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ITRI and TPI Collaborate on ORC System

ITRI and the Tung-Pei Industrial Co., Ltd. (TPI), the biggest manufacturer of precision machinery key components in Taiwan, jointly announced the cooperation in establishing a 20 kW Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) low temperature waste heat generator set in December 2014. With an estimated 6,000 operating hours per year, it will generate about 100,000 kWh for TPI annually, reducing its electric bill by NT$25,000, and cutting its carbon emissions by 62 tons. Wu-Chi Ho, Deputy Director of ITRI’s Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories, indicates that ITRI’s ORC technology is very efficient in energy saving and waste cutting; it can recover industrial waste heat ranging from 80 °C to 300 °C. Currently, ITRI has developed screw expander ORC power generation systems of 10 kW, 50 kW and 60 kW. These successful models have stable performance in line with the international level and can be customized according to individual industrial scales.



Alliance Formed to Foster Carbon Capture Technology

ITRI’s self-healing material can recover itself up to 90% from shallow fine scratches after heating.

Planned by ITRI, the Industry Alliance of 30 MW Calcium Looping Demonstration System was formally established in December 2014. Joining the force of engineering consultancies and companies of cement, power generation and gas production, the building of the 30 MW calcium looping demonstration system is expected to be completed in 2017. The purpose is to be a pioneer for future commercial applications, and to help Taiwan seize the business opportunity in the carbon capture industry. ITRI has been aggressively developing calcium looping technology since 2008. In June, 2013, it cooperated with Taiwan Cement Corp. to build the world's largest 1.9 MWt calcium looping pilot plant, which is now under continuous long-term operation to establish its technical reliability.



Geothermal Power Generation on Green Island

ITRI’s self-healing material can recover itself up to 90% from shallow fine scratches after heating.

In exploring renewable energy resources, ITRI and the Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) signed a letter of intent in January 2015 to jointly promote the Pilot Project of Green Island's Geothermal Generator Set, whose capacity target is 500 kW. It will adopt ITRI's ORC double-cycled geothermal generator driven by the terrestrial heat energy preserved underground on Green Island. The construction of a power generation plant for commercial operation is scheduled to start within two years. The geothermal power generation potential of Green Island is about 2.2 MWe. If fully exploited, it can provide 50% of the current peak power consumption of the whole island. After its establishment, it can replace the existing diesel generator set, providing the residents with base-load electric power, and promoting the development of geothermal power generation in Taiwan.