Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment Wins Government Award in 'Eco-Friendly Technology' Sector - First Local Government to Receive Honor
Suwon NewsPublished 2019.10.24 06:14
Receives Prime Minister's Commendation for '2019 Environmental Technology Promotion and Consumption Promotion Achievement'...Recognition of 7 Years of Research with 14 Patents Secured
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] The Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment announced on the 23rd that it received a Prime Minister's Commendation at the Ministry of Environment's '2019 Environmental Technology Promotion and Consumption Promotion Achievement Awards Ceremony' held at COEX in Seoul. The Institute is the first local government organization to receive a government award in the 'eco-friendly technology' sector.
The award is interpreted as a result of continuous efforts over the past seven years to support domestic companies' overseas expansion and market dominance through the development of internationally competitive environmental technologies.
Since 2013, the Institute became the first local government to launch the 'Eco-Friendly Water Quality Improvement Technology Development Project,' and through continued efforts has secured a total of 14 patents including two core technologies such as microalgae photosynthesis-based sewage treatment technology. Among the 14 patents, five have been transferred to private environmental companies and are on the verge of commercialization.
In particular, the 'sewage treatment technology using microalgae' transferred to Bugang Tech Co., Ltd. in 2015 attracted attention by concluding the largest technology transfer contract in local government by utilizing oxygen produced in the photosynthesis process of algae for sewage treatment, making it possible to dramatically reduce the energy consumed in water purification as a 'core technology.'
The Institute aims not only to distribute core technologies domestically but also to export technology to advanced countries including the United States, Europe, and Japan.
In particular, the 'partial nitrification technology for low-concentration ammonia' developed in 2015 and currently undergoing technology transfer contracts with domestic environmental companies is receiving the most attention in the international water market recently, raising expectations for exports.
Yoon Mi-hye, Director of the Institute of Health and Environment, said, "This award is the fruit of the efforts of researchers who contributed together for environmental industry development over the past seven years," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to make efforts to secure a leading position in the international water market through the development and dissemination of core technologies."
© Suwon Ilbo. Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited.
Loading comments…