As Part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'Megacity Advanced Development Support' Project
Anticipating Solutions for Energy Transition and Grid Stabilization
Jeollanam-do, together with Gwangju, Jeonbuk, and Jeju, has been selected for a demonstration project to develop and verify power grid stabilization technology based on a distributed energy system, and will officially begin system demonstration research and development (R&D).
This project is part of the 'Megacity Advanced Development Support (R&D)' initiative led by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. It is a concrete implementation project to realize the energy sector cooperation tasks of the 'Honam Megacity Economic Alliance,' which was signed last year to promote economic development among regions.
The rapid expansion of renewable energy has recently contributed to the sustainable energy transition of our society. However, instability in the power grid and the increasing intermittency of renewable sources such as solar and wind are intensifying, leading to more output restrictions and power losses due to difficulties in maintaining voltage and frequency stability in the existing grid structure.
This ultra-regional cooperation project aims to build a 'platform for efficiently managing a distributed energy-based power grid' by integrating core technologies such as Jeonnam-led Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS), Jeonbuk-led ultra-short-cycle ESS, Gwangju-led short-cycle ESS, and Jeju-led sector coupling.
The plan is to simultaneously promote efficient integrated operation of local distributed resources and grid stabilization, discover region-specific business models, and establish a foundation for regional implementation of carbon neutrality and renewable energy expansion policies tailored to distributed energy-specialized areas.
In particular, this project involves broad participation from energy sector innovation institutions and technology-specialized companies in Jeonnam, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, and Jeju, enabling the establishment of joint response strategies among regions and securing a foundation to strengthen energy sovereignty and industrial competitiveness at the megacity level, beyond just the local level.
By realizing a model for sharing power resources and stabilizing the grid among regions, the distributed energy activation policy is expected to grow into a nationwide leading model implemented on an ultra-regional scale.
Kang Sanggu, Director of the Energy Industry Bureau of Jeollanam-do, said, "Through the selection of this megacity cooperation project, we will support Honam and Jeju to become innovation hubs in the distributed energy sector," adding, "We will continue to discover cooperative projects to further strengthen the Honam Megacity Economic Alliance in the future."
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