Fuel Usage Management
In order to be environmentally friendly, Taipower has chosen to use fuels with low-ash, low-sulfur, and low-nitrogen content. The Company's policy seeks to stabilize the use of coal, and gradually shift from coal to gas. Taipower will also continue to build and upgrade gas-fired units and related facilities to minimize pollutant emissions from thermal power generation.
Taipower's Use of Fuels
Improving the Energy Efficiency of Operations
Taipower has established a Material Flow Management Information System to monitor the inputs and outputs of energy, resources, and waste at each unit. All units are required to submit annual reports, allowing the Company to track and manage waste conditions. Moving forward, Taipower will continue to inventory the flow of energy and resources across its power generation, transmission, distribution, and sales value chains, while developing and expanding strategies to enhance overall efficiency.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Note: Since Taipower is the main power company in the country, the Company's total emissions calculation only includes direct emissions and does not include indirect energy emissions to avoid double counting.
Non-Productive Resource Management
Taipower actively promotes energy-saving programs at thermal power plants through equipment upgrades and operational adjustments. Initiatives include the procurement of high-efficiency vehicles, lighting, elevators, air conditioning, and water-use systems. The Company also enhances unit efficiency by adopting variable-frequency motors, upgrading core components, and adjusting equipment operation modes such as vacuum pumps in condensers, ventilation fans in plant buildings, and steam warm-up timing for boiler soot-blowing-to improve overall energy-saving performance.
Taipower's Non-Productive Power Consumption
Taipower's Non-Productive Water Consumption
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- Statistics of resources recycled from the Taipower Headquarters building
- Recycled resources include: Paper, tin and aluminum cans, other metal products, plastic containers, glass containers, etc.
Results of Non-Productive Resource Management
01 Water-saving
- Prioritizing the use of equipment with water efficiency labels was the first priority along with the effective use of rainwater resources (toilet flushing, watering plants) to reduce tap water consumption
- In line with the Water Saving Normalization Action Plan, Taipower actively promoted the installation of water-saving equipment and replacement of old, water-consuming equipment in offices, at construction sites, and in employee dormitories
- Promote water-saving measures at each unit such as water-saving advocacy, water management, pipeline facility leak inspection, and rainwater reclamation and reuse
02 Power-saving
- When purchasing electrical appliances, priority is given to products with an energy label or highly efficient products with energy efficiency levels of 1 or 2.
- When purchasing air conditioners, models with higher Cooling Seasonal Performance Factor (CSPF) values are considered.
- While maintaining air conditioners, the outlet water temperature of central air conditioning chillers was moderately increased.
- An energy management system was established to monitor and analyze electricity consumption data.
- Actively replaced older, energy-consuming equipment (air conditioners, lighting fixtures, etc.) in various offices.
- The indoor temperature of each office is controlled at 26-28℃, and circulator fans are used.
- Air conditioning chillers are shut down half an hour before regular working hours are finished, while ice water circulation and air flow are maintained.
- Non-official electrical appliances are not used in office spaces.
- The elevators in the buildings of each unit use a power-saving operation management and control mode, and the energy-consuming equipment and office machines in each office operate in a power-saving mode.
03 Fuel-saving
- Continued to implement paper-reduction through measures such as the electronic exchange of official documents and online approvals, with performance reaching over 70% and 85%, respectively.
- Advocated for employee use of double-sided printing to save 2.86 million sheets of paper.
04 Paper-saving
- Continued to implement paper-reduction measures such as the electronic exchange of official documents and online approvals, with performance reaching 70% and 85%, respectively.
- Advocated for employee use of double-sided printing to save 2.82 million sheets of paper