Repower South Korea Fall Summit

South Korea |7th - 8th NOV, 2024

Repower South Korea Fall Summit

In October 2024, a two-day summit in Seoul, South Korea, brought together leaders and experts from across the globe to discuss a critical challenge: how to decarbonize coal plants without abandoning investments or displacing local workforces. Hosted by the Repower Initiative, the event highlighted the growing momentum to transform coal plants into sustainable energy hubs without fossil fuels.

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Programme
Exploring global pathways and next-generation solutions to repower coal plants, decarbonize energy systems, and ensure a just transition
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Day 1 – 7 November | ECOSYSTEM
Brief opening remark
9:30
Prof. Jeong Ik Lee, KAIST
Welcome Remarks & Repower Initiative
9:35
Dr. Staffan Qvist, Repower
Global Energy Mix to achieve Carbon Neutrality
9:45
Prof. Dong-Wook Jerng, Chung-Ang University
Coffee Break
10:30
Net-Zero Emissions Goal, Nuclear Energy Scenarios and Coal Repowering for the 21st Century
10:45
Prof. Kim Son Hwi, KAIST
Learnings from Repowering Cases Worldwide
11:30
Lawrence Ang, CCSF | Łukasz Bartela, DEsire | Cindy Taff, Sage | Craig Courter, SMECI
Where are next-gen technologies? PART I
12:30
Mr. Na, I-SMR | Robert Cook, Sage
Lunch Break
13:30
Role of Utilities and Off-takers in Enabling Repowering
14:30
Group Discussion
Where are next-gen technologies? PART II
15:30
Dr. Cho, KIER | Nis Benn, Hyme
Opportunities and Challenges in Scaling Repowering
16:30
Randolph Brazier, HSBC | Lawrence Ang, CCSF | Group Discussion
Closing Remarks, Networking
17:30
Day 2 – 8 November | INTERNAL
Retrospective on Day 1 & Day 2 Kick-off
10:45
Bryony Worthington, Repower | Dr. Staffan Qvist, Repower
Repower Partners Update
11:00
Prof. Jeong Ik Lee, KAIST
South Korea – Path forward to reduce carbon emission with nuclear technology in Korea
11:00
Prof. Jeong Ik Lee, KAIST
Poland – DEsire Project Status – First Conclusions and Recommendations
11:30
Dr. Łukasz Bartela, DEsire
China – Repowering in China. From research to feasibility studies
12:00
Dr. Yaoli Zhang, Xiamen | Dr. Zhou Sheng, Tsinghua
Lunch Break
13:00
Indonesia – Repowering as a Solution for Decarbonizing the Java-Bali Electricity System
14:00
Dr. Rino Mukti, ITB
India – How Repowering can power energy transition in India?
14:30
Dr. Abhinav Jindhal
The Future of RepowerScore
15:00
Dr. Joseph McKenna, Repower | Dr. Daniel Cox, Repower
Coffee Break
15:30
Global Policy Framework for CFPP Repowering
15:45
James Foster, Kaya Partners
Parallel Sessions (Partners, Ecosystem, Finance/Policy…)
16:15
Group Discussion
Repower Vision and Next Activities
17:15
Group Discussion
Closing Remarks
18:30

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Meet the Speakers
Meet the experts and leaders driving the global transition to clean power.
Professor Jeong Ik Lee
Academic
Dr. Staffan Qvist
Chairman of the Board, Repower Initiative
Łukasz Bartela
DEsire
Bryony Worthington
Board Member
Dr. Yaoli Zhang
Academic
Dr. Rino Mukti
Project Secretary
Dr. Joseph McKenna
RepowerScore
Dr. Daniel Cox
RepowerScore
The Organisers
Discover the organisations and partners making Repower events possible.
Professor Jeong Ik Lee
Academic

Dr. Jeong Ik Lee is a Professor at KAIST specializing in nuclear energy and power system design. He’s known for his work on small modular reactors and applying machine learning to nuclear safety. He’s also a member of the Young Korean Academy of Science and Technology as of 2022.

Dr. Staffan Qvist
Chairman of the Board, Repower Initiative

Staffan is a Swedish engineer and consultant to clean energy projects around the world. He is the coauthor of the book, A Bright Future: How Some Countries Have Solved Climate Change and the Rest Can Follow (PublicAffairs Books, January 2019).

Łukasz Bartela
DEsire

Łukasz Bartela is an Associate Professor in the Department of Power Engineering and Turbomachinery at Silesian University of Technology.

Bryony Worthington
Board Member

Baroness Bryony is a life peer in the UK House of Lords and a life-long environmental campaigner. She was the lead author on the 2008 Climate Change Act, a landmark piece of legislation which legally requires the UK to reduce its emissions to a level 80% lower than its emissions in 1990.

Dr. Yaoli Zhang
Academic

Yaoli Zhang is an Associate Professor at Xiamen University, and has a strong research background in mathematical modelling, optimisation, heat transfer, fluid flow, Python, and Matlab, holding a Ph.D. in Energy from Tsinghua University.

Dr. Rino Mukti
Project Secretary

Associate Professor at Chemistry Department of Institut Teknologi Bandung. Secretary of the Research and Community Service Program. He has interest in the development of inorganic materials for energy production-related applications. He and his research team have developed several catalyst materials that are potential to be used in the petrochemical refinery to produce fossil-based fuels such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.

Dr. Joseph McKenna
RepowerScore

Dr. Joseph McKenna is a Senior Developer and a machine learning expert. He has a background in antimatter research, data acquisition, systems management, and the application of machine learning to data.

Dr. Daniel Cox
RepowerScore

Dr Daniel Cox is a Senior Developer at Quantified Carbon. He is the lead developer on RepowerScore and is also responsible for coupling of tools in the QC framework and data pipelines. Dr Cox has a PhD in nuclear physics.