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HD Construction Equipment to double renewable energy use at Incheon plant by 2027

Power purchase deals will raise the rate of renewable electricity at HD Construction Equipment’s Incheon plant to 43.9 percent by next year, a major step toward its 2040 RE100 goal.

2026.8.6

A model of Posco International’s renewable energy power plant is on display at the Posco booth at Smart Energy Plus 2025, held at Coex in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Oct. 15, 2025. [NEWS1]

Nearly 4 in 10 firms participating in RE100 initiative face difficulties in sourcing renewable power

Nearly 40 percent of Korean companies participating in the global Renewable Energy 100 percent (RE100) initiative are struggling to source renewable energy due to high costs and limited procurement options, a report showed Tuesday.

2026.1.20

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Thermoelectric powerplants in western Incheon on Jan. 9, 2025 [YONHAP]

As Korean companies chase clean energy abroad, they struggle to go green at home

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung’s green energy pledge has renewed focus on RE100, but Korean firms are falling behind. Only 1 in 6 RE100 members are near the goal — mostly through overseas operations — as domestic obstacles persist.

2025.5.30

HD Hyundai XiteSolution's solar panel facilities in China [HD HYUNDAI XITESOLUTION]

Companies burn Korea in RE100's renewable electricity score

Korea is the hardest country in which to procure renewable electricity, according to companies privy to an initiative on shifting to all-renewable energy by 2050.

2024.3.12

SK ecoplant's Gyeongnam Changwon Green Energy Center in Changwon, South Gyeongsang [SK ECOPLANT]

SK ecoplant paves way for RE100 at Green Energy Center

SK ecoplant opened its Green Energy Center in Changwon, Korea. The center combines renewables with energy storage, fuel cells, and vehicle-to-grid technology, aiming to provide cost-competitive clean energy for businesses.

2023.11.14

LG Electronics plays a video raising awareness on the environment at the Piccadilly Circus, left, in London and at Times Square in New York, to mark World Environment Day. The videos will play until the end of this month. [LG ELECTRONICS]

LG Electronics joins RE100

LG Electronics said Monday it has joined the RE100, a global corporate campaign aimed at shifting companies' operations to 100 percent renewable energy.

2023.6.5

Kakao joins RE100 initiative to fight climate change

Kakao signed up for the RE100 initiative, a global campaign to replace all electricity generated by fossil fuels with renewable energy by 2050.

2023.5.24

Solar panels installed in Jocheon-eup on Jeju Island [YONHAP]

Korean RE100 companies falling behind on commitments

Thirteen out of 25 RE100 member companies in Korea have no record of purchasing renewable electricity, and only one company — LG Energy Solution — purchased a renewable energy certificate (REC).

2022.12.13

Naver joins the global EV100 initiative

Naver has signed up for the EV100 initiative, a global initiative that aims to switch corporate fleets to electric vehicles (EV) by 2030, the company said Wednesday.

2022.10.26

Samsung Display's OLED panels made with more eco-friendly manufacturing process [SAMSUNG DISPLAY]

Samsung Display signs on to RE100

Samsung Display announced Thursday that it has signed on to RE100, a global campaign to replace all electricity generated by fossil fuels with renewable energy by 2050, following the same move by its parent company Samsung Electronics.

2022.10.13