{
  "id": 7711236,
  "title": "KHNP wins EPRI Technology Transfer Award for wind power technology",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/khnp-wins-epri-technology-transfer-award-for-wind-power-technology-7711236",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260916/khnp-wins-epri-technology-transfer-award-for-wind-power-technology"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has been honored with the Technology Transfer Award (TTA) from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit consortium based in the United States, for its advancements in wind power technology. The accolade acknowledges the outcomes of a wind power performance enhancement project undertaken in collaboration with EPRI.\n\nUnder this project, KHNP devised an advanced engineering technology that employs machine learning to detect irregularities in turbine performance, pinpoint the root causes of efficiency loss, and devise strategies to augment output. The technology was subsequently deployed in wind farms located in the United States, where it played a pivotal role in identifying underperforming turbines, diagnosing the reasons behind their reduced efficiency, and formulating plans to boost performance.\n\nKHNP intends to incorporate the software developed through this initiative into its day-to-day operations and continue refining it as an internal technology. This strategic move is anticipated to diminish the company's dependence on external engineering services and cut down on associated maintenance expenses while simultaneously enhancing the performance and efficiency of its wind power installations.",
  "summary": "Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has won the Technology Transfer Award (TTA) from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a U.S.-based nonprofit power research consortium, for its technological achievements in the wind power sector. The award recognizes the results of a wind power performance improvement project jointly conducted by KHNP and EPRI. As part of the project, KHNP developed an…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "KHNP wins EPRI Technology Transfer Award for wind power technology",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/khnp-wins-epri-technology-transfer-award-for-wind-power-technology",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:12:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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