GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee facilitated and participated in a Letter of Intent (LOI) signing between the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) and the State of Montana on exploring potential collaborative opportunities in energy. The signing ceremony was conducted in the presence of high KIER officials and Montana Governor Steve Bullock.
GABI had the privilege of participating in the 2nd Kijang Forum for Sustainable Development of Nuclear Power Plant Cities, held on June 8 - June 10, 2015 at the Paradise Hotel in Busan, Republic of Korea. The forum discussed community-level perspectives on a variety of issues—local economic development, emergency preparedness, spent fuel management, and impacts
May 06, 2015 The Asia-Montana Energy Summit (AMES) took place April 29 - 30, 2015 at the University of Montana. AMES was a strategic initiative led by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center to address the complex issues surrounding the future of energy and how it shapes our global environment, economy, and society. AMES brought
On April 1st, President Florence Lowe-Lee gave a presentation on “US Energy Policy Strategy and Future Direction” at Korea University. President Lee outlined the history of energy policymaking in the US, and highlighted recent trends in US energy policies, including the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, EPA’s Clean Power Plan, and so forth.
Following their joint workshop on "Overcoming Challenges to Increasing Integration and Deployment of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technologies," GABI and the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to continue their joint work on green and renewable energy policy and green energy technology R&D policy. Furthermore, GABI facilitated a
On the morning of October 27, 2014, GABI staff had the privilege of participating in a colloquium and tour at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in Illinois. The colloquium featured a presentation by Dr. KunMo Chung (Former Korean Minister of Science and Technology and Senior Adviser for KEPCO) on “Recollections of Early US-Korea Nuclear Cooperation for
GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee presents Korea's Energy Policy at the Midwest International Energy Conference in Quad City, MO
On October 2-4, 2014, GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee attended and presented at Bucharest Forum 2014 in Romania. The theme of the forum was “Unleashing the Potential of Eurasia Strategic Choices on the New Silk Road.”
From August 31 to September 1, GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee participated at the 2014 United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) – Handong Global University (HGU) Samoa Forum on “Capacity Building in Higher Education, Energy, Water, and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation for Achieving Sustainable Development I the Small Island Developing States.” Remarks were given by Dr.
On August 11, 2014, GABI President Florence Lowe-Lee led a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) delegation to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. The KIER delegation was personally greeted by NREL Director Dan Arvizu. NREL and KIER discussed possible areas for R&D collaboration and joint research projects. For more information on
