To mitigate carbon emissions, the government aims to transition to renewable energy sources including hydrothermal energy, specifically through wastewater heat recovery. This process involves extracting heat from wastewater or treated water. However, assessments of demand sources for local cooling and heating have predominantly focused on the proximity of nearby facilities, without conducting comprehensive demand analyses or defining explicit supply areas. This study proposes a methodology for prioritizing suitable wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) for the implementation and expansion of renewable energy. The methodology is based on the gross floor area of potential wastewater heat demand surrounding WWTPs. Initially, potential supply and demand sources were identified based on the capacity of WWTPs and the gross floor area of buildings capable of utilizing wastewater heat. In the Republic of Korea, 330 WWTPs with a capacity of 5,000 m3/day or more have been recognized as demand sources for wastewater heat recovery. The provision of treated wastewater to structures located within a 500 m radius of the WWTPs for heat recovery is considered a feasible option. The potential wastewater heat demand and renewable energy cluster were identified among the surrounding buildings and complexes A total of 13 potential supplies were identified, provided that the gross floor exceeded 60,000 m². Finally, after prioritizing based on WWTPs with these conditions, the underground plant located in the downtown area was ranked as the highest priority. If further analysis of economic feasibility, CO2 reduction, and energy efficiency are conducted, this approach can be expanded and applied within the framework the Water-Energy Nexus. Wastewater heat can be utilized not only as a renewable energy source but also as a means to enhance wastewater reuse through the supply of treated wastewater.

In this study, we explored the potential of the Maillard reaction-based time-temperature indicators (TTI) as a tool for predicting and visualizing moisture variations during high-temperature drying. Using activation energy analysis, we found that the Maillard reaction-based TTI could not only visualize but also predict changes in moisture contents during high-temperature drying of 60-80oC. The color changes of the Maillard reaction solutions were distinct enough to be discerned with the naked eye, transitioning from colorless to black via the shift of yellow, light brown, brown, and dark brown. The dynamic characteristics for the color change in the Maillard reaction solutions and the moisture changes in the drying of thin-layer apples could be expressed with high suitability using a logistic model. This suggests that the Maillard reaction-based TTI can potentially be a practical and reliable tool for predicting the moisture changes for the high-temperature drying of thin-layer apples, offering a promising avenue for future research and applications.

최근 여러 연구에서 Hg2+에 선택적으로 반응해 형광을 강화시키거나 소광시키는 thiophene을 기반으로한 probe가 많이 개발되어 왔지만, 이에 따른 분광학적 현상에 대한 정확한 분자적 수준의 이론적 해석이 이루어지지 않 았다. 이에 따라 우리는 Hg2+와 thiophene간 상호작용을 면밀히 분석하기 위해 Hg2+와 thiophene간 거리에 따른 에너 지 포텐셜을 구하였다. Hg2+ 이온에 대한 모든 전자(all electron, AE) basis set인 x2c-TZVPPall와 effective core potential (ECP) 기반인 LANL2DZ는 모두 상대성 효과가 고려된 바닥 상태에서 Hg2+와 thiophene이 결합력이 없이 해 리가 되는 에너지 포텐셜을 보여주었지만, 용매인 물이 고려된 시스템에서는 Hg2+와 thiophene이 결합력을 가지는 것 을 보였으며 이것은 실험적인 결과를 잘 재현하는 것이었다. 따라서 Hg2+ 이온을 포함하는 착화합물 시스템에서 올바 른 에너지 상태를 구하기 위해서는 상대성효과와 더불어 solvent 영향도 잘 고려돼야 함을 알 수 있다.

범밀도이론함수(Density Functional Theory, DFT) 기반의 제일원리전산모사는 기저상태의 DFT 에너지를 구하는데 많은 시간소요 및 전산자원을 소모하였다. 이러한 막대한 전산자원의 소모는 DFT 계산에서 고려할 원자수를 수 백개 이 하로 제한되게 되었으며, 이를 해결하기 위해서는 전자구조 계산이 아닌 원자의 환경 내에 원자간 상호작용을 정의 (Force Field, 힘장)하고 이를 통해 주어진 조성 혹은 구조에 따른 에너지를 빠르게 예측 할 수 있어야 한다. 본 논문에서 는 Behler-Parrinello가 제시한 인공신경망 모델을 활용해 인공지능 다원계 힘장을 개발하고 코발트-구리 산화물의 조성에 따른 에너지를 예측하고 안정한 구조를 탐색하는 연구를 수행하였다. 인공신경망 기술로 부터 구리-코발트 산화물에 대 해 15.7 meV/atom의 에너지 오차와 단위거리당 힘 103.6 meV/Å의 정확도를 가지는 인공신경망 포텐셜을 개발하였다. 이 방법으로 빠르고 정확하게 CuCoO 표면구조의 산소 결함률에 따른 생성에너지를 계산할 수 있었고, 에너지 컨벡스 홀을 도시 조성에 따른 안정한 구조를 예측하였다.

본 연구에서는 단기간 관측된 현장 풍속과 기상관측소 장기 풍속의 상관관계를 이용하여 불확실성을 고려한 풍력에너지 추정 방법과 이에 필요한 변수들의 확률모형을 제시하였다. 해석 예제로 광양만의 풍력에너지와 그 확률분포를 추정하였다. 그 결과를 보면 본 연구에서 추정한 연간전력생산량은 특정한 값이 아닌 평균을 중심으로 산재한 확률분포를 구성하고 있으므로 불확실성을 표현하는데 적합하다고 판단된다.

This study performed a basic test to evaluate the energy value of food waste and ground coffee residue, and measured the calorific value of mixtures of food waste and ground coffee in the mass ratios of 1 : 1, 1 : 2, and 2 : 1. According to the results of this study, food waste, ground coffee, and their mixtures are technically viable as energy resources because they all meet Korea’s quality criteria for Bio-SRF. The proximate analysis results for food waste and ground coffee mixture showed 51.6% moisture, 46.2% combustibles, and 2.2% ash content. The high calorific value and low calorific value measured by the SE-C5500 Bomb Calorimeter were 4,602 kcal/kg and 3,927 kcal/kg, respectively. Heavy metal analysis showed the absence of mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As). Therefore, food waste, ground coffee residue, and their mixture sample met Korea’s quality criteria for Bio-SRF, which are technically and economically viable for use as bio-solid fuel (Bio-SRF).

우리나라는 국토환경의 제한과 매년 증가되는 폐기물로 인한 대책으로 미처리폐기물의 매립제로화를 추진하고 있다. 특히 자원순환촉진법 제정을 통해 2035년까지 이용 가능한 폐기물의 직매립을 금지하여 매립비율을 1 % 이하로 목표하였다. 2015 국내 전체 폐기물의 매립처리량은 38,308 톤/일이며 이중 사업장배출시설계폐기물의 매립처리량은 23,577 톤/일로 약 62 %를 차지하고 있다. 사업장배출시설계폐기물인 유기성, 무기성오니류의 매립처리량은 8,926 톤/일로 매립제로화를 달성하기 위하여 재활용과 감량화가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 유･무기성오니류를 배출사업장 업종별로 구분하여 에너지회수로서 재활용 활성화 방안 등과 같은 간접적인 측면과 열적감량을 통한 감량과 같은 직접적인 측면을 통한 매립억제 가능량에 대해 고찰하였다. 유기성오니류의 경우 수분 전처리를 통한 감량화 및 에너지회수로 매립비율 감소효과가 오니류 매립처리량의 40 %의 감소가 예상되며, 무기성오니류에 대하여 추가적으로 직접적인 반입기준을 강열감량 5 ~ 10 % 적용을 한다면 오니류 매립처리량의 73 % 매립처리량 감소가 가능할 것으로 추산된다.

우리나라 에너지 소비는 지속적으로 증가하는 추세를 보이고 있으며 그동안 사용의 편의성으로 인해 화석에너지에 대한 의존도가 계속 증가하고 있다. 그러나 화석연료의 고갈과 화석에너지 가격 상승으로 인해 신재생에너지원에 대한 관심이 커지고 있다. 이에 정부는 신재생에너지 산업화를 유도하고 2035년까지 전체에너지의 11%를 신재생에너지로 공급하겠다는 계획을 설정하였다. 간벌폐기물은 산림에서 간벌작업 시 발생하는데, 대부분 따로 처리하지 않고 산림에 적재하게 된다. 산림에 적재하면 자연적으로 썩게 되고 거름으로 이용되어 산림에 도움이 된다. 하지만 목재가 높은 발열량을 가지고 있어 에너지원으로 사용될 수 있고, 무분별한 적재 때문에 산사태를 유발할 가능성이 있기 때문에 적절한 처리가 필요한 실정이다. 대전광역시의 임상별 임목축적은 2014년 기준 침엽수 2,152,352m³, 활엽수 924,836m³, 혼효림 662,914m³ 이다. 본 연구에서는 대전광역시 간벌폐기물의 발열량 측정과 기초실험을 통하여 에너지원으로서의 가치를 평가하였다. 삼성분 분석 결과, 수분은 평균 13.6%, 가연분은 78.9%, 회분은 평균 7.5%로 나타났다. 모든 항목이 Bio-SRF의 기준을 만족하였다. 원소분석 결과, C는 평균 53.6%, H는 5.7%, O는 34.8%, S는 0.02%, Cl은 0.2%로 나타났다. 중금속의 경우 Hg, Cd, Pb, As 모두 평균 0.1mg/Kg, Cr은 1.1mg/Kg으로 나타났다. 모든 항목이 Bio-SRF 기준을 만족하였다. 발열량의 경우 발열량계로 측정한 저위발열량은 평균 4,850Kcal/Kg, 위에서 분석한 삼성분 값을 활용하여 Dulong's equation을 통한 저위발열량은 평균 4,411Kcal/Kg으로 측정되었다. 모두 고형연료(Bio-SRF)제품의 저위발열량 품질기준인 3,000Kcal/Kg을 충족하였으므로 에너지원으로써 충분한 가치가 있다고 판단된다.

The paper industry requires continuous automation of processes ranging from injection of raw materials to initial paper processes and final processing. Thus, it is a capital- and equipment-intensive industry that requires large investments in facilities and consumes significant amounts of energy for production. Since the concept of a 'Waste Minimization and Sustainable Resource Circulation Society' is key waste management policy, the effective use of waste has been emphasized. To this end, there is significant research on energy conversion in waste incineration plants. Domestically, there is a desire to review and improve sustainable technology development systems in order to maximize thermal energy recovery in waste incineration plants. Therefore, this study compared the energy recovery rate calculation methods currently used in eight paper industry incineration plants. The lower heating value and energy recovery & use rate calculation methods were applied in accordance with the “waste resource energy recovery & use calculation method” located in Paragraph 2 of Article 3 in the Enforcement Decree of the “Wastes Control Act” of 2015. Calculations made using the current method (on the basis of output) showed an average energy recovery rate of 78.6% (75.5 ~ 82.8%), whereas the waste resource energy recovery & use rate calculation method (based on volume used) produced an energy recovery rate of 53.3% (42.5 ~ 74.8%).

In this study, a lower heating value for automobile shredder residue incineration facilities (12 facilities) was calculated using a heat balance method, and a recoverable energy potential was calculated after calculating the effective energy output and the effective energy use according to automobile shredder residue incineration. An analysis of the calculation results showed that the effective output and the effective use had average values of 64.5% (49.8-80.2%) and 31.3% (7.1-57.5%) in an ASR incineration plant, respectively. The calculated ratio of effective use to effective output was an average value of 33.2% (3.0-57.8%). Therefore, in order to improve the efficiency of effective energy used, it is necessary to make more effort to devise various measures.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the regional waste discharge and characteristics in Incheon Metropolitan City, and to evaluate the potential energy recovery for combustible wastes being discharged from Incheon province as well as currently being landfilled in the Sudokwon Landfill Site. Approximately, 2,466 ton and 0.879 kg/(capita·day) were estimated for annual average discharge of domestic wastes and daily domestic waste discharge rate per person in Incheon during the period from 2007 to 2013. The least squares methodology indicates those values to decrease to 1,120 ton and 0.347 kg/(capita·day), respectively in year 2021. The assessment of potential energy recovery for the landfilled household solid wastes indicated that total energy of 1.00 × 107 GJ and 212 billion Won of electric charges could be recovered and saved each year. For the construction wastes, recoverable annual energy and electric charges were 1.04 × 107 GJ and 269 billion Won, respectively.

Biomass resources might be recognized as a promising way to alter fossil fuels, such as petroleum oil, natural gas and coal and to prevent the emission of greenhouse gases which will bring about global warming. Therefore many countries have tried to identify and secure available biomass resources. In this study, the energy potential of Korean biomass resources, such as agricultural biomass wastes, municipal solid wastes, and livestock wastes, was analyzed and calculated by using various data. The available energy potential in 5 major cities in Korea was over 3.5 M TOE. Especially the municipal solid wastes was over 1.5 M TOE, so the conversion of municipal solid wastes might be easily adopted.

The research on potential energy was conducted to conserve the high-exergy energy like primary energy and utilize waste heat from sewage. From the point of view in using the waste heat, the energy potential of waste water from the model house was simulated. From the results,when the heated water was supplied to the model house side in order to put unused energy to practice use, heated water had higher energy potential than unheated water, which was due to the discharge of most of unused energy. The possessing heat capacity of sewage from heated water was increased to 40-70 percents in comparison with that from the unheated water. Therefore, it can be used as energy source for improving coefficient of performance of heat pumps. By adopting the multiple heat pump into a model house, It showed that the possessing heat capacity of sewage was reduced. It was also found that the heat was recovered as energy source for multiple heat pump in a model house.

기존 농업용 댐에서의 소수력발전 사업은 기존 저수지로부터의 방류량을 효율적으로 이용함으로써 전력의 추가 확보에 기여할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존 농업용 댐에서의 부존 수력발전량을 추정하기 위하여 관개용수를 근거로 한 관개수량의 유황, 저수지 발전모의운영 및 비선형계획 모형을 적용하여 기존 농업용 저수지에서의 부존 수력발전량을 추정하였다. 비선형계획법은 소요관개용수 제약조건아래 최대발전량을 찾는 것으로 하였다. 유입량과 관개용수량이 주어진 표본 저수지

In order to study the seasonal variation of kinetic and potential energy of residual flow field in Suyoung Bay of Korea, we calculated its energy budget and compared it with the tidal energy there. The potential energy shows the large value in winter and spring and the small one in summer and early autumn when the density stratification is developed. The kinetic energy of residual flow varies seasonally and the seasonally averaged kinetic energy of residual flow per unit area is 6.4 × 10_-4 ergs s^-1cm^-2. It is mainly governed by the density-driven current with the exception of that in November when the kinetic energy of tide-induced residual current is larger than those of density-driven current and winddriven current. An averaged fraction of the kinetic energy of tide-induced residual current, wind-driven current and density-driven current, which are the major components of residual flow, is 29.1%, 3.4%, 67.5%, respectively, to the kinetic energy of residual flow. The fraction of kinetic energy of residual flow, potential energy and tidal energy per unit area is 1.0 : 6.7 × 10_3 : 8.2 × 10_4, respectively.