Check out Green IT Pavilion at KES 2010
Innovative new green IT technology - the big issue all around the world nowadays - is unveiled at KES 2010.
Korea Electronics Association (KEA; Chairman Yoon Jong-yong) is holding a themed booth 'Green IT Pavilion', which will introduce green IT technologies, products, cases, business policies and will provide support for environmental/energy regulation issues.
The industry is being provided with environment friendly IT support, such as expert consulting on international environment/energy regulations, to include RoHS, REACH, EuP and WEEE. Also green PC systems which concentrate PCs into rack configurations to maximize energy efficiency will be introduced. In addition, various eco-friendly information will be on available, such as greenhouse gas inventory development solutions, successful cases of green IT applications in companies, solar technology products and environment friendly home appliances.
Also attendees can experience home green IT technology, like energy management, direct electric supply management and building efficiency management skills right at the kiosk.
Events like the 'Green IT industry strategic seminar for green growth' is being held as well. In the first part of the seminar recent advancements in technology, such as green IT and next generation computing and 68 green IT technologies that can be applied at home will be presented. Substantial sources of business for companies, such as talks on recent directions of environmental/energy regulations and company strategies for green growth by related experts will be available in the second part of the seminar.
Smart city saves energy
The biggest global issue facing the world today seems to be "Green Growth" and "Green Technology". Global warming and CO2 emissions are not just something we should pay attention to, but rather yhey should be a target to be strongly regulated by law and a major part of a promising new market.
Recent climate change has been responsible for weather-related damage worldwide, due to heat waves, extreme storms, torrential rains, floods and inundations due to rising sea levels, water shortages and the decrease of crop productivity. If you think this description sounds like something from the Bible, you are right, it does. The Korean Peninsula is not immune to the effect of global warming either.
The unpredictable climate change is is having a devastating effect on the global economy, causing energy shortages which have created high oil prices. Countries, as well as multinational corporations, are competing and cooperating to identify and develop renewable energy technology and high-efficiency equipment, in order to stem the tide of this crisis.
The Korean government is providing various strategies and policies for Green Growth. Korean companies are investing heavily to identify and develop Green Technology. President Lee Myung-bak recently proposed a new vision for Green Growth through his commemorative address at the National Liberation Day Celebration. President Lee announced that the government plans to use Green Technology, which is emerging as an industry with great prospects, as a new growth engine. The government estimates that a million new jobs could be created, solely in the renewable energy field, by 2020.
There are only 5 countries that are considered to be globally competitive when it comes to Green Technology. According to the GETI analysis, the U.S and Japan have registered 2977, 3096 patents respectively, and 1086, 912 S-graded patents over the last 5 years. That would effectively make them the leading countries in the green energy market. Korea is the runner-up with 743 patents and 228 S-graded patents in the past five years. Germany is a little farther behind 402 patents and 64 S-graded patents.
On the GETI scale, used to make an objective evaluation, the U.S scored 11.7, Japan 11.6, and Korea 2.8. Germany scored 1.1, Taiwan 1.0 and Canada 0.6.
Because a 1.0 on the GETI scale equals the world's average technology competitiveness, it means only the 5 countries of the U.S, Japan, Korean, Germany, and Taiwan possess Green Technologies that are above the global average.
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Yet to share the limelight are a plethora of Korean companies who have been making rapid progress toward increasing competitiveness of green energy technologies. Only Samsung SDI and Samsung Electrics were in the top 30 corporations in GETI's list of major leading companies in the green energy field last year. Samsung Electronics and LG Chem, however, have made into the chart this year, proving the strengthened position of Korean companies in the world market.
According to the evaluation, there were only 8 Korean companies that got a score over 1.0 in 2009, but this year there are 11 companies, which shows the increased competitiveness of Korean companies in the field. It seems that the consistent investments and effort made by the government and private sectors are paying off.
KES 2010 presents products on code green. Welcome to the smart and green world!
The Small and Medium Business Administration of Korea is working to support domestic green companies by engaging global green businesses in cooperative activities and establishing a vehicle to foster private-public networking.
KES 2010 presents smart products on code green. The following are the top three green products Korea IT Times selected from SMEs.
SC Technics has a revolutionary domestic manufacturing process to built better parts while being kind to the environment.
SMD Micro fuses are used to safeguard electric devices by breaking the circuit when there is excessive current. SC Technics is a SMD Micro fuse producer whose products protect customers equipment while their manufacturing process takes care of the environment. The company is a subsidiary of Samchang Enterprises and they are real innovators in the component business. Not only do they built state-of-the-art parts, but they are the first to domestically producing Tri-Metal using electronic beams. They also have a copper bonding process that doesn't use lead - another eco-friendly practice and a reason SCT made the list.
AMO Greentech Protects Vital Electronic Devises for Our Daily Lives
AMOGREENTECH builds devices that manage the flow of electricity in a wide variety of applications. Not only do their products allow equipment to function within the capacity of their specifications, but they manage the resource in a conservative way. Efficient energy management is environmentally sound but socially responsible. AMOGREENTECH also manufactures products used in the solar power industry which is another reason they got our vote for inclusion on the list. If you are looking for a green solution, check out their chokes ans transformers.
HILEBEN Offers the Solar Solutions of Tomorrow Today
HILEBENCO.,LTD. is the professional PV solar power company with the top-notch technology in new and renewable energy field. They realized a technological breakthrough while conducting governmental research relating to improvement on PV solar power efficiency. Their service, SUNUP, the solar power total care system has the potential to boost the earning rate of your solar power installation by up to 20%. Improving the performance of an existing solar system is a no brainer and good for everyone. That's one of the reasons that HILEBENCO was awarded Gold Prize of 2008 Green Energy Eco-Electronics Contest hosted by Ministry of Knowledge Economy and part of the reason that we gave them the nod on our list.
