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The Ministry of Economic Affairs on Friday said it expects the nation to obtain 15.1 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2025, falling short of a 20 percent target set by President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in 2016.
The Taiwan Energy Statistics Year Book report, published on Friday by the Bureau of Energy, said that the share of renewables in the nation’s electricity mix had increased to 6 percent by the end of last year and is expected to reach 8 percent by the end of this year.
After taking office in 2016 when renewables accounted for 4.1 percent of
Oyster fields are pictured against the backdrop of wind turbines in the intertidal zones off Changhua County’s Fangyuan Township yesterday. Mass deaths of oysters were reported recently in Fangyuan. Local farmers blame around-the-clock construction of offshore wind farms for stressing the oysters and disturbing bottom sediments required for their survival.
Household appliances contain plastic components. Medical devices made of sterile plastic, such as disposable syringes and plasma bags, are indispensable to 21st-century healthcare. By preventing bruising and contamination, plastic packaging reduces food waste. Plastic cups and dishes are less fragile than ceramic tableware. PVC pipes and window frames have made house-building cheaper.
But not everyone who benefits from this wonder material knows that plastics production requires huge amounts of energy, most of which is generated by burning fossil fuels. Plastics plants are also a source of harmful pollutants including benzene.
Nor do all consumers appreciate the extent to which plastic
A lightning strike yesterday killed 20 hogs and injured 140 at a pig farm in Changhua County’s Fangyuan Township (芳苑) after an alleged failure to ground a lightning rod.
Most of the wounded pigs were not expected to recover and were to be euthanized, farm owner Lin Chia-chih (林家至) said, adding that he estimated the loss to be between NT$5 million and NT$6 million (US$168,322 and US$201,986).
The lightning bolt struck during an early-morning thunderstorm, hitting a spot that had been struck six months before, he said.
Chailese Energy (中租能源) has rented space on the roof of the pig house for solar panels,