ROC President Ma Ying-jeou said Dec. 14 that Taiwan will take advantage of its high-tech capabilities to increase its energy efficiency by 2 percent annually over the next eight years.
Ma made the remarks while attending the opening ceremony of the first U.S.-Taiwan Clean Energy Forum and Expo in Kaohsiung, hosted jointly by the American Institute in Taiwan and the Kaohsiung City government.
“Taiwan is currently a global leader in information technology,” Ma noted. “We intend to reposition ourselves as a leader in energy technology as well.”
“With our strength in the solar power and light-emitting diode industries, Taiwan will continue to promote alternative energy sources such as wind power and biofuel,” he added.
AIT Director William Stanton said at the ceremony that the U.S. and Taiwan should continue their close partnership in environmental protection and clean energy researches.
“The energy and climate challenge is a global problem that demands a global solution,” said U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel B. Poneman in a videotaped greeting.
Poneman urged Taiwan and the U.S. to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy technologies.
Over 20 leading green energy companies from Taiwan and the U.S., including Corning Display Technologies Taiwan, Weston Solutions, Inc. and Falcon Waterfree Technologies, are participating in the forum, which is being held at the Kaohsiung National Museum of Science Technology and runs until Dec. 24.
