SDG 7.4.5 Assistance to low-carbon innovation

1. NCUE has implemented the “Research and Demonstration of Multiple Microgrids in a High-Proportion Photovoltaic Solar Environment” sub-project, launched by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Many enterprises have cooperated and participated in the project, and collectively, have been able to advance corresponding research results and technologies. See Table 1 below for the list of collaborating enterprises, matching grant, and their company profiles; for the codes of collaborating enterprises and vendors, see Table 2; for content description of participating vendors’ sub-projects, see Table 3.

Table 1. Collaborating Enterprises and Profiles

Collaborating enterprise	Matching Grant	Company profile
Megago Tech Co., Ltd.	NT$1,500,000	The company is dedicated to the integration and manufacturing of projects related to smart electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and green energy applications. In addition, the company also provides a comprehensive range of products and services including batteries, drive motors and control modules, automotive accessories, and energy storage systems. By collaborating with key components in Taiwan’s electric vehicle and green energy industries, the company offers a complete ecosystem for smart electric vehicle planning.
Ørsted Taiwan Limited	NT$660,000	A renowned wind turbine manufacturer and the largest investor in Taiwan's offshore wind farms. Ørsted has collaborated with NCUE to establish the “Smart Green Energy Applications Center,” which engages in research related to smart microgrids and energy storage systems.
Ørsted Taiwan Limited	NT$1,500,000	Collaborated with NCUE in the “Green Energy Technology Research and Education Project,” thus working jointly to promote Changhua as an important center of green energy education in Taiwan.
SinoGreenrgy Consultancy Co., Ltd.	NT$1,000,000	1. Involved in the development of solar power plants across Taiwan with a combined capacity exceeding 200MW 2. Independently developed AI and machine learning-based anomaly diagnosis systems to enhance operational efficiency as the leading maintenance service provider for power plants in Taiwan with the highest installed capacity.
Green Harvest Co., Ltd.	NT$1,000,000	1. One of the first companies in Taiwan to obtain the Renewable-Energy-Based Electricity Retailing Enterprise License. 2. Obtained Renewable-Energy-Based Electricity Generation License to engage in electricity trading and supply. 3. The first company to complete a green energy transaction in Taiwan. 4. Collaborated with Taipei 101 to achieve the first instance of commercial green energy supply in Taiwan.
Chung Chia Power Co., Ltd.	NT$500,000	A new power IPP company, in alignment with government policies on energy efficiency, carbon reduction, energy storage, and load management, Chung Chia Power employs a unique combination of natural gas, solar energy, and energy storage in a first-of-its-kind facility in Taiwan.
NextDrive	NT$600,000	NextDrive specializes in professional research and development spanning system software, hardware, mobile applications, networking, communications, mechanical design, cloud services, big data analytics, and quality management. The company possesses an independently developed NextDrive OS, a universal Internet of Things (IoT) gateway operating system capable of managing various sensing and control devices, providing automation capabilities. It also supports multiple network communication standards such as Wi-Fi, BT/BLE, Wi-SUN, LTE, LoRa, and PLC, and can rapidly develop or integrate different peripheral devices.
AggrEnergy Inc.	NT$500,000	Currently, AggrEnergy's demand response platform services are fully integrated with Taiwan Power Company's auxiliary service platform, ensuring compliance with grid-level communication protocols and meeting the stringent VPN information security standards. The company’s smart metering devices and gateways also uphold the accuracy and data transmission reliability standards stipulated by Taiwan Power Company
Taiwan Power Company	NT$0	On July 1, 2021, Taiwan Power Company unveiled and activated its “Energy Trading Platform,” which became officially open for registration from that day onward. Within this program, collaborating partners are available to assist in the application process, conduct capacity testing, and facilitate other necessary procedures. This enables our facility to actively engage in real transactions for power auxiliary services.

Table 2. The codes of collaborating vendors

Corporate Code

A. Megan Tech Co., Ltd.

B. Ørsted Taiwan Limited

C. SinoGreenergy Consultancy Co., Ltd.

D. Green Harvest Co., Ltd.

E. Chung Chia Power Co., Ltd.

F. NextDrive

G. AggrEnergy Inc.

H. Taiwan Power Company (Changhua Branch)

Table 3. Content description of participating vendors’ sub-projects

Project content
Subproject 1	A. Battery estimation technology, battery active balancing technology. B. Battery estimation technology, E. Battery energy storage system state prediction.
Subproject 2	C. Facility power generation data, collaborating on solar power generation forecasts. D. Power usage data combined with meteorological information, collaborating on load forecasts. E. Providing solar power generation data, collaborating on solar power generation forecasts, combining meteorological data, and collaborating on load forecasts. H. Providing power usage data, combining meteorological information, collaborating on load forecasts
Subproject 4	B. Battery energy storage system scheduling. D. Battery energy storage system scheduling. E. Battery energy storage system scheduling. F. Implementing “Reinforcement Learning Algorithm” in energy management system for optimal automated control of battery and load devices. H. Provide IQ21 feeder operation data for exploring performance improvements.
Subproject 5	A. Research and exploration of four-quadrant power regulators and V2G/G2V implementation. D. Discussion on the market mechanisms for electric vehicle charging fees
Subproject 6	A. Innovative operational mode experiments. B. Innovative operational mode experiments. C. Innovative operational mode experiments and discussions on green energy market mechanisms E. Auxiliary reserve capacity services F. Providing optimal energy management system solutions for various operational modes at our facility under different environmental conditions. G. Assisting our facility in meeting the minimum requirements to participate in the electricity auxiliary services market through Taiwan Power Company’s communication and capacity tests H. Assisting our facility in participating in Taiwan Power Company’s “Energy Trading Center” power auxiliary market to create mutual benefits.

2. The university’s Taiwan Green Energy Technology Center has established a non-contact power supply and charging technology alliance, with the participation of four companies (SKTC, Join-Precision Tech, Sen Pao Enterprise, Air Cool Industrial) to actively assist startup companies in researching and developing energy-saving technologies. The center has secured the 2022 Academic Sector’s Innovation Project for Local Industry Technological Value Enhancement and guided 12 companies, including Hydeway, Avertronics, Yi Feng, Taiwan Luder Electronic, Raychuan, Cub Elecparts, Diann Bao Inc, Jih Kwang, Chaoli, and Jong Hong in the development of low-carbon energy sources. We also organized the 2022 17th International Conference on Green Energy and Management, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. 2022 17th International Conference on Green Energy and Management

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