17-2 Special Reports The Current Situation and the Result of Promoting the Integration of Energy and Resources in Taiwan
Shang Wen Chan ─Project Director, Sinotech Engineering Consultants, LTD.
Introduction energy usage efficiency in Taiwan and gradu- ally improve the structure of energy and indus-
The Executive Yuan has set the target for trial system. In this way, Taiwan will steadily
Carbon Reduction in the ‘Project of National develop a low carbon economy which forms
Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction’ the foundation for building a low carbon soci-
which was proposed in May 2010. Taiwan will ety.
cut its carbon emission to the standard of 2005
by the year 2020 and then aim to achieve the One of the constructive measures based
standard of 2000 by the year 2025. The mis- on the aforementioned project is to encour-
sion of the Industrial Development Bureau is age the integration of energy and resources.
to manage a positive national economic devel- This measure aims to integrate the energy
opment, whilst ensuring environmental pro- and resources in existing industrial parks
tection and social justice is not compromised. and actively assist companies to prop-
Therefore, the Bureau is committed to assist- erly handle the energy or resources in the
ing manufacturing industries in energy con- region. At the same time, companies are edu-
servation and carbon reduction to improve the cated on methods to improve how they uti-
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lize energy and resources and how to estab- construction and increases the competitive- lish linkages for an effective recycling system. ness for the industries. The ultimate target is
Accordingly, the transparent information of to achieve an eco-sustainable development in energy and resources, the eco-friendly indus- the industrial parks. tries and eco-industrial parks which recycle all resources can be established. The target of Since 2009, the Industrial Development
Zero-Wastes and Low-Carbon Parks are pos- Bureau from the Ministry of Economic Affairs sible to achieve. Meanwhile, the measure also has encouraged the integration of energy in encourages recycling and reuse of renewable 22 industrial parks and the industrial commu- resources so that the industries form good eco nities under the bureau’s guidelines. In order cycles and material cycles. The eco bonds to coordinate the use of energy and resources between green industries and the existing in industrial parks and accomplish energy con- industries can be developed at a quicker pace. servation and carbon reduction, the Indus-
It also has a complementary effect for high- trial Development Bureau has planned to recy- tech industries, which not only vitalizes the rel- cle excessive energy and resources from each evant industries but also encourages regional factory as renewable energy or resources for
3 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 their nearby counterparts through matching parks when using the same benefits index, as
and linkage. The purposes are to encourage shown in Figure 1. In addition, the design con-
the recycle and reuse of resources and energy cept and results of the traditional industrial
to raise their usage efficiency. At the same parks are nothing compared to the eco-indus-
time, economic profit will be increased via the trial parks, which can achieve 100% recy-
complement between demand and supply in cle rate in production, amount of wastes and
energy and resources. In addition, environ- social image (Figure 2).
mental economic benefits like reduction of
industrial greenhouse gas are also expected. The integration of energy and resources
The substantial positive gains from this coor- is an effort to create the ultimate economic
dination of reusing energy and resources pur- benefit with minimum wastage of energy
sued by the Industrial Development Bureau and resources by using a well-planned link-
will be extended to other industrial sectors. age system to manage demand and supply of
energy, materials, resources and water in the
region. In the meantime, the impact and the
The concept of the integ- burden on the environment can be reduced
ration of energy and re- (Fig 3). For example, assume A, B and C in sources Fig 3 to be factories in the vicinity. Before inte- In the early years, waste that is produced gration, the waste heat, exhaust gas, industrial
from the manufacturing process of industrial waste and wastewater produced during man-
companies is simply disposed of with little ufacturing process are discharged individu-
consideration for the environment. This tradi- ally by each factory. This leads to a massive
tional practice scores low on both of the envi- consumption of energy and resources which
ronmental benefits index and economic bene- imposes a heavy burden on the environment.
fits index. On the contrary, eco-industrial parks However, after integration, the waste heat
score much higher than traditional industrial from factory A can be channeled to factory C
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Environmental Benefits Index H
Waste Recycling Center Eco-industrial Park
L H Economic Benefits Index
Ordinary Industrial Park Science Park
L Figure 1. The comparison of Environmental Benefit index of eco- industrial parks and other industrial parks.
Raw Materials Management of Raw Products Materials and Products Zero Discharge Recycling Discharge
Waste Waste Disposal Disposal
Wastes Wastes Prsduction Social lmage Production Social Image
None
Traditional Industrial Park Eco-Industrial Park
Figure 2. The comparison of eco-industrial parks and the traditional industrial parks in manufacturing production, amount of waste and social image.
5 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 ● Increase energy usage efficiency ● Increase extra income (heat, electricity) ● Save the cost of desposal of waste ● Promote corporate image ● Share carbon reduction benefits
Products Regional Products Value boundary Value increase Reusable materials Waste heat Industrial waste Massive Input in Industrial Less Input in Energy Factory A waste Factory A Recycle plant Energy and resources and resources (electricity, fuel, water, raw (electricity, fuel, water, raw Waste heat Less Waste Exhaust materials) materials) gas Waste water Factory B Factory B Exhaust gas Waste water Reuse waste Reuse waste Outside the Factory C within the Factory C factory Recycle plant factory Waste water Before After Integration Integration
Problem: ● Input energy resources massively Energy resources linkage ● Reduce discharge of Carbon Dioxide ● Cost of production is high benefits both environmentally and relevant pollution ● Waste heat/waste materials discharge and economically ● Save Air Pollution Fee individually ● Increase available factory space ● Inflict burden upon regional environment ● Reduce the cost of operation and maintenance of furnaces ● Reduce the cost of disposal of waste
Fig 3 Illustration of the integration of energy and resources
through pipelines and used as a source of heat way, improvement in energy usage efficiency
to support its production process. The exhaust and reduction of carbon dioxide emission can
gas from factory C can be pipped to factory B be accomplished. Simultaneously, exhaust gas,
and used as raw material. The wastewater from industrial waste and wastewater are reused
factory A can be used as a secondary water through the recycling process. As such, all fac-
supply in factory C. In terms of industrial waste tories in the area can benefit environmentally
disposal, these three factories can utilize quali- and economically through establishing linkages
fied recycling organizations within or near their with each other for the reuse of energy and
area to handle and recycle their wastes. In this resources.
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Among the 193 cases, 101 cases have been
The result of overall perfo- closed and the estimated amount of linkage rmance and benefits has yielded 3.77 million tons of recycled energy
The Industrial Development Bureau has and resources per year (the amount of linkage encouraged eco-industrial development since in energy is 3.49 million tons per year, while the
2009. By the end of 2015, 22 industrial parks amount of linkage in resources is about 280 have completed the process of integrating thousand tons per year). The accumulated eco- energy and resources. A total of 343 energy nomic profit has reached 3.27 billion NT dollars. and resources items have been planned and The results of each industrial park are shown in
193 cases have been successfully matched. Table 1.
Table 1 The Overview of Results By Regions Over Years Substantial Linkage Achieved Linkage Planned Amount Year Key Areas Items Carbon Linkage Items Achieved Items (10000 Reduction tons/ year) steam, hydrogen, incineration slag, nitrogen, waste thermal insulating materials, baghouse dust or sludge from pollution control during electric stove steel process, alkaline liquid, 11 210 46.5 Linhai 17 oxidizing slag from arc furnace 2009 and steel-smelting furnace, reducing slag from arc furnace and steel-smelting furnace, waste solvent, non-hazardous organic waste liquid carbon dioxide, incineration Linyuan 9 slag, waste thermal insulating 4 1.0 0 materials, hydrogen Steam, sludge containing copper, waste bare copper Dayuan 10 wire, non-hazardous waste 6 40.4 9.3 solvent, waste solvent, 2010 inorganic sludge Steam, sludge containing Guanyin 13 copper, waste cutting fluid, inorganic sludge, waste oil 5 40.4 9.3 mixture
7 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 Substantial Linkage Achieved Linkage Planned Amount Year Key Areas Items Carbon Linkage Items Achieved Items (10000 Reduction tons/ year) Waste solvent, calcium fluo- ride sludge, waste ther- Southern mal insulating materials, 2010 Taiwan 16 waste sulfuric acid, waste 8 1.0 0 Science Park hydrofluoric acid, waste alkaline liquid, waste glass, waste ceramic Steam, calcium fluoride slu- dge, sludge containing copper, waste solvent, inorganic Hsinchu 21 8 4.5 1.0 sludge, waste fireproofed materials, waste oil mixture, non-hazardous baghouse dust 2011 Steam, sludge containing copper, waste solvent, waste Taichung 15 5 6.0 1.4 fireproofed materials, waste oil mixture Dajia Youth 11 Sludge containing copper, slag 2 0.5 0 Industrial Electroplating sludge, inor- 15 2 0.8 0 community ganic sludge incineration slag, waste sol- Renda 12 3 0.02 0 vent, waste oil mixture Steam, steam furnace sl- ag, waste solvent, waste Yongan 11 methylbenzene, waste oil 6 24.4 5.8 mixture, waste hydrochloric acid Waste solvent, heavy metal sludge, waste alkaline etching 2012 Zhongli 21 solution, waste tin or lead 6 0.1 0 dross, waste oil mixture, non- hazardous grease Steam, normal cinder or slag Guantian 16 mixture, waste plastic mixture, 4 2.3 0.5 waste lubricant Taichung Harbor 12 Waste foundry sand 1 0.01 0 Related Industrial Park
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Substantial Linkage Achieved Linkage Planned Amount Year Key Areas Items Carbon Linkage Items Achieved Items (10000 Reduction tons/ year) Waste lubricant, inorganic Chuansing 12 2 0.17 0 sludge from industrial waste aluminum slag, waste oil mix- Fusing 7 2 0.01 0 ture Bitou 3 Steam 1 8.0 1.9 Tianjhong 6 --- 0 0 0 Changhua Steam, electroplating sludge, 2013 Coastal 15 inorganic sludge, waste 4 4.2 1.0 Industrial Park lubricant Waste sulfuric acid, waste illumination, waste solvent, non-hazardous organic waste semiconductor 25 7 1.2 0 liquid, mixed waste solvent, waste oil mixture, inorganic sludge cogeneration 1 --- 0 0 0 Douliu 9 inorganic sludge 1 0.18 0 Yunlin Technology- 14 Waste lubricant, waste solvent 7 1.2 0 based Industrial Park Non-hazardous waste liquid, 2014 Dafa 16 organic sludge, waste solvent, 4 0.2 0 inorganic sludge Steam, non-hazardous waste Pingnan 8 2 13 3.1 liquid Petrochemical 9 Desulfurized inorganic sludge 1 0.0021 0 Fundamental Waste liquid, waste solvent, waste chemical 4 4 0.1 0 resin, waste container materials Total 343 101 377 83.5 Source: The Final Report of The Project of Research and Application of Supply Technology of Regional Energy and Resources in 2015
In addition, 22 industrial parks have com- emission of carbon dioxide by 835 thousand pleted the establishment of 10 steam supply tons per year and the usage of heavy oil by 268 centers. In short, these efforts will reduce both million liters per year. Furthermore, factories
9 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 can cease the operation of 152 heat-producing years. It is possible to continually use the lim-
furnaces. In addition, this integration process ited energy and resources through the sys-
will create investment opportunities of about tematic recycling of energy and renew-
2.67 NT billion dollars per year. able waste resources. At the same time, the
burden imposed upon the environment can be
By encouraging the integration of energy reduced. Every country works hard to encour-
and resources, the benefits to the factories age the recycling of energy and renewable
include raising the energy usage efficiency, waste resources to achieve sustainable devel-
adding extra income, saving on cost of waste opment. In this way, the cost of environmen-
disposal, promoting corporate image and shar- tal depletion reduces. Furthermore we can
ing the benefits of carbon reduction. In terms reap more prominent results from cutting down
of the users, the benefits include reducing the greenhouse gas emission.
discharge of carbon dioxide and other relevant
pollutants, savings on “Air Pollution Surcharge In order to operate within the stricter reg-
Fee”, increasing available factory space, ulations in the emission standards of air pol-
reducing the cost of operation and mainte- lutants, industrial furnaces would have to be
nance of furnaces and the cost of disposal equipped with upgraded air pollution control
of waste. It certainly is a win-win situation for facilities. On the other hand, the extra steam
both parties. emitted from nearby factories can be reused.
It can save the cost of upgrading or investment
in the relevant facilities. By linking the energy
Future perspectives and resources, not only is usage efficiency of
It is a global trend for every company to energy raised, but also resource consump-
pursue sustainable development because tion reduced. There is also a reduction of the
of the dwindling pool of usable energy and amount of pollutant discharged into the region,
resources as a result of overuse in past saving production cost and improving the qual-
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ity of the environment. It can bring about ben- between different industries. The electronics efits for suppliers, users and environment. industry has developed robustly for the past
few years. There must be a huge increase
In addition, when high-energy consump- in the amount of renewable waste resources tion industries are in the process of establish- when corporates put more efforts in the ing a new factory or are expanding new pro- research of new technologies of advanced duction lines, the corporate arm is required to process and build more factories to raise the practice an overall assessment of the integra- international competitiveness of the indus- tion of energy and resources in the vicinity. try. Therefore, in order to reduce the selling
The extra steam can be reused within the fac- risks of renewable or reused products made of tory or supplied to nearby factories. In this way, waste resources and to explore more channels the regional pollution equivalent can be dimin- for integration and connection of resources, ished and the quality of environment improved. relevant industrial association, experts, gov-
Furthermore, in terms of waste resources, ernment organizations and key corporates the original factory should pre-process (puri- should be getting together to form the indus- fying or reducing the amount of the waste) to trial recycle and reuse alliance to coordinate increase the value add of the waste before these integration processes. For example, the using certified recycling organization to handle iron and steel industries can recycle and utilize and produce renewable products. By doing calcium fluoride sludge and wafer cutting fluid so, the optimal recycle and reuse measures (silicon carbide) produced by the semiconduc- in the integration of energy and resources can tor industry and solar industry as flux, slag or be achieved to reduce the risk of poor product deoxidizer during the process. The cement sales. industry can reuse silicon-containing sludge
from semiconductor industry and desulfurized
One of the important policies is to encour- inorganic sludge from cogeneration power age the integration of energy and resources plants as the raw material for cement. It would
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12 17-2 Sustainable Industries in Taiwan Energy Management Practices of a Steel Company
Yen-Han Lin ─ Engineer, Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, China Steel Corporation Huei-Huang Hsiao ─ Professional Engineer, Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, China Steel Corporation Shi-Long Chang ─ Assistant Vice President, Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, China Steel Corporation
The pressing challenge and growing most of the top steel producing countries [1].
awareness for sustainable development Therefore, the management practices of the
and climate change are global issues. steel industry are of referential value to other
Business organizations can contribute to industries as well.
the response measures with products and
services, depending on their industry-specific China Steel Corporation (CSC) is the
characteristics. Furthermore, they all can leading steel company in Taiwan with energy
contribute to energy saving and emission efficiency close to the global benchmark. Its
reduction with effective energy and resource sustainable performance has been recognized
management. The steel industry, for example, domestically and internationally: CSC has
assists in building the low-carbon and circular been awarded 14 times Outstanding Energy
economy with its steel products. Steelmaking is Savings Award by the Ministry of Economic
an energy intensive process, yet the unit energy Affairs (MOEA), selected in the Dow Jones
usage has been reduced 60% since 1960 in Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and as the leader
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of the steel industry, selected in the Climate CSC aspires to be a trustworthy steel
Disclosure Leadership Index and scored 100 % company of global distinction that pursues in disclosure. The energy management of CSC growth, environmental protection, energy is executed systematically through a robust saving, and value-innovation. For corporate internal structure. To expand the span of energy sustainability and social responsibility, CSC efficiency, CSC shares its energy savings developed an energy policy committed to legal experience externally through the Energy compliance, energy saving, emission reduction,
Saving Service Team and increases energy and and technology advancement. The integrated resource efficiency locally through the District steelmaking process produces a large amount
Energy Integration Plan. of by-product fuel gases and recyclable waste
heat. Different parts of the steelmaking process
are highly interrelated, and various equipment
Energy Management Str- and energy saving technologies are involved. ucture Therefore, CSC introduces best available
15 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 technologies (BAT) and includes them in its coordination, stakeholder engagement, and
design standard. CSC regularly updates the legal risk assessment and management. The
BAT database and reviews the status of BAT CSC Group Promotion Committee for Energy
implementation. and Environment was set up in the following
April as the platform for communication,
The CSC Utility Department was estab- coordination, and determination of the group
lished since production to ensure stable policy regarding energy and environment. The
supply of utilities to production processes, Chairman of CSC chairs the committee, and
the utilization of fuel gases, and the overall the VPs of CSC and Presidents of CSC Group
planning and management regarding energy. companies serve as committee members.
The Utility Dispatching Center maintains the Committee meetings are held every four
energy balance by coordinating the dispatch of months, and sub-committees are set to push
fuel gases, electricity, steam, oxygen, nitrogen, forward practices regarding legislation, green
and argon. It also maintains the reliability business, green materials and low-carbon
of power supply and the functionality of the energy, and energy saving, emission reduction,
communications system. The Energy Savings and risk management. The Office of Energy
Committee was formed in 1978 to increase and Environmental Affairs aids and advises the
the energy efficiency of the entire company by committee with the PDCA approach.
energy management, audit, and promotion and implementation of energy saving projects. Energy Saving Services
The Office of Energy and Environmental In 2005, CSC started the 2010 Energy
Affairs was established in March 2011. The Saving Project, aiming to achieve an average of
office is in charge of energy and environmental 230,000 kiloliter of oil equivalent (KLOE) savings
policy drafting for CSC and the CSC Group, per year in the five-year period. The intended
strategic planning for relevant affairs, energy saving rate was twice the averaged
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performance in previous years. To help the Responding to the call of the Bureau of departments to achieve the target, the Energy Energy, MOEA, the CSC Energy Saving Service
Savings Committee established an energy Team was formed in 2005 and the CSC Group saving services task force. The task force Energy Saving Service Team was formed in discusses heat, electricity, and management 2007. Through vertical integration and horizontal systems with the various departments to identify coordination, the team enhances energy and discover energy saving opportunities. The conservation of the CSC Group and provides
2010 Energy Saving Project achieved 103% services for customers and steel companies. of the target, and the following 2015 Energy The team provides on-site analysis and
Saving Project achieved 140% of the 240,000 compiles a report of suggestions for potential
KLOE/year savings target. improvements. Energy management tools and
examples are also provided for reference.
17 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 District Energy Integration The CHP system is often selected to
Plan generate heat and power at a ratio that satisfies
Based on its process characteristics and the characteristic demand of the industry.
energy demand, CSC implemented combined However, the most efficient combination
heat and power (CHP, also called cogeneration) of heating and power generation cycle of
to fully utilize by-product fuel gases and waste CHP requires the integrated heat-to-power
heat in the integrated steelmaking process. ratio demands of various industries. The
CHP simultaneously generates useful heat and characteristic heat-to-power ratio is small for
electricity. In everyday operations of CSC, the the steel industry, and therefore surplus heat
CHP system is able to provide 55% of electricity is available from CHP. If the surplus heat can
used for production. In the event of Taipower be used by neighboring factories, full utilization
outage, CHP supplies electricity for main of energy can be achieved. CSC is located in
equipment and therefore reduces the loss from Linhai Industrial Park, one of the most fully-
interrupted production and prevents damage to developed large-industrial zones in Taiwan.
equipment as well as the environment. The industrial park hosts factories of various
industries with a large energy demand, and
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therefore it has great energy integration environmental concerns regarding equipment potential. acquirement and operation. The many heavy-
duty boilers of CSC are able to supply steam
CSC started the District Energy Integration with superior stability and reliability, and CSC
Plan in 1993. However, the original design of offers contract guarantee to every customer. the industrial park did not reserve for utility With the joint force of internal and external networks, and pipelines would have to cross resources, software and hardware obstacles public roads and a 60 m-wide water channel. were overcome. The total length of 32 in.
Communication is therefore critical with related (81 cm) main pipe and 6-24 in. (15-61 cm) parties for the right of way and with potential distribution pipes for steam is about 40 km for customers. For customers, acquiring high steam customers including 4 petrochemical quality, stable, and reliable utility at a price companies and 3 steel companies. lower than the cost for self-production is economically viable. Furthermore, additional The CSC oxygen plant produces oxygen for economic and environmental benefits are the steelmaking process and industrial gases associated with the elimination of safety and as by-products, of which nitrogen is integrated
19 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 CSAC HL Steel CSC Group Steel Industry Petrochemical Gas Industry LCY Steam,N Industry ,Ar Steam 2 CSE 2 SY Steel Steam
Steam,N Electricity
Steam,N2 CPDC Steam,N2,COG,Electri Waste fuel gas,H2, CSCC CSC city,Compressed Air
Water condensate 2 Steam
2
N ,Ar 2 Steam
,N SC Steel 2 ,Fuel oil 2 Steam, O Steam,N H
BOCLH SF TCI Gas Tang Eng CPC
Figure 1. Linhai Industrial District Energy Integration
in the plan and is supplied to seven customers. A of the District Energy Integration Plan by the
total of 13 companies are in the plan, as shown MOEA with Energy and Resource Integration
in Figure 1. In collaboration, these participants Benchmark and by the World Steel Association
create mutual benefits of reducing energy and with the 2015 nomination of Steelie Awards -
resource consumption, decreasing environmental Excellence in Sustainability.
impact, and increasing competitiveness. In 2014, the 1.89 million tonne steam sales was equivalent Reference to the saving of 145,000 KLOE and reduction of
430,000 tonne carbon dioxide equivalent. CSC 1.World Steel Association, "Sustainability Steel –
is recognized for the execution and performance Policy and Indicators," 2015.
20 17-2 Current Affairs The Northern-Taiwan service team has assisted Sanyo Pottery & Porcelain Industry Company in the development of green eco tiles
In light of the globally prevalent idea of envi- realized that there was high cost incurred for
ronmental protection in recent years, Govern- the disposal of the sludge produced during the
ment Agencies of R.O.C. has strongly encour- grinding process of manufacturing polished por-
aged everyone to practice eco-friendly ideas in celain tiles. This prompted Sanyo to take into
every industry. One example is to reduce con- consideration of recycling powdery materials
struction waste materials and reuse renew- when they develop their new products. With this
able materials. The unstoppable trend of green method, they can deal with the accumulated
life has required ceramic tile companies, which waste materials in an environmental-friendly
falls in the category of construction materi- way and also effectively utilize them.
als industry, to produce low carbon and eco-
friendly products. Sanyo Pottery & Porcelain With the support of the Industrial Technol-
Industry Company is a renowned ceramic com- ogy Development Program overseen by the
pany established in 1971. Their main products Ministry of Economic Affairs and the resources
are ceramic tiles and mosaic chips. The con- from the New Taipei City Government, a group
tinued growth of the ceramic industry is facing of consultants have assisted Sanyo in the
challenges from overseas competitors who research and development of new eco-tiles.
have brought their products into the domes- The consultants are from the Northern-Taiwan
tic market thus making it more competitive for sub-group of a service team under the Ministry
local producers. Due to the aforementioned of Economic Affairs that helps traditional indus-
factor, Sanyo had been considering upgrad- tries in upgrading and transformation of their
ing or transforming its products. However, they operations. Through the conduct of experiments
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to match various materials with different CTE rials, the glaze becomes more crack-resistant
(coefficient of thermal expansion), the analy- and thus the overall strength of the material is sis of raw materials and testing products, and improved. Consequently, the new products will the inspection of the products’ specifications, have better competitiveness and market share. the consultants have derived the best reci- pes of raw materials and the optimal parame- After modifying the recipe and the man- ters for the manufacturing process. They have ufacturing process, changing the established also carried out systematic experiments and SOP for ceramic manufacturing and mea- assisted Sanyo in the design and development surement standard procedure, Sanyo has of other new products. accomplished the standardization of their eco
ceramic tile. The yield rate has since increased
In order to deal with the accumulated immensely. By recycling the renewable mate- waste materials, the consultant team helps rials to produce green eco tiles, the waste
Sanyo develop a molding technology with an disposal cost of polished porcelain tiles has eco foaming agent. They recycle the grind- dropped so much that approximately 15 mil- ing sludge produced from manufacturing pol- lion NT dollars is saved every year. The newly ished porcelain tiles and mix the sludge with developed light-eco-porous-insulating tiles the raw clay material (the percentage of waste by Sanyo are lightweight, soundproof, heat- materials exceeds 50% in total). Furthermore, insulated and aesthetically pleasing. This new they use the innovative eco composite foam- product stands out from existing ones in terms ing agent to lower the foaming temperature of quality and beauty so there is great anticipa- during the process to accomplish the energy tion of its potential for high sales volume when conservation and carbon reduction. The con- it is introduced into the market. sultant team even assisted Sanyo to conduct the research of matching glazes with differ- (Source: The Industrial Development Bureau, ent CTE to improve the quality of glazes. By the Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2016-05-28, matching the overglaze with the porous mate- http://www.moeaidb.gov.tw)
23 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 The Bureau of Foreign Trade received UFI Sustainable Development Award to mark its effort in promotion of Green MICE
The Global Association of the Exhibition TAIWAN and the Greener Meetings Program
Industry (the original Union des Foires Interna- of American Chemical Society won the award.
tionales, UFI) has announced that the Green This shows that the encouragement of green
MICE project of MEET TAIWAN by the Bureau exhibition in Taiwan for the last few years has
of Foreign Trade from the Ministry of Eco- paid off.
nomic Affairs and American Chemical Society
are awarded the UFI Sustainable Development Promoting green exhibition is one of the
Award 2016 on 31st of May. important missions in Taiwan’s MICE Pro-
motion Program. It works in three phases.
Based in Paris, France, the Global Asso- Firstly, the company is educated to compre-
ciation of the Exhibition Industry is the most hend the concept of sustainability. Secondly,
prestigious exhibition organization in the world. the company is encouraged to take action and
The association has given the Sustainable engage in sustainability. Finally, the company
Development Award annually since 2012 to is advised to acquire an international certifica-
encourage MICE companies to engage in sus- tion. Through setting Green MICE Guidelines,
tainability. Every year, top sustainable MICE providing Green Incentive Program, host-
companies attend the competition and there ing Green Exhibition seminars, and assisting
are 11 international organizations around the MICE organizers to hold the competition for
world this year, including Canada, England, Green Booth decoration, MEET TAIWAN has
Netherlands, Hong Kong and South Africa. gradually helped MICE companies practice all
Eventually, Green MICE project of MEET these green actions.
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After being established for more than three The winners of UFI Sustainable Develop- years, MEET TAIWAN has actively assisted ment Award are invited to receive their honor
Taiwan’s MICE industry in acquiring the inter- and share their experience during the annual national certificate of sustainable management UFI Congress in November. It is expected system ISO 20121. Among them, Eco-Prod- that the Taiwan’s MICE industry will be recog- ucts International Fair and Asian MICE forum nized by the world and it has a positive impact are the first exhibition and forum to obtain ISO on Taiwan’s international image. In the future,
20121 in Taiwan, respectively. They are the the Bureau of Foreign Trade will continually first ISO 20121 international exhibition certifi- engage in sustainability with domestic MICE cate and international forum certificated issued companies so that we will not lag behind the by SGS Taiwan Limited in Asia as well. Obvi- world. ously, Taiwan MICE industry has led its coun- terparts in Asia and progressed toward sus- (Source: The Bureau of Foreign Trade, the tainability. At the same time, MICE companies Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2016-05-31, in Taiwan are in line with their counterparts in http://www.trade.gov.tw/) western countries.
25 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 Department of Environmental Protection from Taiwan Power Company celebrated its 30-year anniversary and the successful promotion of Eco Enzyme
Taiwan Power Company (TaiPower) is cation and experience of using Eco Enzyme
the first governmental enterprise that sets up were also shared during the presentation.
a specific environmental protection depart-
ment. To mark the 30 years anniversary of the According to TaiPower, it is very simple
establishment of the Department of Environ- to make Eco Enzyme. They wish to stir public
mental Protection, TaiPower held a 30 Years awareness about environmental protection by
Anniversary Forum and the Promotion of Eco using this little tool. There are at least 22 mil-
Enzyme in June 2016. The chief of the Envi- lion tons of kitchen waste produced annually
ronmental Protection Administration in Taiwan, in Taiwan based on statistics from the Envi-
Dr. Lee Ying-yuan, and many other partici- ronmental Protection Administration. If food is
pants from the government, private industries not discarded as waste, it can be converted to
and educational circle were invited to witness 4 billion meal boxes in total. Eco Enzyme is to
the achievement of TaiPower’s Department of reuse the food waste and ferment it into eco-
Environmental Protection for the last 30 years. friendly products that can be used as fertiliz-
Meanwhile, they also discussed the future ers to minimize the impact to the environment.
strategies for TaiPower to deal with climate TaiPower has conducted promotion campaigns
change. During the Promotion of Eco Enzyme, in their Power Plants and branches around
the General Manager of TaiPower, Mr. Chu Taiwan since March 2015. The first phase
Wen-Chen, awarded the successful depart- of promotion has been completed. Some
ments in person. At the same time, the appli- of the departments even spread the idea to
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their neighbourhood community. For exam- According to TaiPower, the Department of ple, Wanda Power Plant had utilized the Eco Environmental Protection has endeavored to
Enzyme in the farmlands of Puli. lower the environmental impacts caused by the
power facilities since its establishment in 1986.
TaiPower said that they have invited the The department has also practiced overall former Chairman of TaiPower and the chief of environmental assessment for new power facil- the Department of Environmental Protection, ities, strengthened the prevention measures
Mr. Lin Qing Ji, to share and review the tran- for pollution, and increased the frequency of sition of TaiPower in environmental protection the replacement of worn out machines. The by giving a speech in the title of ‘With a diffi- improvement rate of air pollution had reached cult beginning, how we manage to constantly 41.8% during the period of 2006 to 2015. In pursue environmental protection’. The CEO of addition, TaiPower has also established Green
Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy, Mr. Net (http://greennet.taipower.com.tw) to deliver
Eugene Chien, gave a talk about the issues its ideas and approaches about ‘Preserve that power industry has to face as they are Energy and Sustain Resources’. The general forced to comply with the regulations of carbon public is welcome to visit the website which reduction after the Paris Agreement. The title has documented the green footprints of TaiP- of his talk was ‘From now to the future: Make a ower. green enterprise that is friendly to the environ- ment’. (Source: Taiwan Power Company, 2016-06-01,
http://www.taipower.com.tw/)
27 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 Taiwanese students won Honorable Mentions in the International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment Project Olympiad
The International Sustainable World projects from 62 countries were submitted and
Energy Engineering Environment Project the total participants attended were estimated
Olympiad (I-SWEEEP) was held in Houston, to be around 1,000 this year.
Texas, this year. Two students from Taiwan,
Tang Li Xin from Kaohsiung Municipal Girls' Tang Li Xin’s project, ’Recycled street light
Senior High School and Chou Hsin Yu from LEDs as greenhouse lamps’, and Chou Hsin
Taibei High School, won Honorable Mentions Yu’s project, ‘Making the most stable soap film
during the competition with their projects about in a cubic frame: Applications to contamina-
“Recycled Street Light LEDs as Greenhouse tion detections’, represented Taiwan this year
Lamps” and “Making the Most Stable Soap and won Honorable Mentions in the Environ-
Film in a Cubic Frame: Applications to Con- ment Management & Pollution category. Street
tamination Detection”, respectively. lamps have been replaced by LEDs in many
countries. However, there are about 95% of
In order to promote the global sustainable disposed ones that can be reused as stated
development, the United States has, since by National Taiwan Science Education Center.
2008, gathered high school students around Tang Li Xin used a simple method to recycle
the world to attend the I-SWEEEP. The con- street lamps and reprocessed them as plant
testants’ projects are categorized into three growth lights. In this way, it recycles disposal
areas, namely energy, engineering and envi- street lamps to minimize the impact on the
ronmental science. A total of 385 qualified environment. Meanwhile, with her handmade
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growth lights, saving on electricity bills can According to the Director General of be up to 82% in comparison with the normal National Taiwan Science Education Center, incandescent lights. Mr. Chu Nan Shyan, I-SWEEEP emphasizes
specifically on environmental sustainable
Playing bubbles is a common experience development and global climate change. The for many people. Chou Hsin Yu studied the two awarded students’ projects matched the beautiful shapes of soap film by putting poly- issue of environmental sustainability. The proj- hedron molds into soapy water. Through many ects provide new insights into the recycling of simulations, she found that it is possible to LED street lamps and the detection of PM2.5. imitate the particulate matters with common As such they stood out among other contes- incense to compare the breaking time of soap tants. film with and without incense. Eventually, a quick and simple method to detect PM2.5 might (Source: China Times, 2016-05-01, http:// be developed in the future. www.chinatimes.com/)
29 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2 ASUS headquarter has won Zero Waste to Landfill certification as they are the first in the consumer electronics industry
After embarking on great efforts in envi- According to the Director of the Engi-
ronmental protection for all these years, it has neering Department of Electronic Technol-
been announced that ASUS will receive the ogy for Greater China Region, Mr. Tsai Ying
renowned certificate of Zero Waste to Land- Che, UL2799 demands the strictest standard
fill issued by the prestigious international cer- with regard to zero waste to landfill. It requests
tificate organization UL on June 2, 2016. It is almost all of the management, inspection and
the first company in the consumer electronics auditing of every waste flow to follow the reg-
industry to receive such an honor in the world. ulations. The hypothesis of zero waste seems
easy to fulfill but the truth is not. The lowest
The chief of Sustainability from ASUS, landfill diversion rate of waste set by UL must
Mdm Wei Xing Zhuan, accepted the certifi- be 80%, which takes great efforts to achieve
cate of Zero Waste to Landfill (UL ECVP 2799) for many companies.
on behalf of ASUS. Mdm Wei said, the certif-
icate proves that the landfill diversion rate of UL had clarified that the wastes produced
wastes in ASUS headquarter is greater than in the ASUS headquarter are not disposed
80%, which is the criteria for the certification. by landfill through stringent auditing process.
The landfill diversion rate of wastes is actually Firstly, they examined the documentation to
85%, including 10% for incineration. It is an confirm the categorization of wastes and the
important milestone for ASUS to accomplish process of disposal. After that, UL did an on-
one of its operation targets, Green ASUS. site audit at ASUS headquarter and at the
waste disposal companies for ASUS. In the
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end, UL announced the certificate for ASUS (Source: UDN Money, 2016-06-02, http:// according to the calculated landfill diversion money.udn.com/money/index) rate based on the standard process of UL
2799.
31 The management of energy and resources in industries 17-2
2016 APO International Conference Promoting GP with Focus on Smart Grids and Green Energy
Sponsor: Sponsored by Industrial Develop- ment Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. and Asian Produc- tivity Organization
Timing and Duration: 5-9 September 2016 (5 days)
Venue: Organizer: Taipei innovation city Convention Organized by China Pro- Center; Chinatrust Exec ductivity Center, Founda- tion Of Taiwan Industry Service, and Taiwan Envi- ronmental Management Association