70th Anniversary of the Korea-US Alliance Commemorated with 'Clean Energy Conference'

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 13th that it held the "Korea-U.S. Alliance 70th Anniversary Commemorative Clean Energy Conference" at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seoul. This conference followed the agreement made by the two countries' leaders last April to promote global action in response to the climate crisis and accelerate the transition to clean energy, cooperating to expand clean power and build clean energy infrastructure. About 200 experts from the U.S. Department of Energy, businesses, academia, and research sectors from both countries participated in the event.

In the thematic sessions, discussions centered on opportunities for cooperation in carbon management and commercialization through the use of Carbon-Free Energy (CFE), a global movement promoting decarbonization in the energy sector, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), hydrogen technology development and dissemination, advanced battery technology development, and battery recycling, mainly involving industry stakeholders. The technical sessions featured panel discussions, technology presentations, and exchanges among researchers from Korea's major research institutes and U.S. Department of Energy national laboratories, focusing on innovative clean energy technologies.

In the keynote speech of the conference, Lee Hoe-sung, chairman of the Carbon-Free (CF) Coalition launched last October, introduced the Carbon-Free Energy Initiative. Chairman Lee appealed for active utilization of various carbon-free energy sources at the corporate level to contribute to global climate crisis response and urged participation in the expansion of the CFE Initiative.

In his opening remarks, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Bang Moon-kyu stated, "To achieve carbon neutrality goals while strengthening energy security, it is essential to broadly utilize various carbon-free energies such as nuclear power, renewable energy, and hydrogen." He added, "I hope that the 70-year alliance between the two countries will be transformed into a carbon-free energy alliance and become even stronger."

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