Hanan "Stable Facility Operation through Integrated Operation Center... Fuel Cost Savings of 205.9 Billion Won"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Korea District Heating Corporation announced on the 7th that it achieved a fuel cost reduction effect worth approximately 205.9 billion KRW last year through the stable and economical operation of district energy facilities via the 'Integrated Operation Center.'

The Integrated Operation Center, which has been in operation since June 2011, plays a key role in improving energy utilization efficiency and stable facility operation through optimal facility operation based on scientific analysis, real-time monitoring and control of all branch facilities.

The main systems utilized by the Integrated Operation Center include ▲Economic Operation System and ▲Real-time Management System and Integrated Operation System support infrastructure. The Economic Operation System is a system that establishes an optimized plan to prioritize operation of the most efficient facilities based on daily regional heat demand and electricity market forecasts.

The Real-time Management System monitors all operational statuses in real time, including production volume, sales volume, and supply status of production facilities. Reflecting this, it re-establishes optimized plans and is used to improve facility efficiency and minimize energy use.

Additionally, through a metropolitan area-linked heat transport pipeline network extending over approximately 200 km from Paju to Dongtan, it maximizes the operational efficiency of metropolitan area facilities and enhances stability by supplying linked branches in emergencies such as facility failures.

A representative from Korea District Heating Corporation stated, "The Integrated Operation Center is striving for energy savings and low-carbon energy supply through improved facility operation efficiency and utilization of the linked network," adding, "We plan to expand and grow it into a distributed energy integrated operation and comprehensive control platform for promoting the Green New Deal based on district energy facilities and renewable energy convergence in the future."

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