The 18th UK–Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference highlights
floating wind, O&M for offshore wind and emerging
technologies collaboration.
With mutual goals to reach net-zero targets by 2050, the 18th
UK–Taiwan Renewable Energy Conference was held today to deepen
the partnership and to explore further collaboration
opportunities on renewable energy development between the UK and
Taiwan. More than 150 participants, including 10 British business
representatives, discussed the latest global renewable energy
trends, shared capabilities and best practices in floating wind
development, and operations & maintenance for offshore wind.
Attendees also shared insights into emerging renewable energy
technologies including low carbon hydrogen, carbon capture &
storage and smart grid.
, the UK Prime
Minister’s Trade Envoy to Taiwan and Yi-Ling CHEN, Chief
Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs represented the UK and
Taiwan respectively to open the Conference.
UK grid technology company Reactive Technologies and Taiwan Power
Company celebrated the rollout of Reactive Technology’s
GridMetrix® platform. This platform is a grid stability
measurement service software that offers real-time insight into
the stability of a power system, enabling grid operators like
Taiwan Power to save significant costs and manage risks more
effectively. This partnership will enable Taiwan Power to
accurately measure, visualise, forecast and better control
inertia across its network and provide critical system stability
data and insights as the network goes through a period of
significant transition from fossil fuels and to renewable energy.
, the UK Trade
Envoy to Taiwan said:
The UK is committed to collaborating with international partners
like Taiwan to overcome the challenges in energy transition, in
particular the ones faced by the offshore wind industry. This is
to ensure we collectively achieve our shared sustainability and
net zero goals. The partnership between the UK’s Reactive
Technologies and Taiwan Power Company is a great example of
UK-Taiwan cooperation. This development will support stability
and resilience of the power grid for Taiwan’s energy transition.
Yi-Ling CHEN, Chief Secretary of Ministry of Economic Affairs,
remarked:
The cooperation between Taiwan and the UK has been ongoing for 17
years. Both sides consider offshore wind as a key focus for
cooperation, covering aspects including planning, investigation,
construction and operation. Besides the promotion of offshore
wind, the development of other emerging renewable energy such as
floating wind, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage is also
crucial. We appreciate the valuable information regarding
renewable energy shared by the UK during previous conferences.
Umair Choudhry, APAC Regional Energy Lead, Department for
Business and Trade as the UK Chair of the 18th UK-Taiwan
Renewable Energy Conference said:
This conference has highlighted the strong and growing
partnership between the UK and Taiwan in the renewable energy
sector, especially in offshore wind. The UK has a wealth of
knowledge, experience and resources which can support Taiwan to
develop its offshore wind industry. Let us build a strong and
lasting partnership between the UK and Taiwan – one that places
sustainability at the forefront of our vision for the future.
Taiwan Chair, Cheng-Wei YU, Director General of Bureau of Energy,
Ministry of Economic Affairs, said:
The UK is in a leading position in the global renewable energy
field, and Taiwan has long considered the UK as an important
partner in developing renewable energy and achieving energy
transition goals. We are very pleased to witness the
collaboration between Taiwan and the UK in grid stability
monitoring services during this conference, and we look forward
to more companies from Taiwan and the UK establishing
partnerships in the renewable energy field.
Taiwan is the UK’s most important offshore wind partner in the
Asia Pacific Region. More than 40 UK offshore wind companies have
set up operation in Taiwan; many of these offices serving as the
regional Asia-Pacific hub.
More information
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The UK-Taiwan renewable energy conference is held annually
and co-hosted by British Office Taipei and Bureau of Energy
of Ministry of Economic Affairs.
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Reactive Technologies is a grid resilience technology company
helping grid operators, electric utilities, and regulators
transition to net zero and ensure resilient renewables-based
power grids. More information please visit Reactive Technologies
Limited
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10 British businesses participating in the 18th UK-Taiwan
Renewable Energy Conference are:
