Silk Road Super Grid Renewable Energy Summit Astana 8 June 2018 RaeKwon Chung Professor Emeritus Incheon National University
Super Grid HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology can transmit electricity over 6,000 kms SG: paradigm shifting game changer for RE: connecting remote corners of the world to centers of economic activity, Scaling up the magnitude of RE generation Kazakhstan can export green energy (wind/solar) to Central Asia, China, Korea,
Asia Super Grid Asia Super Grid now under development in Mongolia: Mongolia, Russia, China, Korea, Japan, Sept.2011; 100GW, 290 billion USD to be completed by 2050 Jan.2014: Report on ASG released, April 2017: Interim Feasibility Study release; no technical, economic barrier, but political uncertainty, March 2016: “Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization, GEIDCO,” established with the initiative of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC),
Silk Road Super Grid (SRSG) SRSG: can integrate One Belt One Road countries with Renewable Energy(RE), Provide sustainability, long term futuristic mission Kazakhstan: Strategic geographical location; center of Silkway, Huge potential for RE Pioneer of Green Bridge, Future Energy ICGTI: can be the leader of SSG AIIB: Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank can be the investor, ASG: facing political issues SRSG: less political issues SRSG: feasibility Study can be initiated by RE Framework Fund approved by GCF
Silk Road Zero Emission City As a vision for Central Asia Masdar As part of Silk Road Super Grid project Unique Model for Central Asia Climate Conditions Develop Demonstration Prototype, test bed for cutting edge technologies, Attract interests of major companies/investors around the world