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Test Bed

Purpose

KEA constructs infrastructure and install facilities for test analysis, performance evaluation and demonstration in areas with high demand. KEA aims to help commercialization of technology and products of new and renewable energy companies (solar PV, wind power and fuel cell companies) and promote export of such technology and products.

Test Bed Purpose

Overview
  • Project name: New and Renewable Energy Test Bed development project (August 2011~June 2014, 3 years)
  • Objectives of the project: Create regional test beds to foster component, material and facility industry in the field of new and renewable energy and to boost export (3 energy sources, 6 test beds)
  • Lead-institution

    Lead-institution

    Criteria for the companies to be reported as new and renewable energy companies
    Category Region Lead-institutes
    Solar PV Daegu-Gyeungbuk area Gumi Electronics & Information Technology Research Institute
    South-western area University-Industry Cooperation center of Jeonbuk Univiersity (leading institute), Korea Institute of Industrial Technoloy South-western region office (co-leading institute)
    Wind South-eastern area Gyeungnam Techno Park (leading institute), Korea Institute of Industrial Technology South-eastern region office (co-leading)
    South-western area Jeonnam Techno Park
    Fuel cell Daegu-Kyungbuk area Research and Business development foundation Pohang University of Science and Technology
Capacity building activities for new and renewable energy test bed
  • Review meeting on introduction of new facility
    • - Each test bed holds a review meeting on introduction of facility and
      request a review meeting of a leading institute.
    • - The lead-institute reviews and evaluates feasibility of purchase
      and introduction of the facility.
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  • Test bed education
    • - Provide education on new and renewable energy technology
      by energy source and on examination criteria to persons in charge of
      test and performance test of the test bed.
    • - Entities that participated in construction of test facilities share their
      experiences.
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  • Test bed workshop
    • - Participants discuss challenges in installing the facilities and operating
      the test bed to improve the installation and operation work.
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  • Test bed site mentoring
    • - Designate new and renewable energy experts as mentors who can
      offer technical and operational consulting
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