Green energy becomes the pillar industry of Taiwan economy

The global financial crisis, countries to revitalize the economy, green is a common theme. Taiwan solar, LED lighting industry chain integrity, LED industry output ranked second in the world, play an important role.

The incoming US President Obama plans to invest 150 billion dollars in the 10 years of the green recovery plan, the European Union, Germany and Britain also declared betting funds for related research, optimistic about the prospects of energy recycling industry, Premier Liu Zhaoxuan intends to promote 3 trillion industry, energy industry is one of the ring. The energy industry including solar photovoltaic, LED lighting, hydrogen energy and fuel cell industry in Taiwan, the Ministry of economic affairs statistics, LED lighting industry in 2007 the output value of about NT $53 billion 800 million, is expected in 2010 up to about 90 billion yuan NT, has become a star industry under a potential.

The LED application scope gradually expanded, light from a traffic signal, billboards, display, mobile phone has been greatly infiltrated by the lights, backlight, household lighting, LED industry is still optimistic about the future more than 20 years of good times, Foxconn, AUO, CMO, TSMC and other electronics industry leader, in turn, have set up a new company, investment the new business, the layout of LED industry.

Taiwan science and technology strength, have come to visit Taiwan, a cradle to cradle the German scholar Mike Braungart. Environment (MichaELBraungart) has said publicly that Taiwan will play an important role in the global green industry chain. However, the national Taiwan University of science and Technology Department of electrical engineering professor Chen Zaixiang pointed out that the use of thin-film solar cells, LED lighting value added, is the new blue ocean energy industry in Taiwan. Thin film batteries, LED and other science and technology industries, all of which are high energy consuming industries, it seems that how to avoid the increase of carbon dioxide emissions caused by industrial development has become a major issue for the government.