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AmCham Visits Vena Energy’s Ecological Conservation Site

On January 29, AmCham Taiwan’s Energy Committee embarked on a field trip to member company Vena Energy’s ecological conservation area in Yizhu Township, Chiayi County. A total of 30 members and guests visited the site, including Bureau of Energy Director General Yu Wei-cheng, Chiayi County Magistrate Weng Chang-liang, Endemic Species Research Institute Deputy Director Lin Hsu-hung, and AmCham President Leo Seewald. There, the group learned about Taiwan’s green energy trading, international green finance, how solar power can be a force for ecological preservation, and other issues related to the development of renewable energy in Taiwan.

Renewable energy development is currently a global trend, and Taiwan’s government, seeing the need to ensure energy security, develop a green economy, and promote environmental sustainability, made green energy a core component of its 5+2 Innovative Industries initiative. It has set an ambitious goal of making renewables 20% of its energy mix by 2025, with solar power constituting the highest proportion of that category at 66.3%.

Vena’s Yizhu site is Taiwan’s largest privately run ground-mounted solar panel system, and is the first solar power project in Asia-Pacific to receive the TÜV Rheinland IEC 62446-1 certification. In the early stages of the project’s development, Vena committed significant resources to conducting an enhanced impact assessment and mitigation planning for the habitat of the Black-faced Spoonbill, a native bird species. It then minimized the construction period in order to avoid disrupting the species’ winter migration.

AmCham President Seewald praised the visit to the Yizhu site as a rare experience for members and their guests and thanked Vena for arranging the tour. He also expressed his gratitude to Director General Yu, County Magistrate Weng, and Deputy Director Lin for taking the time to join the outing.

Yu noted that the promotion of renewable energy is one of the government’s priority areas, and expressed hope that it can exchange ideas with industry moving forward in order to align Taiwan’s green energy development with global standards.

Weng warmly welcomed the Chamber’s visit to Chiayi, a location whose abundant sunlight makes it ideal for the development of solar energy. Currently, the Chiayi County government is actively promoting renewable energy development, and expects that the county’s planned science park will involve many green energy-related needs. Furthermore, the establishment of a stable and complete green energy supply chain would be very beneficial to Chiayi’s future industrial development.

In the future, AmCham will continue to plan and organize field trips to member companies’ various work and development sites, and will encourage cross-industry exchange and cooperation.

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美國商會參訪韋能能源義竹綠能生態教育館

臺灣美國商會「能源委員會」29日到嘉義縣義竹鄉,參訪會員公司韋能能源的義竹綠能生態教育館與發電廠。能源局游振偉局長、嘉義縣翁章梁縣長、特生中心林旭宏副主任、美國商會執行長李豪與美國商會能源委員會成員共30人出席,增進瞭解臺灣綠電交易、國際綠色金融、光電生態共榮等相關背景知識與認識綠能產業在臺灣的發展。

發展再生能源為目前全球趨勢,為兼顧能源安全、綠色經濟及環境永續,政府將綠能產業列為「5+2」產業創新計畫之一,致力達成2025年再生能源發電占比20%的目標,其中又以太陽光電裝置容量占66.3%最高。近年陸續有廠商積極推動再生能源發展,例如離岸風電、太陽能與沼氣發電等,要建立穩定再生能源供應。全球有越來越多企業與製造業者要求,要以再生能源(綠電)生產產品。

韋能能源(VENA ENERGY)所屬義竹電廠是目前臺灣最大的民營地面型太陽能電廠,同時也是臺灣第一座通過德國萊因 (TÜV Rheinland) IEC 62446-1驗證標準的太陽能電廠。韋能於開發初期即進行野鳥棲息地影響評估和衝擊緩解計劃,進而縮短建設週期以避開冬季遷徙季節。在案場建置期間,韋能也和環保團體及大學院校合作,記錄案場周遭水鳥及候鳥(例如黑面琵鷺等)蹤跡及遷徙路徑,並於案場設立全臺首座綠電業者與NGO合作的生態教育展示設施–義竹綠能生態教育館,推動永續經營。

李豪執行長說,能夠實際參訪太陽能電廠是很難得的經驗,謝謝韋能能源特別安排行程,也謝謝能源局局長、嘉義縣縣長與特生中心副主任特別撥空參加。

游振偉局長表示,推動再生能源是政府重要目標,希望能與業者多交換意見,讓臺灣綠能發展能與世界接軌。

翁章梁縣長說,非常歡迎商會來嘉義參訪,嘉義日照充足很適合發展太陽能,目前陸續推動再生能源發展,未來嘉義縣科學園區開發,會有很多廠商有綠電需求,如果能建構穩定且完整綠能供應鏈,對嘉義產業發展會有正面影響。

美國商會將持續不定期舉辦「Field Trip」,透過實地參訪會員公司,以期促進跨產業交流與合作。

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