Gold Standard Bundled Wind Project Taiwan

Gold Standard Bundled Wind Project Taiwan

De Haan relocates CO2 neutral. This means that we minimize CO2 emissions as much as possible. This causes a significant drop in our CO2 footprint. We compensate the remainder by investing in clean energy via the Gold Standard Bundled Wind Project Taiwan.

The two project sites are situated on the plain west coast of Taiwan, near Taichung and Changbin, respectively. The island has a huge potential for wind power that needs to be further exploited to satisfy the dense population’s and the growing economy’s needs.

Even with its privileged situation of a long windy coast line, Taiwan still relies to over 50% on its rich but dirty coal resources to fuel its growing economy. Now, pioneering wind parks have started to harness the untapped sustainable wind energy on the island’s west coast to enable and promote a less carbon intensive future for the nation.

The 2 wind farms consist of 65 wind turbines, each having a capacity of 2.3MW. At full capacity, the aggregated output of the project is expected to be 507 GWh / year, which is delivered to the regional state electricity authority, Taipower. For its outstanding features, the project has been labeled with the Geneva based Gold Standard, the strictest project standard in the carbon world.

Socio-economic impact

• Every year, scholarships are given to 10 students of the Wei Lite College.
• Long term employment for locals has been created in operation of the wind farms.
• The employees received training by the wind turbine manufacturer on maintenance, safety and operational issues.
• Supporting the Formosa Community, Taichung City, which offer first aid training, arts and crafts classes for mothers and a reading club.
• Scholarships and funding to the Ta Tan Elementary School.

Environmental impact

• The project owner is contributing to the further development of the renewable energy sector in Taiwan by conducting informational events and wind park tours for students and the public.
• Beach cleaning events in collaboration with surrounding communities save the area as a habitat for wildlife.
• Providing clean electricity to the equivalent of 130,000 households, the project is raising awareness for climate and environmental issues in the general public.
• The project’s waste- and emission-free power generation helps to reduce air pollutants such as Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particles resulting from electricity generation from fossil fuels.
• During construction, the project owner accounted for local birds’ breeding patterns to minimize the environmental impact.

The Gold Standard requires additional social & environmental project benefits, such as creating jobs & enhancing local economies. It is backed by 50 NGO’s, among which the WWF. Gold Standard ensures the highest quality assurance label on the voluntary and compliance carbon market. It ensures that the project contributes to sustainable development and is fully accepted by stakeholders.