How much money will Korea give to the rechargeable battery industry?

(Yonhap) Korea will provide more than 38 trillion won ($28.8 billion) of financing support to the rechargeable battery industry over the next five years to help boost the competitiveness of the promising sector, the finance ministry said Wednesday.

Does North Korea still use solar power?

In this installment of our series on North Korea’s energy sector, we move away from official and commercial uses of solar and seek to understand the growing use of solar power for personal energy consumption in a country where its people still suffer from an unreliable power supply nationwide.

Is nuclear power a viable option for North Korea's Economic Development?

However, they may not be the most economically viable option for North Korea’s economic development. With the world increasingly focused on reducing carbon emissions, nuclear power has the potential to play a role in promoting carbon-neutral economic development in North Korea. However, it also comes with drawbacks.

Are light-water reactors a viable option for North Korea's Economic Development?

Light-water reactors are among the more proliferation-resistant types of reactors, as long as the facilities of the reactor are not paired with enrichment or reprocessing facilities. However, they may not be the most economically viable option for North Korea’s economic development.

Is North Korea building wind turbines?

In 2015, North Korea began building small scale wind turbines that generate between 100 and 300 watts of power. Reports claim that the North Korean government is encouraging production plants to erect and make use of wind turbines.

Could old wind turbines be a potential economic opportunity for North Korea?

Experts forecast hundreds of tons of old wind turbines, batteries, and solar modules will need to be disposed of or recycled in this decade—and millions of tons by 2050. This could be a potential economic opportunity for North Korea.