On the seventh, Hongseong-gun announced that it was chosen for the ‘Rural Energy Conversion Roadmap Preparation Support Project’ by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and can begin the agricultural energy conversion project with a complete project cost of 300 million won, including 150 million won in government funds.
First, the Eco-friendly Agricultural Development Planning Team took on the general role of creating the plan. ▲Evaluation of rural energy consumption and consumption patterns in Hongseong-gun ▲Review of renewable energy sources and technologies applicable to Hongseong-gun ▲Renewable energy introduction technology ▲Evaluation of appropriate location and scale ▲Plans to revitalize resident communities using renewable energy We plan to arrange a roadmap including:
Particularly, as Hongseong is taken into account the biggest livestock farming district within the country, it takes advantage of the regional characteristics and secures energy sources through bioenergy and agricultural solar energy through the deterioration of methane gas to heat homes in areas near energy production facilities in addition to smart farms and horticultural facilities. We plan to create a model of rural carbon neutrality by establishing a roadmap to produce renewable energy to public facilities and industrial facilities.
The Rural Energy Transition Roadmap Support Project is a project that analyzes the provision and demand of assorted varieties of renewable energy tailored to the characteristics of rural areas and prepares a profit model in an effort to effectively reply to energy problems within the agricultural and rural sectors within the era of climate crisis. Hongseong and Jecheon-si in North Chungcheong Province were finally chosen for the competition.
Hong Seong said, “After being designated as an ‘Organic Agriculture Special Zone’ for the primary time within the country, we expanded and prolonged it to a ‘Low Carbon/Organic Agriculture Special Zone’ last yr,” adding, “We’re opening up the long run of rural areas with renewable energy and leading agricultural policies, setting an example for other local governments.” “It is going on,” he said.
Meanwhile, Hongseong said that it has continued to make carbon-neutral efforts within the agriculture and rural areas, including expanding and increasing Hongseong-gun’s status as a ‘low-carbon and organic agriculture special zone’ last yr and beginning to develop Hongseong-gun’s own low-carbon pig farming brand in step with global standards.
Reporter Jaeseung Lee energy@aitimes.com
