- ‘Oxy-combustion power generation technology’ expected to create win-win effects with the US (NETL)
- Korea and the US to collaborate to maximize synergy in sustainable power generation
* Cooperative Research And Development Agreement (CRADA) : A system to promote technology transfer through joint research agreements between research institutes, universities, businesses, and countries. A CRADA is required for the joint implementation of an international study with US national laboratories.

The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER, President Jong-Nam Kim) signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA*) on July 9 with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL, Director Brian J. Anderson) under the US Department of Energy to accelerate the development of ‘Oxy-combustion power generation technology.’

As a result of continuing efforts to strengthen international joint research with overseas organizations, KIER became the first Korean institute to sign a CRADA with NETL, a national energy research institute in the United States, for ‘joint research of gas hydrate technology’ in April. KIER has further solidified the Korea-US cooperative technology development network by signing the second agreement.

In collaboration with NETL, a team led by Dr. Hyo-Jin Lee at KIER's FEP Convergence Research Center will explore ‘Oxy-combustion power plant’* modeling and process optimization to find the optimal process configuration and operating conditions as well as compare economic benefits with existing technologies through economic assessments.

In the background of this international joint research, the FEP Convergence Research Center’s (Head Jae-goo Lee) excellence in developing oxy-circulated fluidized bed combustion technology played a role. The FEP Convergence Research Center was the first in Korea to successfully developed an ‘Oxy-circulated fluidized bed combustion technology’ using an exhaust gas recirculation facility. The center is currently test-driving a 2MWe-class oxy-combustion power plant at KIER headquarters. NETL has performed oxy-combustion development studies in its own country (U.S.). The two institutes agreed to conduct joint research, and their active networking and human exchanges are being accelerated the development of eco-friendly power generation technology.