Recently, South Korea boldly asserted its competitiveness in the clean energy race by announcing its five-year plant to invest 2% of its GDP in renewable energy and environment-related industries. This investment will add up to $84.5 billion dollars allocated to growing South Korea’s market share of “green technology” products, which includes clean tech R&D, hybrid cars, and solar batteries.
5. A Wind Farm High up in the Hills
A snap shot of a wind farm taken from a train traveling from Danyang to Jeongdongjin, South Korea. South Korea aims to increase its renewable energy use from 2% to 9%, to mediate sky-high oil prices and compete in the clean tech industry.
Source: Washington Post, RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Image Credit: Yewenyi on Flickr under a Creative Commons License
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