Power-supply unit maker Lite-On Technology Corp (光寶科技) yesterday said it was in talks with China’s Guangdong provincial government to supply green energy solutions such as LED street lamps and to help install solar panels for greenhouse farmers, benefiting from the Chinese government’s efforts to step up carbon emission reduction.
Lite-On chairman Raymond Soong (宋恭源) disclosed its intentions for long-term cooperation in a media briefing, following a two-hour meeting with Guangdong Province Governor Huang Huahua (黃華華), who led 110 officials in a visit to Lite-On and Delta Electronics Inc (台達電子) yesterday.
Guangdong plans to spend 10 billion yuan (US$1.47 billion) over the next five years to subsidize the installation of energy-efficient LED lights and thin-film solar panels on the roofs of greenhouses to harness solar power in the Chinese southern costal province, Huang said.
“The government intends to cooperate with Lite-On in supplying LED lamps and interior LED lighting, which is part of the province’s policy to lessen carbon emissions,” Soong said.
Lite-On is making LED solar modules and its subsidiary, Leotek Electronics Corp (光林電子), is supplying LED traffic lights, lamps and lighting.
Soong said Huang also showed great interest in Lite-On’s new solar panel installation service, which is targeting solar farms, private enterprises, government agencies and schools as potential customers.
Lite-On subsidiary Lite-On Green Technologies Inc (光寶綠能), was established three years ago to provide solar panel installation services. Under the leadership of Michael Chuang (莊美琛), a former Quanta Computer Inc (廣達) executive, the unit last year won a contract from Jiangsu Province to install solar panels for greenhouses spanning 2,000 hectares and a 2-megawatt (MW) contract from the world’s largest furniture maker, IKEA, to build solar panels on the roof of its shortage house in Belgium, among others.
This year, Lite-On Green Technologies has obtained orders to install 40MW solar panels for greenhouses.
In addition, Huang and Lite-On discussed building electrical stations where electric cars can recharge as the government plans to gradually replace petroleum-powered public shuttle buses with eco-friendly electric cars, Soong said.
Lite-On has invested US$750 million in Guangdong by setting up production lines and operation centers, making the province its manufacturing center.
Delta Electronics said yesterday it was in talks with potential buyers on the use of its projectors at the upcoming Asian Games in China.
“Delta is capable of developing and producing high definition projectors,” Delta’s deputy spokesman Jesse Chou (周志宏) said. “Such high-end projectors are very suitable for major sports events like the Asian Games.”
“They [the potential buyers] are very interested in Delta’s projectors,” he added.
He declined to disclose any further details of the negotiations.
The Asian Games will be held in November in Guangzhou.
Earlier this year, Delta sold 500 high-definition projectors to Shanghai for use at the 2010 World Expo, and has shipped more than 1,000 units to smaller Chinese cities, cashing in on China’s policy of promoting home appliances in its rural areas.
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