Assessment of The Policy Feasibility and Cost-Effectiveness for Solar Photovoltaic in Taiwan

• Main Authors: LU, HSIU YU, 呂秀玉
• Other Authors: Chang, Ssu-li
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/75d7fh

碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 自然資源與環境管理研究所在職專班 === 107 === In the industrial revolution of the 18th century, mankind began to use coal mines as a source of power for transportation and machinery. Since the 1950s, a large number of fossil fuels have been used as a source of energy and industrial raw materials. Because the use of fossil fuels increases the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, first of all, the harm caused by air pollution to human health ; the increase of greenhouse gases causes global warming. The consequences of climate change are exacerbated and the frequent extreme climate, climate refugees increase and a large number extinction of species, In order to slow down the pace of climate change, coupled with increasing energy demand and sufficient energy, it will affect national security. As a result, governments have begun to seek renewable energy and use natural forces such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal or hydropower to provide safe and pollution-free sources of energy. As an international member, Taiwan should respond to the international trends and do its part for the planet. Although Taiwan is a subtropical island , it is highly dependent on imported energy. However, due to geographical advantages, it has potential for development in wind power, solar energy, biomass, geothermal or hydropower. Therefore, in 2016, the new government took the stage to expand the renewable energy target; the highest capacity increase was solar photovoltaic (222.6%). It is estimated that by 2025, the solar photovoltaic device capacity will be 17 GW for the ground–mounted PV systems and 3 GW for the roof PV systems. The theme to be explored in this study is to confirm whether Taiwan's solar power generation policy is feasible through the results of cost-benefit analysis (CBA). The relevant literature on cost-benefit analysis of solar power generation in the world and Taiwan was also selected, and the economic benefits and feasibility of investing in solar power generation were analyzed. Finally, based on the results of the cost-benefit analysis of solar power generation, this paper proposes policy recommendations.