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Green IT Activities and
Situation in Taiwan
Dr./Prof. Jenn-Hwan Tarng
Identification and Security Technology Center
Industrial Technology Research Institute
National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan
October 5, 2010
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Outline
– Introduction
– Information & Communications Technology Initiative Projects in Taiwan (ICT)
– IT/ICT Industries in Taiwan
– Green Energy Industry Development Strategies and Promotion Plan in Taiwan
– R&D Cases of Green IT/ICT in Taiwan
Green Buildings
Carbon Footprint Tracking System
Green Container Computer
– Summary
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• Direct effects– IT/ICTs are responsible for around 2-3% of global carbon
footprint [Gartner, 2008]
– ICTs and CEs account for 15% of global residential electricity
consumption [IEA, 2009]
• Enabling effects– ICT enabled “smart” solution can save 15% of emissions in 2020
[GeSI,2008]
– “Smart” solution can cut global electricity consumption by 30% in
2030 [IEA, 2009]
Why Green IT/ICT now?
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Source: Gartner, April 2007
The Global CO2 Emissions from the IT Industry
The Global CO2 Emissions from the Airline Industry
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Is IT really doing any significant harm to the environment today?
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Source: The climate Group
IT emissions projections
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NII Initiatives
e-Government
1998 2002 2005 2008 2009 2010
e-Taiwan (2002-2007)
M-Taiwan (2005-2009)
u-Taiwan(2007-2009)
upgradeIt realized the ideal
of promoting
Taiwan as a high-
tech service island
and became one of
the best
e-government and
e-business country
in Asia.
It built a nation-wide
wireless broadband
network to provide
extensive mobile
services for the
public.
One of its main
goals is to enhance
quality of life using
smart living
technologies.
Taiwan’s National Initiative Projects for NICIe-Taiwan, M-Taiwan, i-Taiwan Development Roadmap
NICI: National Information & Communication Initiatives
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The Progress of E, M, U and i -Taiwan
Source: Lin, Ferng-Ching, 2008, Ubiquitons Network Society, 32(1):pp3-9
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Taiwan’s 2009-2010 NRI ranking
NRI(#11)
Usage( #5 )
Readiness( #10 )
Environment( #20 )
NRI sub-index rankings
NRI:Networked Readiness Index
NRI
Early Days: 3.4 – 3.7
Familiarization: 3.7 – 4.2
Extensive:4.2 – 5.1
Intensive: 5.1 – 6 6
5
4
3
2
1Proto-Internet: 0 – 3.4A
B
C
D
EF
Taiwan(#11) =5.2
Sweden(#1) =5.65
Nicaragua = 2.9
Internet Penetration
Taiwan Network Readiness
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Ranking NO.1
ItemProduction Value
Unit:US$MWorld share
Foundry 13,476 66.6%
Mask ROM 353 92.9%
IC Packaging 6,951 44.4%IC Testing 3,119 63.0%
Large size (>)
TFT-LCD panel29,827 46.4%
TN / STN LCD panel 1,555 36.9%
Taiwanese Products/Industries in The Global Top Two Ranking (2007)
Note: The data are only good for products made in Taiwan, excluding the products made overseas by Taiwanese investment
Source: ITIS Project, MOEA
IT/ICT Industries in Taiwan (1/4)
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Taiwanese Products/Industries in The Global Top Two Ranking (2007)
Ranking NO.2
ItemProduction Value
Unit:US$M World share
IC design 10,970 23.9%(e)
DRAM 7,015 22.4%
WLAN※
OLED panel 193 33.1%
Small & medium size TFT-LCD
panel3,604 20.9%
LED 1068 16%
IC Substrate 1,945 26.36%
Motherboard
(including system shipment)178.7 2.4%
IT/ICT Industries in Taiwan (2/4)
Note: the data are only good for products made in Taiwan, excluding the products made overseas by Taiwanese investment
※ ranking by volume
Source: ITIS Project, MOEA
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Taiwan is ranked as the world number 6 and Asia's number 2 country
by IMD's 2010 World Competitiveness Yearbook in terms of the
potential in utilizing green ICT to create competitive advantages.
Country/Region Ranking Index
Germany 1 7.33
Japan 2 7.30
Austria 3 7.29
Denmark 4 7.04
Sweden 5 6.92
Taiwan 6 6.70
Singapore 14 5.95
Korea 15 5.91
Hong-kong 31 4.82
IT/ICT Industries in Taiwan (3/4)
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• About 70% (69.9% ) of citizens embraces Internet. (1.6 millions people)
• About 30% (29%) of citizens uses mobile/wireless Internet. (6.7 millions
people)
• 25% of citizens owns laptops. (approximately 5.6 millions people)
• 46% of Internet users are on-line for more than 14 hours per week.
• About 80% (78.7%) of households has internet access.
• About 85% (85.7% ) of households owns computers.
• About 87%(87.9%) of companies are using broad-band internet.
• 90% of the households with the internet access uses 2Mbps or faster
broadband.
• Each person owns 1.2 cellular phone sim card numbers in average.
The statistics of the ICT usages in Taiwan
IT/ICT Industries in Taiwan (4/4)
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Scope of the Green-IT /ICT industry
3 major development strategies
fuel
Electric
power
Integrated
electric power
management
system
Client energy
management
system
(upstream)
Sensing and
communication
components
(mid-stream)
Energy
management
platform
(down-stream)
Applications/
services
Steam
Coal
Natural gas
Energy type 2 application focuses
Current Green-IT/ICT development policy:123
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Green IT/ICT industry scope (e.g. Electric Power System)
Generation Transmission Distribution ConsumptionElectric power
management system
Grid management/
distributed energy
• Peak power control
and energy
transaction
• Operation
adjustment
• Supply-demand
forecast
• Energy storage
system integration
Power
transmission/
distribution
• DTU/RTU/FTU
• SCADA
• Automatic
management
system
AMI
• Smart meter
• PLC/Wireless
• Smart meter data
management
system
Household/Industry sector
energy management
• Energy monitoring/
control module
• Energy consumption
and control
• Information systems
integration
• Optimized energy
distribution
DTU/RTU/FTU: Data Terminal Unit/ Remote Terminal Unit/ Feeder Terminal Unit
SCADA: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
Scope of the Green-IT/ICT industry
Integrated electric power management systemClient energy
management system
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Taiwan Green Energy Industry Development Strategies
Low energy consumption society and low
carbon economics
Develop clean energy
TechnologiesActive energy-saving
actions
Possible
renewable
energies
Solar 、Wind 、Bio 、Hydrogen fuel-cell 、Hydraulic、Ocean、Terrestrial heat
Good industry foundation with
quantum-jump potential
Possible
ways of
energy –
saving
Energy saving lighting、high efficient air condition、and carrier、energy
management
Green energy
industry
Wind turbine、Bio-fuel、Hydrogen fuel-
cell、Green-ICT、 LEV
Major industries
Photo-voltaic、LED lighting
General Potential industries
Technology is in R&D stage with high business
development potential
Follow-up of the conclusion of “2009 national energy meeting”
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High voltage AMI promotion plan
1. MOEA and Tai-Power are in charged of this promotion program
since June 2010.
2. High voltage users are accounted for 58% of the total consumed
power. Tai-Power already started to implement AMI for them, for
easier to gain energy saving benefit.
3. Time schedule:Started from 2009, had come up with system
specifications, installed smart meters for 1200 HV users in 2010,
and then completed all AMI installation for left 23000 HV users
during 2011 to 2012.
4. For HV AMI meter product, except electric power measuring chip
(including software) is not made in Taiwan, others component such
as communication modules、battery、meter information
management system are developed by local companies.
Taiwan Smart Grid Development Plan
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Low voltage AMI promotion plan
1. Domestic smart meter industry status:Current Tai-Power’s low
voltage mechanic meter is manufactured by three local manufacturers.
However, the electric power measuring chip (incl. operation logic) is a
core component of the smart meter; still need to be provided by
foreign companies.
2. Early stage goal is to achieve 50% (6M households) penetration rate.
3. To set national AMI standards, take the advantage of Taiwan’s ICT
industry to develop core components, and speed up AMI industry
development. Through large scale deployment and testing projects to
attract enterprises to put more investment and efforts on system
development and deployment.
Taiwan Smart Grid Development Plan
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Significant Smart Grid Tasks in Taiwan
Source : Taiwan-power Constructs Smart Grid to Enhance Customer Service
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Integrated-Photovoltaic Buildings in Taiwan
National Museum of Taiwan History
-Tainan City (195 kWp)
True Love Harbor
-Kaohsiung City (70 kWp)
Hakka Culture Center & Park
-Pingtung County (75 kWp)
National Marine Life Museum
-Pingtung County (100 kWp)
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Renewable Energy Development in Taiwan
Current Status (May 2010)
Wind power installed capacity≒417 MW, with 219 wind turbines
PV installed capacity≒7.3 MW
Hydro power (traditional) ≒1937MW
Target (2025)
Wind power: 3000 MW
PV: 1000 MW
Biomass: 1400 MW
Source : Taiwan-power Constructs Smart Grid to Enhance Customer Service
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Summary
Green IT is a very important topic and will have huge impact in energy
savings. Many complicated technological, industrial, and social issues are
involved, which may need collaborations among academia, industries,
and/or even countries to provide large-scale sustainable solutions.
Great thanks to the organizers to provide this wonderful platform for
officials of Green IT gathering together to exchange opinions, and to share
approaches. A new effective and collaborative way is needed to be
explored to make a large-scale change in a short time.
An open platform to engage user communities/countries as contributors to
innovations.
Standardization interest groups may be one of collaboration initiatives in
Asian green IT forum in the future.
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Thanks for your attention.