Taiwan’s offshore wind sector has entered a new chapter as Phase 3 of grid allocation, is scheduled to begin in 2021. Various wind project developers presented their latest proposals for offshore wind farms at this year’s Energy Taiwan that was held from 14-16 October at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1. ...  more

“To successfully pursue a venture, one must cultivate close relationships not only with the surrounding environment but also with the local people,” said Yuan Shu-mei, VP of Ysolar Co. In order for Taiwan to achieve its renewable energy target of raising the installed PV capacity to 20GW by 2025, more efforts have to be committed into building large ground-mounted PV power stations. ...  more

For many, the initial reactions to the words “renewable energy” are complaints of another rise in electricity bills and the expensiveness of green energy. WPD Taiwan Chairwoman Yuni Wang pointed out during an interview that this was a deep misconception. ...  more

In order to achieve an accumulated capacity goal of 20GW by 2025, Taiwan’s government is actively promoting photovoltaic installation to further development. PrimeVOLT, a subsidiary company of Asian Power Devices Incorporated, has been an avid supporter of such cause. PrimeVOLT took advantage of its local service network as well as qualified products that are entirely made and designed in Taiwan. At the 2019 Energy Taiwan trade show, multiple portfolios of brand new PV inverters were launched, providing all new solutions to solve existing challenges. The show booth was seen having an unprecedented turnout of visitors. ...  more

Johnny Ma, the President of ABB Taiwan (Image from EnergyTrend) As global warming and climate change intensifies, renewable energy is the sure way to go. Taiwan, consequently, can no longer stand on the sidelines. Bureau of Energy from Ministry of Economic Affairs aims to install 6.5 GW of PV capacity by 2020. In the long run, they intend to install 3 GW of rooftop PV capacity and 17 GW of ground-mounted PV capacity, totaling 20 GW of solar energy by 2025. ...  more

After the PV policy was issued in 2019, the domestic PV market entered a period of coexistence of bid subsidies and parity projects. Market conditions are making a steady progress. On the one hand, the PV market is on the rise. ...  more

Following four years of intensive research and development, Brave C&H Supply, a Taiwanese precision printing screen firm, has rolled out its cutting-edge PI process F9900 series, which has received a warm market reception and is expected to give the local PV industry a strong boost following its massive application in the second half of 2019. ...  more

As a member of the local PV power supply chain, Brave C&H Co., Ltd., the only local precision screen manufacturer listed on the over-the-counter market, has been dedicated to the R&D on new processes, helping major PV-cell manufacturers to develop high-performance PV cells featuring higher conversion rates, higher printing endurance, and lower production costs, in order to contribute to the development of the green-energy industry. ...  more

Despite the challenges faced by Taiwan's PV market in the wake of the industry's recent policy changes, Summer Luo, the chairman of BIG SUN Group, is still upbeat about the prospects of the local industry and is actively preparing for the upturn of the market. ...  more