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A Major Global Issue: Development of Renewable Energy"
"If 1% of the earth's land area was utilized to capture Solar Energy at a conversion efficiency rate of 10%, the wattage generated doubles that of our current global energy consumption." The conclusion of the above scientific research result clearly indicates the importance and high degree of applicability of developing renewable energy…"
Professor Chou of the National Taiwan University, Department of Chemistry specializes in research into Renewable Energy and champions the "En Route to a University of Excellence Project: The Results and Possibilities of Renewable Energy Research And Development" research initiative. His work in the research and development of the next generation of solar energy cells hopes to develop more application potentials and higher efficiency rates in the important global issue of Renewable Energy.
Professor Chou defines "Renewable Energy" simply as any energy source that can replace petroleum fuel indefinitely without depleting the earth's resources and creating pollution. For example, Bio-Fuels, which convert fast growing plants such as corn, sun flowers, and sugar canes into methanol, have already been developed and used in Brazil with excellent results.
In recent years, countries around the world have conducted extensive research into Renewable Energy to meet their energy needs while controlling Carbon Dioxide emission rates. However, the results achieved so far are insufficient to reach the goals of a Green Earth.
According to an extensive energy requirement survey conducted by the United States Department of Energy, the global energy requirement will double by the year 2050 and triple by the end of the century. The global energy requirement is rising very dramatically and, more importantly, rising at a rate far faster than the growth rate of Renewable Energy around the world.
Professor Chou defines "Renewable Energy" simply as any energy source that can replace petroleum fuel indefinitely without depleting the earth's resources and creating pollution. For example, Bio-Fuels, which convert fast growing plants such as corn, sun flowers, and sugar canes into methanol, have already been developed and used in Brazil with excellent results.
Amongst the various types of Renewable Energy currently being researched, Solar Energy is commonly recognized as the most abundant, most reliable, and most renewable. Also, Solar Energy is the most suitable alternative energy source for the densely populated Taiwan. The National Taiwan University research team deeply understands the boundless potential of Solar Energy and has initiated cutting edge and deeply original long term Renewable Energy projects. After intense integration and brainstorming, a group of interdisciplinary academics has formed an excellent research team under the leadership of Professor Chou of the Department of Chemistry and generated excellent preliminary results.
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