At lunchtime on the second day of the Year of the Dragon (Feb. 11), Taiwan posted a clean-energy record. This milestone became public knowledge a few hours later, when Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) announced …
The City Government will launch the assessment of pathways for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, serving as the basis for the implementation of the City''s long-term carbon reduction …
The City Government will launch the assessment of pathways for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, serving as the basis for the implementation of the City''s long-term carbon reduction policy. ... According to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of Taipei City Government, after the UN Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015, the ...
Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting in Africa. Module 1 – Introduction to Environmental Assessment. Overview. This module highlights different types of environmental assessment, and the context within which Integrated Environmental Assessment and reporting (IEA) has evolved. By
A proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Taoyuan''s Guanyin District () yesterday passed its environmental impact assessment at the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA).
The primary tasks of environmental research include environmental testing, environmental professional personnel training, environmental education and certification, and scientific …
Life cycle assessment is a widely used tool to quantify the potential environmental effects of battery production, usage, and disposal/recycling. This framework for the assessment of the environmental impacts consists of four stages. Fig. 3 represents the four stages of LCA for Li-based battery. The most important application for assessing the ...
Considering the circular economy actions to foster environmentally sustainable battery industries, there is an urgent need to disclose the environmental impacts of battery production. A cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment methodology is used to quantify, analyze, and compare the environmental impacts of ten representative state-of-the-art Na 3 ...
In this study, the environmental assessment of one battery pack (with a nominal capacity of 11.4 kWh able to be used for about 140,000 km of driving) is carried out by using the Life Cycle ...
The environmental impact evaluation through life cycle assessment (LCA) is an arduous job. It involves the effects from the production of the elements at whole lifetime that are raw material extraction to the end of life recycling (IEA, 2016).At first, a considerable literature review was conducted considering keywords LCA, environmental impact, Li-ion, NaCl, NiMH, …
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of Taipei City Government said that Taipei City joined the UEA in 2005, and that the UEA is an international collective of cities committed to pursue sustainable development with 156 members. ... The DEP also indicated that Taipei City is undertaking the assessment of pathway planning in ...
Environmental groups yesterday called for stricter standards for environmental impact assessments (EIAs), saying that loosening requirements for solar projects could damage the environment. ... with a focus on the assessment standards for photovoltaic development on hillsides and in environmentally sensitive areas, such as wetlands, intertidal ...
UWin is putting the finishing touches to a brand-new facility in Taoyuan at which it''ll recycle lithium-cadmium batteries using methods refined and patented by Hsu, the …
Focused on this aim, the life cycle assessment (LCA) and the environmental externalities methodologies were applied to two battery study cases: lithium manganese oxide and vanadium redox flow ...
Also referenced in the report was a study led by Tseng Yu-heng () of National Taiwan University''s Institute of Oceanography. Drawing on satellite altimetry data, Tseng''s team concluded that, at points in and near …
The EPA and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have jointly developed a new technology for waste battery disposal that is able, in low-energy-consuming and carbon-cutting …
Group14 Technologies – Battery Active Materials Factory; Moses Lake, Washington. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) issued a draft EA for Group14 Technologies – Battery Active Materials Factory Project (DOE/EA-2220), which assesses the potential environmental impacts of of partially funding …
Stockholm, 26 July 2023 – The mining company Eurobattery Minerals AB (Nordic Growth Market: "BAT" and Börse Stuttgart: "EBM"; in short: "EBM", "Eurobattery" or "the Company"), is pleased to announce that the first phase of the environmental permit process for the Hautalampi mining project has been completed successfully. The environmental impact assessment (EIA ...
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) is a systematic scrutiny of all environmental impacts caused due to any developmental projects. It helps decision-makers to anticipate probable consequences of the project on the environment [].EIA is a preventative, participatory, and methodical process that relies on multidisciplinary contributions from experts …
The environment risk assessment was presented in this paper particularly, the framework of environmental risk assessment on lead-acid batteries was established and methods for analyzing and ...
Environmental Impact Assessment: Is a cleaner countryside in Taiwan possible? In the first of a two-part series, Steven Crook looks at the rampant problem of illegal garbage dumping, the penalties for which are so light that they are a disguised form of encouragement of this environmental crime
Some static storage projects overseas utilize repurposed electric-vehicle (EV) batteries. Because they''ve lost 20 percent or more of their capacity, these battery packs are …
Also referenced in the report was a study led by Tseng Yu-heng () of National Taiwan University''s Institute of Oceanography. Drawing on satellite altimetry data, Tseng''s team concluded that, at points in and near Taiwan (such as China''s Xiamen and Naha in Okinawa, Japan), sea levels rose by 5.3mm per year between 1993 and 2003.
Environmental Impact Assessment: Keeping the concrete at bay ... In recent years, some has been assigned to government-led afforestation projects — but far more has been lost to a combination of urban sprawl, government-backed industrial zones, so-called "farmhouses" (see Taipei Times, "Protecting Taiwan''s green spaces one ping at a ...
Environmental impact assessment for electric vehicles To cite this article: K Ncka and J Knaga 2021 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 1782 012023 View the article online for updates and enhancements.
The DEP also indicated that Taipei City is undertaking the assessment of pathway planning in achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The City will continue to advance, adopt experiences of …
The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in smartphones, electric vehicles (EVs), and other energy storage devices should be correlated with their environmental impacts from production to usage and recycling. As the use of LIBs grows, so does the number of waste LIBs, demanding a recycling procedure as a sustainable resource and safer for the …
Environmental Impact Assessment: A turning point in Taiwan''s river management? ... 2022 Taipei Times), Chesson and Sheue — who specializes in plant anatomy and taxonomy — could see that the concrete …
The land reclamation project would greatly affect marine life and the livelihoods of fishers in the area, NPP Legislator Chen Jiau-hua () told a news conference at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei. Despite far-ranging consequences, Taipower has failed to provide its own comprehensive environmental assessment plans, Chen said.
Environmental Impact Assessment: Can lab-raised corals help Taiwan save its dying reefs? ... but two experimental restoration projects seek to turn the tide. By Steven Crook / Contributing reporter. Throughout the world, coral reef ecosystems are withering as a result of climate change and warming oceans. Some of the reefs around Taiwan, such ...
The Taipei Dome project passed an environmental impact assessment review on Wednesday, paving the way for the Farglory Group to finally resume full construction of the stadium after a hiatus of ...
Taipei, March 25 (CNA) The Taipei Dome project passed an environmental impact assessment review on Wednesday, paving the way for the Farglory Group to finally resume full construction of the stadium after a hiatus of nearly five years.
can be regarded as a major project for performance assessment. This study, therefore, categorizes the urban renewal projects in Taipei City as a decision making unit. The influential factors were further determined and divided into environmental, economic and social dimensions. Following this, the DEA
Individuals, NGOs, and government units don''t always mesh. But Meinong Lake''s jacana project shows what can be achieved when stakeholders all pull in the same direction. Steven Crook, the author or co-author of four books about Taiwan, has been following environmental issues since he arrived in the country in 1991.
The present study offers a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of batteries from their production to use and recycling and the way forward to its …
The International Energy Agency''s (IEA) recent report, "Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions," highlights the critical role batteries will play in fulfilling the ambitious 2030 targets set by nearly 200 countries at COP28, the United Nations climate change conference. As a partner to industries in exploiting the potential of battery technology, ABB innovations are taking center stage in ...
Sometimes, the government does the right thing in the end. Late last year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) decided to scrap a highly controversial plan to construct a 17.2km-long tunnel designed to divert water from Nanshi Creek () in New Taipei City''s Wulai District () to the upper reaches of Shihmen Reservoir () in neighboring …
Environmental Impact Assessment: Independent tracking of carbon emissions takes a leap forward ... Asia Art Center () typifies modern Taipei –– a modish, commercial gallery on the ground-floor of a high-rise building flanked by shops and restaurants in a district that was, as Californian Jan Watten recalls, "just paddy ...
This study aims to measure citizens'' behavior intention (BI) in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) participation. An extended theory of planned behavior (TPB), which includes perceived ...
DOE/EA2220: Group14 Technologies – Battery Active Materials Factory. Final Environmental Assessment (October 2024); Finding of No Significant Impact (October 2024) DOE/EA-2267D: University of Texas at Austin – Marine Geophysical Surveys in the Northwestern Gulf of …
Environmental Impact Assessment: Protecting Taiwan''s green spaces one ping at a time ... however, so on Dec. 15 Sung launched a campaign on WaBay, a Taipei-based crowdfunding platform. By late February, she was over the finishing line, having asked for NT$5 million and receiving pledges totaling NT$5.54 million. ... and 2013, some 6,324 ...
