South Korea's green energy exports top $4.5 bln in 2010

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's clean, renewable energy sector has grown significantly over the last three years with both its sales and exports jumping roughly seven fold, the government said Monday.

Sales of so-called green industrial goods came to 8.08 trillion won (about US$7.57 billion) last year, up 6.5-fold from 1.25 trillion won in 2007 when the incumbent administration came into office, according to the Ministry of Knowledge Economy.