Korea (Republic of)
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| Population: | 49,044,790 (July 2007 est.)[1] |
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| GDP (PPP): | $1.18 trillion (2006 est.)[1] |
| Petroleum – consumption – imports: – Gasoline to diesel ratio: | 2.149 million bbl/day (2004)[1] 2.263 million bbl/day (2004)[1] ??? |
| Electricity – consumption – Main sources: | 321 billion kWh (2004)[1] ??? |
| Renewable energy targets: | 7% of electricity by 2010, including large hydro, and 1.3 GW of grid-connected solar PV by 2011, including 100,000 homes (0.3 GW).[2] |
| Ethanol – production: – target: – feedstocks: | ??? ??? ??? |
| Biodiesel – production: – target – feedstocks: | ??? ??? ??? |
Information about biofuels and bioenergy in The Republic of Korea (South Korea).
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- LBL Network Ltd - Investing in bio-ethanol plants utilizing cassava (Manihot esculanta) as a feedstock in Indonesia. They also produce an ethanol-blended fuel in South Korea.
- According to "Largest Bio-ethanol Factory to be Built", 1 December 2006 in TEMPO Interactive, LBL Network Ltd "signed a Memorandum of Understanding with West Java Province and the governments of Kuningan, Subang, Sumedang and Indramayu regencies" for bio-ethanol production. The provincial government will assist farmers to plant the crops, and the company PT Mitra Sae International will administer local operations, with a "manufacturing capacity of 200 million liters of ethanol per year," Indonesia's largest, costing $100 million. Some 50 thousand hectares of land will be needed to sustain the required production of 1.2 million tons of feedstock annually.[1]
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