Jeju-do highly relies on outside sources of energy because of its geographical situation. Recently, it has been necessary to enhance its stable energy sources there by protecting it from rising oil prices and preventing further global warming and the ...
Jeju-do highly relies on outside sources of energy because of its geographical situation. Recently, it has been necessary to enhance its stable energy sources there by protecting it from rising oil prices and preventing further global warming and the resulting serious environmental disruptions caused by the use of fossil fuels. Therefore, in this study, We investigate at the reserves and the available capacity of other energy sources, such as solar, wind, biomass, wastes and small hydro energy. The results show that the available capacity of solar energy is 123,525 TOE/year, wind energy is 1, 871,748 TOE/year, and biomass energy is 30, 127 TOE/year. Waste energy has an available capacity of 6,629 TOE/year and small hydro energy is estimated at 2,617 TOE/year. The results of the available capacity of clean energy sources show that it is likely double the annual energy consumption of Jeju. Solar energy and wind energy are the greatest potential energy sources, compared to other energy sources. Furthermore, wind energy is available in the highest quantity.