Taiwan’s Green Energy Industry and

Copyright ITRI 工業技術研究院

Taiwan’s Green Energy Industry and

Collaboration Opportunities

Ren-Chain (Joseph) Wang, PhD

Deputy General Director

Green Energy & Environment Laboratories

Industrial Technology Research Institute

[email protected]

April, 2016

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Introduction to ITRI

Non-profit research organization with around 6,000 employees

Over 1,000 patents granted a year in energy, materials, electronics,

communication, biomedical and mechanical

Source: Philip E. Coyle, The Missing Middle, National Security and International Affairs, Office of Science and Technology Policy, USA (May, 2011)

Global leading institute in

developing industrial

technologies and incubating

new businesses

Has won 22 R&D 100 Awards

since 2008

Five from GEL:

PCOLED (2015, OLED)

FDEL (2015,Emergency Lighting)

HECLOT (2014, Carbon capture)

ButyFix (2013, Bio-butanol)

AVA Clamp (2012, Power meter)

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ITRI Current Status

2016.03.01

Total Staff: 5,795 Total Patents

24,138

Startups & Spinoffs(2015)

240

Industry Services(2015)

Provided Services：18,351

Transferred Technologies：642

1,372

3,205

1,218

23,745

Ph.D.：

Master：

Bachelor：

Alumni：

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2011 Production Value

12.8 billion USD

2020 Target Value

31.2 billion USD

PV, LED-lighting•World’s top players•Expand international promotion•Strengthen systems business

Next Wave industry

Wind, Electric Vehicle, EICT•Low-carbon society demo sites

•Accelerate to become billion dollar industries

Potential Industry

Biomass, Hydrogen & Fuel Cell•Strengthen research and development

•Enhance pre-production and system verification

Source: BOE (2016/04)


6.6 billion USD


4.9 billion USD

MainIndustry

Taiwan’s Green Energy Industry


14.6 billion USD

Exchange Rate : 1 USD = 32.5 NTD

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Targets and strategies of renewable energy

The new government 's strategy and objectives• Total installed capacity will reach 21.5 GW by 2025, estimated generating more than 50 billion

kWh of electricity.- Create “the ecosystem of green energy industry technology and innovation”- Cooperate with the local industry : precision machinery , networking, composite materials , ICT - Support the industry by providing domestic energy use: the development of offshore wind

farms , solar photovoltaic installation- Enter the international market and become the next star industry

Target Proposed by New Frontier

Foundation

Energy Source 2015 2020 2025 2030

On-shore wind 646.7 1,200 1,200 1,200

Off-shore wind 0 520 2,000 4,000

Hydro Power 2,089 2,100 2,150 2,200

Solar PV 842 3,615 6,200 8,700

Geothermal 0 100 150 200

Biomass 740 768 813 950

Ocean Power 0 0 0 0

Total 4,319 8,303 12,513 17,250

2020 2025 2030

1,200 1,200 1,200

520 3,000 4,500

2,100 2,502 2,502

5,300 13,000 14,500

100 600 600

1,070 1,400 1,730

0 0 70

10,290 21,702 25,102

Current Target

unit：MW unit：MW


Taiwan’s Photovoltaic Industry

Around 260 companies (including system installers)

Taiwan ranks #2 in solar cell production with 8.75 GW and 19.5% growth rate (refer to 2013) in 2014.

BOE launched the “Million Rooftop PVs Promotion Office” in March 2012 to increase domestic PV market

Taiwan has a complete PV industry supply chain. Developinghigh-efficiency, low-cost technology is the key strategy to Increase our competitiveness

NTD 185 billion production value in 2014 which mainly contributed by wafer and solar cell

100Companies

12Companies

1ompanies

54Companies

17Companies

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Taiwan’s Strength on PV

Strong high-technology infrastructure Largest semiconductor manufacturing base

Experienced and talented engineers

Leading design capabilities

Complete in-house supply chain (within 400 kM) Polysilicon, wafers, cells, modules, inverters and systems

Large production capacity to cover needs

Great selections of products and partners to work with

Good quality, great performance, and yet low cost! World-class R&D team provides world leading performance

Relentlessly improving product qualities such as yield rate, etc.

Fast and flexible customer response and supports

Great ability in PV system applications & services Wide array of PV system applications: roof-top, ground, solar power

plant, stand along (emergency-based ), etc.

Capability of total solution services which can be provided to overseas customers

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PV Projects in Taiwan

Longjing Land PV 6.4 MW

Land area 125,600 m2

Solar 26,358 modules

Investment cost USD$ 16.4 M (USD$ 2,600/kW)

Annual energy production 9.0 GWh

Yongan Land PV 4.6 MW

Land area 94,500 m2

SUNTECH 16,560 modules

Investment cost USD$ 20.6 M (USD$

4,442/kW)

Annual energy production 6.43 GWh

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PV Farms & Emergency Systems

Spiral BIPV construction

National Stadium, Kaohsiung

BIPV 1 MWp

Whale-shaped BIPV

National Museum of Marine Biology and

Aquarium 104 kWp

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The world’s third largest in revenue; the second in production

volume

Market has reached NTD 221 billion (US$ 6.8 billion) in 2015

Taiwan’s LED lighting is likely to account for 30 percent of the

global market by 2015, and LED light sources and fixture cost are

the key.

Taiwan’s LED Lighting Industry

Complete LED Lighting Industry Chain

Around 40Companies

Around 90Companies

Around 600Companies

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Taiwan LED Industry’s Strength

Strong hi-technology infrastructure

Largest semiconductor manufacturing base

Experienced and talented engineers

Great design capabilities

Complete supply chain (within 400KM)

LED chips, light module, packaging

Large production capacity to cover needs

Great selections of products and partners to work with

Good quality, great performance, and yet low cost!

World-class R&D teams provide leading performance

Relentlessly improving quality index such as yield rate, breakage

rate, etc.

Great quality products and supports

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LED traffic sign and message boardTotal replaced around 690,000 traffic lights finished by 2011, which saved 2.47 GWh electricity and reduced 151,500 tons CO2 emissions annually.

Indirectly assisted Taiwan LED traffic lights export with US market share over 30%.

LED street light programsBy the end of 2016, 1,268,000 streetlights will be replaced by LEDs

domestically which saved around 610 million kWh electricity per year.

The percentage of LED street lights replacement is 56.4% in Taiwan, which is ranked 1st in the world

LED light bulb replacement programs500 thousands incandescent and CFL light bulbs were replaced by LEDs

Green Procurement RequirementStarting from 2010 “Green Procurement Requirement” mandates 6% green energy content in public construction projects, including LED lightings

Major Promotion Programs

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Sample Projects in Taiwan


Los Angeles, USA

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Spain Germany

Jiangsu, China

JapanSeoul, Korea

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Sample Projects around the world using

Taiwan’s LED street lighting products

Taiwan's LED street lights market share over 30% in US.


Innovative Al Battery

Unique Feature

Rechargeable aluminum-based batteries offer the possibilities of low cost

and low flammability and high capacity

High safety ionic liquid electrolyte (EMIC+AlCl3)

3D porous graphite foam cathode (cooperated with Stanford University )

Full Charge/discharge Cyclelife > 10,000 cycles

Super Fast Charging: <1 min (70oC)

Published in Nature, Vol. 520, April 2015

E-bike GPS routeMax. speed 20 km/hAve. speed 10 km/h

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Bio Energy

ITRI R&D focuses ButyFix technology - Innovative carbon

loss-free pathway

50% increase in feedstock utilization

Theoretical carbon yield is 100%

Spun-off Green Cellulosity Corporation

Eco cellulose hydrolysis technology

Environmentally-friendly process

conditions using ionic solution

Total sugars yield >90%

Processing time is about 1/16 of enzymatic

hydrolysis process

Demo plant:

ButyFix: 5,000L fermenter pilot

verification completed

Eco cellulose hydrolysis: 1,000L pilot

verification completed

C6H12O6

2 Ethanol

2 CO2

C6H12O6

1.5 Butanol

83% / 100%

Innovative

Pathway

64% / 66.7%

Traditional

Ethanol Pathway

C6→ 1.5 C4 C6→ 2 C2 + 2 CO2

Glucose

Pyruvate

Acetyl-CoA

Acetoacetyl-CoA

Butryl-CoA

Acetate

Acetone

Ethanol

CO2

2 CO2

H2

Butanol

C6→ C4 + 2 CO2

57% / 66.7%

Traditional

Butanol Pathway

Butyrate

C6H12O6

2 Ethanol

2 CO2

C6H12O6

2 Ethanol

2 CO2

C6H12O6

1.5 Butanol

C6H12O6

1.5 Butanol

83% / 100%

Innovative

Pathway

64% / 66.7%

Traditional

Ethanol Pathway

C6→ 1.5 C4 C6→ 2 C2 + 2 CO2

Glucose

Pyruvate

Acetyl-CoA

Acetoacetyl-CoA

Butryl-CoA

Acetate

Acetone

Ethanol

CO2

2 CO2

H2

Butanol

C6→ C4 + 2 CO2

57% / 66.7%

Traditional

Butanol Pathway

Butyrate

ButyFix technology

Cellulose Hydrolysis Technology

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Ocean Energy

Key issues Effectively capture wave energy

Long-term WEC reliability

Underwater power transmission

Marine engineering

ITRI R&D focuses High efficiency WEC

System kinetic control and optimization

3000hr full load power generation,

capacity factor > 33%

Design and development of dynamic

cable

Offshore installation technology

WEC: Wave Energy ConverterPeriod (sec)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

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5

10

15

20

25

30

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3.75 4.75 5.75 6.75 7.75 8.75 9.75

CW

R(%

)

週期T(s)

龍洞波浪潛能

WEC(102), 滿發時數=2674hr

WEC(103), 滿發時數=3013hr

年潛能

(MW

h)

Period optimization

波浪潛能(東北角龍洞)

–實際統計(2013), 2674 hr

–實際統計(2014), 3013 hr

Eff

icie

ncy

(%

)

4.75 km2 effective

wave farm with

200 MW potential

20 kW WEC

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Geothermal Technology

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Conceptual model and exploration drilling

• Highly acidic geothermal corrosion

• Best drilling sites and strategies

• Site scale geothermal potential

assessmentTatun Volcano Group Geothermal conceptual model establishment

3D airborne inversion result combine with microseismic events

ITRI R&D focuses

• Anticorrosion coating technology (ITRI

south campus)

50% cost reduction compared to TiO2

• Time-lapse 3D fluid flow tomography

technique

• Geothermal database and data fusion

system


Waste Heat Utilization - ORC

ITRI R&D focuses

Subcritical ORC System: Large capacity turbine development

Demo units in operation

Levelized COE around 1 NTD/kWh

1/2 -1/3 price compared with

current products

Durability and long term test(Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation)

(500 hrs operation)

ORC price competitivity

ROI

Levelized COE

Organic Rankine Cycle

200~1000kW ORCTurbine design

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Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage

Liquefaction CO2

Micro-algae Cultivation

Effluent CO2 Race-way

pond

Photo-

bioreactor

1.9MWt500kWt

Steam Hydration

Carbonator System

CalcinerSystem

Combined Hydration and Cascade cyclones system

Rotary Kiln Calciner and Fluidize Bed Carbonator

ITRI R&D focuses High-efficiency calcium looping

technology (HECLOT) : advanced

oxy-fuel calcination and CO2

capture efficiency > 90%

Engaging cement industry for

synergy (1.9 MWt pilot is

operating, new generation 500kWt

pilot is under construction)

Zero adsorbent cost and low

energy consumption reducing the

capture cost from 45 USD to 26

USD per ton of CO2

The integration of carbon capture

with industrial processes and CO2

re-utilization to lower the capture

cost and to create market

incentives

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Active Magnetic Bearing Chiller

Radial bearings

Axial bearings

Motor

ITRI 180RT AMB

Benefits

High efficiency (COP up to 6.5) and

quiet (~70dB)!

>25% energy saving potential

Compared to conventional chillers, size

(5.28: 1) and weight (4: 1) can be greatly

reduced

ROI < 5yrs

ITRI R&D focuses

Unbalance force rejection control (UFRC)

algorithm to reduced rotor displacement

Higher efficiency variable speed AMB

centrifugal chiller at partial-load

Soft-switching control of IGBT power

electronics

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High Efficiency Lighting –LED Par38

90W Halogen lamp

Efficiency ITRIDOE target

2013 2015 2020

Heat

dissipation

86% 95% 87% 88% 90%

Drive circuit 85% 90% 87% 89% 92%

Optics 86% 94% 87% 89% 92%

Fixture 63% 80% 66% 69% 76%

• Replace halogen

lamps

• 88% power

consumption

reduction

Develop high efficient (>90%) optics, drive circuit and heat

dissipation technology

Fixture efficiency reaches 80% efficiency, surpassing the US

DOE 2020 target

13.5W LED PAR38

• Replace

commercially

available LED lights

• 22% power

consumption

reduction

iF Product

Design Award

2014

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External Rotor Brushless DC Motor

BLDCM: blushless DC motor, MCU: Microcontroller Unit

Market-driven technology

Rare earth magnet is controlled by

China and the cost is unstable

Key driver ICs are supplied by only

few companies

No world class BLDCM and driver

suppliers in Taiwan

Advantages

Energy saving up to 70%, specially,

under low speed applications

Taiwan first 32bits MCU and 100W

IGBT. IC price is as low as $ 2USD

Soft start (less vibrating)

Much more thinner, lighter, and

even quieter

Rare-earth magnet free

BLDC motor

32 bits MCU(HV &LV

IGBTs)

ITRI Focus

New company and new products

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Smart Green Buildings

ITRI R&D focuses Integration of high insulation paint, renewable energy, smart grid & AMI, demand

management & storage technologies

Optimized energy control based on integrated information of the real-time

environment, human activities, and electricity tariff

From ITRI green campus demo to stores and shops with 6-10% electricity saving

Hsinchu Science Park Hub gets EEWH-RN Diamond Certification and is the first case

in HSP

Apply the technologies to TPC & Hua-Nan Bank

Smart Energy Algorithm

Energy Supply

Management Integration

TPC: Taiwan power company

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Demo-Program – ITRI Green Campus

Broad-wood Trail

Old Buildings

Intelligent & Green

Renovation

ITRI Green Campus

Smart Grid Monitoring

Facilities

LEDs: Low-

carbon

Lighting

xEVs: Green

Shuttle Bus

Active Magnetic

Bearing

Centrifugal Chiller

Water Recycling

PV Parking Space

Zero-energy Buildings &

Eco Pool

Green Thermal Insulation Materials

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Taiwan’s Strength Your Strength

Leverage both strength to create win-win partnership

Collaboration Opportunities

High quality and cost

competitive PV and LED

manufactures

Well experienced and

dynamic small-and-medium

enterprises

Strong high-tech industries

& supporting infrastructure

World-class R&D support

and demo site

Leading application and

market development

capability

Innovative leadership

from institutes and

universities

Large system integration

experiences

European Union (EU) -

unity and diversity

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your attention


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Copyright ITRI 工業技術研究院 Source: 能源統計月報 (2015)

Energy Supply (by Fuel) Energy Consumption (by Sector)

Total energy supply in 2014 was

147.45 MKLOE

Share of renewable energies was

less than 2%

Total energy consumption was

around 115.04 MKLOE

38% was used for industrial, 21%

non-energy use

Issue :98% energy supply relies on imports & 90% energy supply relies on fossil fuel

Energy Supply & Demand in Taiwan

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Electricity Supply & Demand in Taiwan

Total electricity consumption was

around 251,100 GWh

54% was used for industrial, 19%

for service and 18% for residential

Total power generation in 2014

was 260,000 GWh

Share of renewable energies was

less than 4%

Power Generation (by Fuel) Electricity Consumption (by Sector)

PV

6.27%Bio-Mass

3.50%

Waste

36.3%

Service

18.96%

Energy sector

own used

7.59%

Industrial

53.80%

Residential

17.99%

Transport

0.53%

Agriculture

1.13%

Co-

generation

14.73%

LNG-fired

27.86%

Oil-Fired

2.54%

Coal-fired

33.57%

Nuclear

power

16.31%

Pump hydro

power

1.61%

Renewable

energy

3.38%

Fossil Fuel

78.7%

Source: 能源統計月報 (2015)

Issue : ≈ 80% power supply relies on fossil fuels

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Renewable Energy Development Target

“Renewable Energy Development Act” is approved in June, 2008.

Renewable energy installed capacity target is set at 13,750 MW in 2030.

Renewable Energy

Installed Capacity

Renewable Energy

Power GenerationMW TWh

Geothermal Power

Wind - Offshore

Biomass Power

Proportion of Electricity from Renewable Sources

Photovoltaic

Wind - Onshore

Hydro power

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