Kyungpook National University (KNU), in partnership with local governments and private companies, declared 바카라사이트 creation of 바카라사이트 “2040 Carbon Neutral Campus” for 바카라사이트 first time among universities in 바카라사이트 country to foster carbon neutrality and regional energy industry.
Kyungpook National University signed a business agreement with Daegu Metropolitan City, Hyundai Electric, and Taeyoung Engineering & Construction?to jointly promote 바카라사이트 “University Campus Carbon Neutral Space Creation Project” May 10 central conference room on 바카라사이트 fifth floor of Kyungpook National University main building.
The agreement was designed to present a new model for realizing carbon neutrality to proactively respond to 바카라사이트 government’s transition to a 2050 carbon-neutral society. Kyungpook National University plans to build 바카라사이트 current campus as a carbon-neutral campus based on renewable energy by 2040.
‘Carbon Neutral Campus’ of?Kyungpook National University?is a pilot project to create an ecosystem for next-generation energy industries led by 바카라사이트 private sector. Kyungpook National University, 바카라사이트 organizer, supports 바카라사이트 creation of a carbon-neutral R&D base, fostering human resources, and industrialization, while Daegu City is in charge of administrative support such as government policy cooperation and deregulation.
Hyundai Electric and Taeyoung?Engineering & Construction, participating organizations, will invest 150 billion won to support 바카라사이트 construction of zero energy buildings and 바카라사이트 construction of campus microgrids. The project will be carried out with a total of 200 billion won (approx).
Through this project, Kyungpook National University said it will realize carbon neutrality by 2040 with greenhouse gases of 26,363 tons or more, a forecast for emissions, by building a low-carbon energy environment as expanding 바카라사이트 supply of renewable energy, smart buildings, future mobility, and microgrid. In addition, 바카라사이트 company plans to train more than 1,000 energy convergence, carbon-neutral experts.
The achievements of Kyungpook National University are expected to expand carbon neutrality to elementary, middle, and high schools in Daegu to realize 바카라사이트 smart green city and smart industrial complex that Daegu City is aiming for in 바카라사이트 future.
Won Hwa Hong, president of Kyungpook National University, said, “For this place where we live to be a good place for future generations, we need to put great value on ‘saving 바카라사이트 earth’. To this end, Kyungpook National University will create 바카라사이트 first carbon-neutral campus in Korea to make actual carbon dioxide emissions “zero” through concrete practices. However, 바카라사이트re is definitely a limit to what a university can achieve.”
“Fortunately, Hyundai Electric and Taeyoung Engineering & Construction decided to actively invest and Daegu City will also generously support 바카라사이트 policy. Kyungpook National University will play a leading role in making 바카라사이트 transition to carbon-neutral, ” Won Hwa Hong concluded.
