KEPCO KDN held the “Workshop on the Development of Power Grid Stability Surveillance System Designed to Cope with the Expanding of Direct Current Transmission and Distribution Systems” at Seoul Spaceshare from Feb. 26 and Feb. 27.
The workshop was attended by about 20 officials from participating institutions, including KEPCO KDN, the manager of the national task, Korea Power Exchange, Korea Smart Grid Institute, Tech University of Korea, Mokpo National University and Zenithtek.
It covered outcome goals for the first year, performance review and education on safety management and security management.
During the workshop, KEPCO KDN shared R&D outcomes and execution methods, stability surveillance on the rise in power generation sources and transmission methods, such as renewable energies and high voltage direct current, as well as the application of research outcomes in the wake of HVDC expanding and security applications on the power gird.
They held discussions on the development of technologies among related working-level officials.
Participating institutions presented project outcomes for the first year.
Those included the latest technology survey on building a high-resolution based integrated control system and the conceptional design of a metropolitan network-based transceiver, out of the 1st to fourth year stages, and others.
They also had an in-depth discussion on the progress plan for the second year.
President Kim Sung-chul of KEPCO KDN Power ICT Research Institute said, “It is an essential matter to cope with an environment in which power grid changes are now transformed into a highly-intelligent digital ecosystem beyond physical changes.”
Kim also called for strengthening core capabilities to achieve national goals, such as the construction of the “West Coast HVDC Expressway,” based on security solutions related to the Korea Cryptographic Module Validation Program (KCMVP), the National Intelligence Service’s cryptographic module certification system owned by KEPCO KDN through the implementing of the national task.
KEPCO KDN Strikes MOU with Senegalese ANER to Cooperate in Energy ICT
KEPCO KDN, a global energy ICT company, signed an MOU on cooperation with the Senegalese renewal energy agency ANER with KEPCO KDN headquarters in Naju, Jeollanam-do, on Feb. 11.
A contract signing ceremony took place with officials of both sides, including KEPCO KDN President Park Sang-hyung and Diouma Kobor, chief of ANER, as well as Prof. Lee Sang-keun of Dongshin University in attendance.
Following the ceremony, both sides discussed follow-up tasks.
The deal calls for sharing digital transformation experiences to expand the spread of renewable energies in Senegal and promoting mutual technology cooperation.
Both sides agreed to cooperate in areas, such as the renewable energy sector encompassing photovoltaic power, wind power and energy storage system; renewable energy system digital transformation and AI and cyber security sectors; a joint planning and implementing an ODA project; and strengthening capabilities and technology education.
Under the agreement, KEPCO KDN plans to implement an ODA project on energy ICT, AI and digital transformation technology, awarded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
As the Senegalese side show an interest in Korea’s energy policies and an example of building an energy self-sufficiency, both sides’ cooperation is expected to serve as an opportunity to ramp up actual technology exchanges and strengthen strategic partnerships.
Meanwhile, the five-member Senegalese delegation, including Kobor, chief of ANER, invited by KEPCO KDN President Park, toured KEPCO KDN headquarters, KEPCO, Korea Power Exchange and KEPCO KPS.
The Senegalese delegates also toured “Daesil Village,” a community of energy independence and carbon neutrality.
It was expected to serve as an opportunity for the Senegal side to share Korea’s district energy self-sufficiency model and accumulate capabilities on the energy independence roadmap applicable to Senegalese agricultural areas.
KEPCO KDN President Park said, “I hope both countries’ technology exchange through the deal and educational program will contribute to strengthening Senegal’s energy self-sufficiency capabilities in Senegalese agricultural areas.”
He also said a self-sufficient microgrid model, which is to be expanded in cooperation with Jeollanam-do, will be a distributed energy success story that can be applied across the whole of Africa.
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