'2022 Korea Energy Awards'... Silver Tower Medal awarded to Jaesung Lee, Vice President of LG Electronics

Park Il-jun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (fifth from the left in the first row), is taking a commemorative photo with distinguished contributors from various fields who have contributed to improving energy efficiency and the development of the renewable energy industry at the '2022 Korea Energy Awards' ceremony held on the 17th at the Grand Intercontinental Hotel in Seocho-gu, Seoul.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, together with the Korea Energy Agency, held the '2022 Korea Energy Awards' ceremony and announced on the 18th that it honored individuals from various sectors who contributed to improving energy efficiency and the development of the renewable energy industry. Marking its 44th year, this event awarded a total of 111 honors, including 25 government awards?3 Industrial Medals, 3 Industrial Decorations, 8 Presidential Citations, and 11 Prime Minister Citations?and 86 Minister of Industry and Energy Citations to individuals and organizations.

The Silver Tower Industrial Medal was awarded to Jaesung Lee, Vice President of LG Electronics, who developed Korea's first high-efficiency inverter technology. The Iron Tower Industrial Medal went to Youngguk Ahn, Head of NongHyup Networks, recognized for his contributions to the dissemination of community-participatory wind power plants and providing free consulting support to farmers. The Stone Tower Industrial Medal was presented to Changho Shim, Vice President of the Korea Energy Agency, for his contributions to establishing energy efficiency management policies, including the introduction of the Energy Efficiency Resource Standard (EERS) for suppliers.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy emphasized that this event holds great significance as a moment to commend achievements in energy demand management and the dissemination and development of renewable energy amid the global energy crisis. Iljun Park, Vice Minister of the Ministry, stated, "In the context of the global energy crisis, improving energy efficiency and advancing technologies related to renewable energy are becoming increasingly important. We urge continued efforts in technology development and dissemination." He added, "We will generously support government tax and financial incentives for technology development activation, as well as loans for investments in energy-saving facilities."

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