The Taiwan Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Partnership (THFCP) has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with four countries during Hyvolution 2025, an international exhibition in Paris focused on hydrogen fuel.
The first MOU was signed on Tuesday with a Ukrainian institution, followed by agreements with France, Poland and Denmark the following day, the partnership said.
Lin Jo-chen (林若蓁), THFCP CEO and deputy director of Taiwan Institute of Economic Research’s (TIER) Research Division I, on Thursday said that the MOUs aim to advance the hydrogen and fuel cell industry, and promote research and development across the integrated supply chain.
Photo: CNA
The agreements would also facilitate Taiwan and its partners’ applications for international projects and foster exchanges of expertise, she added.
This year was Taiwan’s first time participating in the annual exhibition since its inaugural edition in 2016.
In addition to its pavilion, the THFCP and TIER, representing more than 90 members of the energy alliance, showcased advanced technologies and hydrogen purification, hydrogen energy electrolysis, power-to-gas system integration and energy management solutions.
Highlighting Taiwan’s information and communications technology, manufacturing techniques and research-and-development capabilities, Lin said that Taiwan has “arguably the most comprehensive resources for developing hydrogen fuel cells in the world.”
More than 90 percent of crucial components are made in Taiwan and the country’s designs enable it to quickly absorb various technologies from other countries and manufacture them locally, she said.
However, Taiwan’s small land area and high population density has led to its reliance on imported energy, she said.
To address these challenges, Taiwan is in talks with countries such as Chile and Australia about investing in overseas hydrogen factories to import resources, she said.
Hyvolution is one of the largest European hydrogen energy exhibitions. Last year, more than 10,000 enterprises, experts and government representatives from 82 countries attended.
Actor Darren Wang (王大陸) was sentenced to six months in prison, commutable to a fine, by the New Taipei District Court today for contravening the Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法) in a case linked to an alleged draft-dodging scheme. Wang allegedly paid NT$3.6 million (US$114,380) to an illegal group to help him evade mandatory military service through falsified medical documents, prosecutors said. He transferred the funds to Chen Chih-ming (陳志明), the alleged mastermind of a draft-evasion ring, although he lost contact with him as he was already in detention on fraud charges, they said. Chen is accused of helping a
SECURITY: Starlink owner Elon Musk has taken pro-Beijing positions, and allowing pro-China companies to control Taiwan’s critical infrastructure is risky, a legislator said Starlink was reluctant to offer services in Taiwan because of the nation’s extremely high penetration rates in 4G and 5G services, the Ministry of Digital Affairs said yesterday. The ministry made the comments at a meeting of the legislature’s Transportation Committee, which reviewed amendments to Article 36 of the Telecommunications Management Act (電信管理法). Article 36 bans foreigners from holding more than 49 percent of shares in public telecommunications networks, while shares foreigners directly and indirectly hold are also capped at 60 percent of the total, unless specified otherwise by law. The amendments, sponsored by Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Ko
The eastern extension of the Taipei MRT Red Line could begin operations as early as late June, the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems said yesterday. Taipei Rapid Transit Corp said it is considering offering one month of free rides on the new section to mark its opening. Construction progress on the 1.4km extension, which is to run from the current terminal Xiangshan Station to a new eastern terminal, Guangci/Fengtian Temple Station, was 90.6 percent complete by the end of last month, the department said in a report to the Taipei City Council's Transportation Committee. While construction began in October 2016 with an
NON-RED SUPPLY: Boosting the nation’s drone industry is becoming increasingly urgent as China’s UAV dominance could become an issue in a crisis, an analyst said Taiwan’s drone exports to Europe grew 41.7-fold from 2024 to last year, with demand from Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression the most likely driver of growth, a study showed. The Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET) in a statement on Wednesday said it found that many of Taiwan’s uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) sales were from Poland and the Czech Republic. These countries likely transferred the drones to Ukraine to aid it in its fight against the Russian invasion that started in 2022, it said. Despite the gains, Taiwan is not the dominant drone exporter to these markets, ranking second and fourth
RSS