The use of wind power will play a major role in Taiwan's efforts to increase its use of renewable energy, according to officials from the Bureau of Energy (BOE) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
The BOE has set a target for Taiwan to generate 10% of its energy needs using renewable energy by 2010, with wind power making up 80% of renewable energy.
Taiwan's west coast is currently home to over 100 wind turbines on 13 farms, which produce over 420 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, or enough power for 105,000 households, said BOE officials at a recent ceremony promoting the use of renewable energy at Changhua Coastal Industrial Park.
The wind turbines currently in use are sufficient to prevent 250,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, said BOE officials.
The new windmills at Changhua Coastal Industrial Park were built by state-run Taiwan Power (Taipower), local company Tien-Lung Paper and InfraVest Wind Power Group of Germany, which build the first wind farm in Taiwan in 2000.
Additional windmills are being built by state-run Taipower in western coastal areas and the outer islands of Penghu, which will create an additional 500 megawatt capacity, said officials.
With six months of strong northwesterly winds every year, Taiwan's coastal areas are well-suited for the development of wind power, said the officials.
(Taipei Times, Central News Agency)
News Resource: http://investintaiwan.nat.gov.tw/en/news/200705/2007053001.html
The BOE has set a target for Taiwan to generate 10% of its energy needs using renewable energy by 2010, with wind power making up 80% of renewable energy.
Taiwan's west coast is currently home to over 100 wind turbines on 13 farms, which produce over 420 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year, or enough power for 105,000 households, said BOE officials at a recent ceremony promoting the use of renewable energy at Changhua Coastal Industrial Park.
The wind turbines currently in use are sufficient to prevent 250,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, said BOE officials.
The new windmills at Changhua Coastal Industrial Park were built by state-run Taiwan Power (Taipower), local company Tien-Lung Paper and InfraVest Wind Power Group of Germany, which build the first wind farm in Taiwan in 2000.
Additional windmills are being built by state-run Taipower in western coastal areas and the outer islands of Penghu, which will create an additional 500 megawatt capacity, said officials.
With six months of strong northwesterly winds every year, Taiwan's coastal areas are well-suited for the development of wind power, said the officials.
(Taipei Times, Central News Agency)
News Resource: http://investintaiwan.nat.gov.tw/en/news/200705/2007053001.html
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