Dive Summary:
- South Korea’s Jeju Island project will be the world’s largest smart grid system on its type when it’s finished, according to the World Energy Council.
- A wide range of technology firms and generators are locked in a race to create smarter and more effective energy infrastructures via more reliable smart grid systems.
- South Korea’s place atop the push for technology is a result of the country’s desire to increase nuclear and renewable power, as well as its location in a dynamic energy region.
From the article:
A year ahead of a global meeting of energy leaders in Daegu, South Korea, the country's push ahead on smartgrid technology development has been highlighted by a new report from the World Energy Council.
South Korea's Jeju Island project will be the world's largest smart grid system of its type when complete, the WEC said in announcing the new report today, one year ahead of the World Energy Congress set for Daegu. ...
