Changbin and Taichung
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Project type |
Wind |
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Location |
Taiwan |
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Standard |
Gold Standard |
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Status |
Issued |
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Portfolio |
General Portfolio 2011 |
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Total ERs |
336,683 tonnes |
Background
Taiwan is a highly populated and industrial country separated from the Asian continent by a 160km wide body of water. Power generated from fossil fuel dominates the electricity grid in Taiwan and as such there is a very high amount of greenhouse gas emissions released for each unit of electricity generated.
Taiwan has an abundant wind resource both on and offshore which can be used for clean power generation.
The project
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The project involves the development of two wind farms on the west coast of Taiwan. The project comprises 42 turbines within an Industrial Park in Changbin and another 20 turbines are located in Taichung.
The wind turbines are Enercon E70 versions, each having a capacity of 2.3MW. At full capacity, the aggregated output of the project is expected to be of 483,864 MWh/year, which is to be delivered to the state-owned power grid, Taipower. Accordingly, the project will lead to carbon dioxide emission reduction since it will avoid the use of fossil fuel in the electricity generating system.
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The benefits
Social
- Creates local employment in both during the construction and operational phase
- Provides clean electricity to the equivalent of 110,000 Taiwanese households annual demand
Economic
- contribute to the development of the wind energy sector in Taiwan
- Transfers technology and know-how as the employees are trained by German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon on maintenance, safety and operational issues
- Contributes to Taiwan's economic sustainability by reducing the dependency on fossil fuel imports
Environmental
- Reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in Taiwan by replacing fossil fuel based power generation
- Contribute to the reduction of pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particles resulting from the electricity generation from fossil fuels in Taiwan