사진 확대 CEO Jeong Seong-dae explains the principle of operation through a solar waste panel recycling robot model.
His business trip to Hokkaido, Japan, as a researcher, changed the trajectory of his life. It was beyond imagination to see a vast 6,600㎡ (about 2,000 pyeong) solar power plant stopped for two months due to heavy snow. The situation that people can’t do anything about has reminded me of business inspiration. He immediately submitted his resignation letter and signed an office of about 6.6 square meters (about 2 pyeong) at a cost of 10 million won among his severance pay. Eight years later, the company has grown into a “real company” that collects 60% of its sales in Japan. This is the story of Jung Sung-dae, CEO of Reset Company.
CEO Chung recently met with Mail Business and recalled, “I thought that if we develop a robot to remove snow accumulated on solar panels instead of people, we could maximize the effectiveness of solar power generation.” “At first, we tried the air jet method that shoots wind, but eventually developed an automatic charging snow removal robot similar to a robot vacuum cleaner.” He added, “We have organized it to manage solar panels even if people do not manage them every day.”
Founded in 2016, the company is an eco-friendly energy startup that provides solutions throughout its life cycle from maintenance and management of solar panels to disposal. A graduate of Seoul National University of Science and Technology’s mold design department, he has started his career in research and development and has conducted more than 10 government research projects, leading the company with technology.
The reset company has two key businesses: a solar panel cleaning robot and a waste panel recycling robot. Both fields have developed their own original technologies, and the completeness of the technology is also evaluated as the best in Korea.
Waste panel recycling robots have begun to be developed in consideration of the potential according to the cycle characteristics of solar power generation. Usually, the lifespan of solar panels is estimated to be 20 to 25 years, and considering that solar power is activated worldwide in the early 2000s, a large number of panels to be discarded is around the corner. The company collects waste panels for free and separates them into aluminum, glass, and solar cells and recycles them as resources up to 95% of the total. Currently, Japan and Europe are major exporters, but the U.S. market will open by 2030.
What is the know-how you have learned by running a company for nearly 10 years as a source technology startup. He advised, “Many founders are thinking about what items to start a business with, and what is more important than the material is the reaction of the field.” It also revealed its willingness to grow the Reset Company into a sustainable resource circulation solution company. CEO Chung said, “We are currently studying how to recycle electric vehicle batteries,” and added, “I want to help the world through management.”
[Reporter Lee Jin Han]
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