Bright Energy Partners (BEP) said on June 9 it has secured 1.3 GW of renewable energy assets, combining solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The company said it exceeded 1 GW in the first half of 2026 after passing 700 MW in the third quarter of 2025, with assets more than doubling over the past two years. BEP said it is developing more than 1 GW more and is expanding BESS and power supply contracts.

South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT will begin piloting 12 innovative services that combine artificial intelligence with digital twins, extended reality and other virtual convergence technologies, starting this month. The projects span safety, industry and everyday-life applications under two programmes focused on AI-based safety management and fostering virtual convergence industries. The ministry plans demonstrations ranging from disease prevention and gas-leak detection to port and shipyard control systems and tourism and hospital guidance services.