Geothermal power could aid Taiwan in reaching its green ambitions by providing a reliable baseload energy source, but only if the government is willing to share initial development risks.
運轉過程幾無碳排、無水資源耗損的地熱發電,是近年熱門的再生能源之一,台灣位在太平洋板塊火環帶,具開發優勢,東部發展的潛能是全台之最,其中宜蘭、台東地熱發電已實際運轉,花蓮卻因部落族人多次抗議,開發廠商除配合部落生活習慣,調整作業時間,耗時1年半的溝通協調,直到去年底才完成開發第一階段鑿井探勘,進程較慢。 萬榮鄉紅葉部落是花蓮縣第一件地熱開發案,工研院研究指出,當地初估蘊藏16MW(百萬瓦)的地熱潛能,瑞典商倍速羅得公司2019年選定作為開發案場。 Read the full article at >> China Times
Baseload Power Taiwan is a subsidiary of Baseload Capital, a specialized investment entity that funds the deployment of geothermal power worldwide.
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