Chinese TAIPEI 1 Private Sector Activities in Domestic New and Renewable Energy Technologies in Chinese Taipei Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES EXPERT GROUP MEETING - 26th Meeting April 2006 Auckland, New Zealand

Chinese TAIPEI 2 I.Targets of Renewable Energy II.Solar Thermal Energy III.Solar PV Systems IV.Wind Energy V.Biomass Energy VI.Future Perspective OUTLINE

Chinese TAIPEI 3 Targets and Current Status of Renewable Energy  The renewable energy shall contribute 10% of the total installed capacity by 2010.

Chinese TAIPEI 4 Solar Thermal Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 5 Source: IEA (2005); ESTIF (2005). Note: * Data for 2003 or prediction. 10th largest market in the world 11th largest country by inst. area 3rd largest country by inst. density  Solar Thermal Energy Utilization in 2004 Solar Thermal Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 6 ( ) : manufacturer 3 44 (6) 15 (5) 5 10 (2) 40 (8) 22 (2) (1) 金門縣 1  Solar Thermal Energy Industry Assembly / manufacturing Company Assembly Manufacturer Own trademark Agent A complete industrial chain exists Currently producing over 100,000 m 2 /yr of collector Turnover in 2004 of NT$ 1.1 billion (~US$ 32.4 million) Solar Thermal Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 7 Current Status Total accumulation installation area: 1.31 × 10 6 m 2 Number of installation households: 310,000 Installation rate: 3.91% (based on the amount of households) Incentive: Subsidy of NT$ 1,500/m 2 (US$ 45/m 2 ) Industry Totally 176 makers / dealers with NT$ 1.1 billion turnover (2004) TargetTotal Installation of 2.15 × 10 6 m 2 by 2010 Strategy A complete industrial chain has been established Extending the incentive to building integrated and large-scale applications  Summary Solar Thermal Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 8 Solar Photovoltaic Systems

Chinese TAIPEI 9 Solar PV Systems  Solar PV Industry in the World Source: Business Next ( March, 2006)

Chinese TAIPEI 10 Source: PIDA ( Jan, 2006)  Solar PV Production in Chinese Taipei (2005) Solar PV Systems

Chinese TAIPEI 11 Current Status The value chain of PV industry has been formed in recent 2 years The product value of PV industry for Si wafer, solar cell, module, and PV system reached NT$ 6.5 billion ( US$ 200 million) in 2005 Total installed capacity: 0.94 MW Industry Around 20 major companies involved PV industry Motech is top No. 10 of solar cell producer over the world (50 MWp in 2005)  Shares of E-ton Solar Tech Co stood above NT$1,000 on the GRETAI Stock Exchange on 13 March 2006  Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association (TPVIA): Sep 19, 2003 Totally 48 industry members Target  The product value of PV industry is expected to reach NT$ 31.3 billion (US$ 972 million) in 2010 Installation of 21 MW by 2010  Planning an innovative park, building a sustainable city Strategy Innovation in technology to reduce the manufacturing cost Strengthen the infrastructure of PV industry  Summary Solar PV Systems

Chinese TAIPEI 12 Wind Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 13 Wind Energy Current installed wind power capacity MW (Dec, 2005)

Chinese TAIPEI 14 Wind Energy R&D InstIndustryForeign company  Wind Energy Industry R&D Alliance (Since 2005) ~ from key component to wind turbine

Chinese TAIPEI 15 Wind Energy Current Status The total installed capacity of wind turbines has reached MW by the end of 2005 Industry Around 10 component manufacturers Taiwan Wind Energy Industry R&D Alliance: 30 Dec 2005 Taiwan Wind Energy Association: 10 Jan 2006 Target Wind energy capacity target by 2010: 2,159 MW Output in 2010: NT$ 12 billion (US$ 3.5 billion) Local associate manufacturers to be a wind turbine system supplier or a sub-system world supplier Strategy To develop domestic technology for key components of wind turbines To supply components of megawatt-class wind turbines To build up domestic wind turbine system integration capacity  Summary

Chinese TAIPEI 16 Biomass Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 17 Biomass Energy Note: Thermal utilization: MKLOE/yr Source: ITRI (2005)  Biomass Power Generation in 2004

Chinese TAIPEI 18 Biomass Energy  First RDF-5 demo plant for MSW (Fengbin, Hualien) Treatment capacity: 1,000 kg/hr MSW WasteRDF  Potential for RDF utilization -15% of MSW converted into the RDF can be the substitute for 350,000 tonnes of coal approximately. -The total of electricity generation can reach about 145 MW with an amount of carbon dioxide reduction of 980 thousand tonnes.  Densified Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)

Chinese TAIPEI 19  Densified Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Biomass Energy RDF-5 Manufacture Plant Teh Shue Resource Co., Ltd. (Nantou County)  RDF-5 Tech Licensed by ITRI in 2002  Feedstock: Paper reject mainly  Productivity: 20 ton/hr  RDF: Sold to paper industry for boiler’s fuel

Chinese TAIPEI 20  Biodiesel Biomass Energy First biodiesel demo plant constructed in 2004 (3,000 kl/yr) Biodiesel demand and application in 2006  1,700 and 800 kilolitres from waste cooking oil and energy crops,respectively  Demo program: Biodiesel used in garbage collection trucks in 16 cities and counties (supported by EPA) First biodiesel demo plant

Chinese TAIPEI 21 Biomass Energy  Biodiesel Market Trend B1 B2

Chinese TAIPEI 22 Current Status 3,000 KL (kilolitres) yielded from waste cooking oil in 2005 Industry Production plants ： Taiwan NJC, Gibson Chemical, and Chant Oil Target Biofuel Target (2005 National Energy Conf.) Biodiesel: 100 thousand KL (2010) (B2 in all stations) 150 thousand KL (2015) 250 thousand KL (2020) (B5 in all stations) The product value of biodiesel is expected to reach NT$ 3 billion (US$ 93 million) in 2010 Strategy Development of production technology for commercialization. Establishment of Green County Demonstration Program and promotion of B1-B2 supplied in all filling station by 2010  Summary - Biodiesel Biomass Energy

Chinese TAIPEI 23  Accelerate the enactment of “Renewable Energy Development Law” to establish a sustainable environment.  Adjust the premium tariffs for renewable energy and rationalize energy prices of fossil fuels taking into account their external costs.  Remove the obstacles in grid connection and power transmission to promote the power generation from renewables.  Enlarge the domestic renewable energy market to encourage industry development and improve technology capability.  Improve renewable energy technologies to facilitate the accomplishment of the national targets. Future Perspective  The Needs to Bloom the RE Industry

Chinese TAIPEI 24 Thank you for your attention.