LS Cable & System Commercializes Eco-Friendly PP Cable, Second Developed Worldwide... Greenhouse Gas Reduction
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyewon] LS Cable & System recently announced on the 31st that it has completed a pilot project for eco-friendly distribution cables in collaboration with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and is moving forward with commercialization.
Eco-friendly distribution cables use polypropylene (PP) instead of cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) as the insulating material surrounding the conductor to reduce greenhouse gases and enable recycling. XLPE has been used as an insulating material for cables for over 50 years since the 1960s, but methane gas is generated during its manufacturing process, and it cannot be recycled.
PP cables address these drawbacks by using PP, a plastic material commonly used in chairs and water bottles, which does not generate methane gas and reduces carbon dioxide emissions. Even when the cable is discarded, the PP used as the insulating material can be recycled into various plastic products.
PP is heat-resistant and can transmit more than 10% more power than XLPE cables, making it expected to be introduced first in areas with power overload such as urban centers and busy commercial districts.
LS Cable & System jointly invested about 6 billion KRW with KEPCO to develop the world’s second PP cable in 2015. Subsequently, from 2017 to last year, pilot operations were completed in three regions: Seoul, Busan, and Daegu.
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The company expects commercialization to accelerate as KEPCO has recently been encouraging its regional headquarters to actively use eco-friendly PP cables. Myung Nohyun, CEO of LS Cable & System, said, "As countries around the world strive to reduce greenhouse gases, the use of eco-friendly cables is also expected to spread. Based on domestic operational experience, we will cooperate with KEPCO to expand our global market share."
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