in technology and policy. This review concentrates on current national energy policies and strategies, market incentives, the development status of tidal current energy converters (TEC) and the open sea test center for TEC in Korea
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