Working-level delegates from Korea and the United States gathered in Seoul last week to discuss the transition to a cleaner economy at the fourth U.S.-Korea Energy Consultations. Representatives of U.S. research institutions traveled to Korea to explore clean energy solutions such as carbon capture and storage, electric car batteries and clean coal. Nuclear energy, gas hydrates and smart grids were also addressed. The Consultations built on progress made last year at the first Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, D.C.
As a result of the Consultations, a number of joint projects are under consideration between Korea and the United States. The two countries have already taken an important step in the area of smart grids: The Ministry of Knowledge Economy is collaborating with the State of Illinois on a pilot project to dramatically reduce energy consumption in Chicago's skyscrapers.
