Green Energy Industry Research Articles

An Analysis of Silicon-Based Solar Industry Operation Performance in Taiwan

Green energy industry has more important with a decade of development in the world. Particularly, the production value of green energy industry of Taiwan has become a large market in the world. This study uses listing Taiwan's firms of Silicon-Based Solar maker as empirical objects. The themes of this study are to explore what status the Silicon-Based Solar industry in Taiwan stays and what factors influence Silicon-Based Solar firms’ operating performance in view of the Structure-Conduct- Performance model.The sampling panel period is from 2007Q3∼2010Q3. The result of this paper provides us a managerial implication as follows: The Silicon-Based Solar industry has growth quickly which has two reasons. The first reason is Silicon-Based Solar industry had subsidy from government. The second reason is when the gasoline price is rising that the Silicon-Based Solar industry has substitution effect to make highly production value.

Work values, work attitude and job performance of green energy industry employees in Taiwan

This research aimed to explore the relations among work values, work attitude (including job involvement and organizational commitment) and job performance, and explore how the director’s leadership may be a moderator between the work values and work attitude of green industry employees in Taiwan. Data was collected through convenience sampling. The samples in this study were employees and directors in the green energy industry in Taiwan, A total of 650 questionnaires were sent to employees and 120 questionnaires to directors. Of these, 485 valid questionnaires from the employees were received as well as 92 questionnaires from the directors. The research results found a positive correlation between work values and job attitude (including job involvement and organizational commitment). A mediated effect was shown in work attitude and job involvement toward work value and job performance. Directors with a supportive and directive leadership style had a moderate effect on the relations between work values and work attitude (including job involvement and organizational commitment). Key words: Work value, work attitude, leadership style, job performance, green energy industry.

An innovative supply chain management strategy for green smart light emitting diode (LED) industry

Economic development has led to increased demand for energy; however, energy consumption has also led to continued worsening of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. After the Kyoto Protocol came into effect, advanced nations worldwide pledged to actively expand national strategies in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. On June 5, 2008, the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China passed a Sustainable Energy Policy, which proposed the construction of a “high-efficiency”, “high-value”, “low-emission” and “low-dependency” energy consumption model and supply system. Based on this premise, businesses that wish to enhance their competitive abilities should respond as soon as possible to the interim goals of energy conservation and carbon reduction. Using high efficiency LED (light emitting diode) lighting fixtures is an easy, low cost, and effective method of reaching the goal of energy conservation and carbon reduction. This has also led to the emergence of the LED lighting industry as a technology industry with great potential. Using a developer in the LED corporate market as a research target, this study utilized case study methods to investigate the innovation model and sales strategy of this company. This study found that the subject company used long tail strategy and blue ocean strategy, in combination with niche marketing strategy, to satisfy market demands with the customized smart LED green lighting products. Based on the results of this study, our conclusions are as follows: 1. when a company’s brand awareness and economic scale cannot match those of well-known front-line companies in the mainstream market, such a company can use leading technology, R and D, and innovation to produce products that are differentiated from those of large manufacturers. 2. Based on the long tail strategy, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can utilize the blue ocean strategy to select a niche market according to their unique advantages and develop high-margin products through product customization strategies. Key words: Green energy industry, blue ocean strategy, niche marketing, LED industry.

The Developing Strategy of Green Energy Industry Cluster A Case Study of the Solar Photoelectric Industry in Taiwan

It has become the international major and concerning issue for the energy shortage and environmental problem. The Cancun Agreement has continuous the carbon reduction from Kyoto Protocol program and stipulated the international greenhouse reduction in 2010. The global warming will be controlled between 1.5 degree and 2.0 degree. Until 2020, the countersigned convention countries should decrease carbon between 25% and 40% which is based on 1990 standard. The global countries dedicate to develop green energy industries to reach the goal.The main motivation comes from the international community have done their best efforts to promote the solar photoelectric industry and reached USD2430 billion for green energy development in 2010. The solar energy industrydevelopment will become the hot industry in the future.This Study uses Porter's Diamond model and a case study to analyze the developing strategy of Green Energy Industry Cluster, especially for the solar photoelectric industry in Taiwan. We follow the following 4 procedures to process this research:1. Identify the local environmental advantage.2. Upgrade the current solar industry technology development and transform the traditional industry.3. Set up the personnel training and analysis lab system together.4. Establish the government policy and subsidy reward.We also use the questionnaire to collect the suggestion from the experienced experts/ scholars. The findings will suggest the proper strategy for developing solar energy industry as well as the future direction of government in solar energy industry cluster development.

Renewable energy resources in Hungary – solid biomass utilization in terms of necessity and opportunity

In the 21st century a country’s success significantly depends on how it can solve the problems (supply safety, growing prices, climate change, etc.) induced by the application structure of the fossil energy sources with the means of energy saving, energy efficiency and the utilization of renewable energy resources. The utilization of renewable energy sources has positive effects on five key areas: environment protection, energy policies, fulfilment of EU expectations, agriculture and rural development and on the whole of the national economy. The bioenergy – beside fulfilling the national economic aims – it is putting up the value of the role of agriculture and rural development. The role of agriculture is multi-functional in the process. The agricultural sector has an important task in the area of bioenergy to ensure the proper quality and quantity of raw materials for the increase of bioenergy utilization. This also means new sales perspectives and opportunities for the producers. Above all this, the agricultural policy aims for the agriculture and the rural development segment to be the unambiguous winner of the new bioenergy sector and for most of the available profit to stay with the agricultural sector, with the rural players. For this reason encouraging the raw material production it wishes to encourage the producer their primary process and their local utilization. One of the fundamental objectives of the measures is that agriculture should go beyond the raw material production and take steps towards processing and utilization. The multifunctional role in the product chain might mean extra income and more added value for the producers and the active players in the process. The other objective is to promote the local utilization, the scatter of the environmentally friendly energy sources in rural areas, to change the energy is “lying on the ground unutilized” principle while local processing and promoting the utilization, to achieve a lower energy dependency and to optimize and disseminate cost efficient solutions. To realize all this means a great task and a huge challenge for the agricultural government as well as the rural societies and micro regions but might lead to a successful rural development. The range of the tools and measures to fulfil the aims might be very broad, from the regulating instruments to the various subsidies, coordination and dissemination tools. Part of the subsidy schemes are direct production-type of subsidies (the so called direct payments, for example the area based subsidies) and the other main forms are the investment-type subsidies which are for technology development, promotion of competitive production and local processing and for establishing a green energy industry. In the period of 2007-2013 the key elements of the development schemes were drafted in the frame of the New Hungary Rural Development Programme (ÚMVP) and the Environmental Energy Operational Program (KEOP). The available raw materials and the conditions are taken into consideration while designing the development schemes because a successful realization of a product chain means the assurance of the inputs and outputs. The starting point of determining the development direction is the principle of an operation which is sustainable and economical on the long run. In addition such developments are considered reasonable which are viable on medium and long term and bring numerous rural development, environmental and societal returns.

Performance Analysis of EV Powertrain system with/without transmission

With the ever rising price of oil, driven by the gradual depletion of global oil deposits, along with the serious global warming issues caused by substantial CO2 emissions, energy saving and environmental protection awareness are expanding issues of global concern. The trend of green energy industry is prevailing in the industrial design and development of vehicles. Therefore, electric vehicles focusing on low energy consumption and zero pollutant emission have become the development direction of the future, recognized in succession by various global vehicle manufacturing giants. The design methods of the Powertrain System for electric vehicles vary depending on different structures and arrangement methods of the vehicle; there are also two different practices in regard to the Drive System design. On one hand, as the powertrain characteristics of a traction motor differ from those of an engine, in order to make an electric vehicle which possesses the same performance as a traditional vehicle, it is required to match the traction motor with the transmission. On the other hand, being an electric vehicle, the number of traditional vehicle components used should be reduced, while only using a traction motor equipped with a single ratio gearbox. This study conducted an analysis on the performance discrepancy between an electric vehicle with 5-speed transmission and that with a single ratio gearbox, and compared their strengths and weaknesses by observing their performance in overcoming road loads through simulation.

España ante la crisis

Este artículo reseña antecedentes y efectos de la crisis actual en España con énfasis en el análisis del comportamiento político, que continúa presentando signos de radicalización en busca de un cambio de gobierno. Desempleo, déficit y aumento de la deuda pública y privada, al igual que la imposición por la Unión Europea-UE de medidas contrarias al dogma de la social democracia desdibujan ideológicamente al Partido Socialista Obrero Español-PSOE, partido de gobierno, y producen el rechazo de las centrales obreras que anuncian una huelga general. El Partido Popular-PP, principal partido de oposición, empecinado en su estrategia de reconquista del poder, descalifica todo tipo de medidas y genera un clima de crispación y de mayor desconfianza e incertidumbre en inversores y opinión pública. Junto a debilidades estructurales, modelo de crecimiento y sistema educativo, España también presenta fortalezas: banca sólida, empresas de ingeniería mundialmente reconocidas, tecnología de punta en energías alternativas, multinacionales diversificadas y rentables; reducción del déficit público, austeridad continuada, mejores instituciones europeas y avances en el proceso integracionista de la UE; mayor internacionalización, menor radicalidad política y un nuevo modelo productivo basado en ciencia, tecnología e innovación se muestran como el camino a seguir.

Cooperative design efforts for the development of complex IT‐artefacts

PurposeThis paper contributes to the debate on the relationship between IT‐artefacts and organisational structuration by describing the dynamics surrounding the collaborative development of an innovative electronic metering system. The aim of the paper is to address a clear gap in the current literature on collaborative IT‐artefacts design, as cooperation at early design stages has barely been analysed. This work tries to understand whether and to what extent the design of an IT‐artefact is driven by the interests of a number of heterogeneous actors and how these are able to affect the artefact's evolution.Design/methodology/approachThe research relies on a case study analysis, which focuses on a consortium of heterogeneous actors (firms, the public sector, research institutes) working within the green energy industry. The research focuses on a workgroup attempting to develop an innovative IT‐artefact: an electronic metering system.FindingsThe main results emerging from the field study are: the relevance of each actor's interests as a prevalent rationale for explaining the technical features of the IT‐artefact; the role of negotiation and consensus in determining the final shape of the IT‐artefact in terms of its features; and the bundling/unbundling of IT‐artefact features as a result of changes in the alignment of actors.Research limitations/implicationsThe research presents two clear limitations. First, the activities of the workgroup are still ongoing thus limiting some of the insights one may draw from the case study. Second, the analysis is carried out on a single case study. Further analysis should be done to increase consistency and validity of the findings.Practical implicationsFindings indicate that in an open and collaborative environment, the conceptualisation and evolution of an IT‐artefact are influenced more by the political agendas of the various actors rather than by pure technical problems and concerns. The practical implications thus are that every attempt to manage such a collaborative effort must seriously take into consideration these aspects.Originality/valueStarting from the recognition that little research has been conducted on the factors influencing cooperative IT‐artefact design, this paper sheds new light on how these factors influence such cooperative activity. The authors believe that this kind of work helps lay some foundations for general models attempting to explain cooperative innovation processes such as the open innovation model.

PROPOSAL FOR DUAL PRESSURIZED LIGHT WATER REACTOR UNIT PRODUCING 2000 MWE

The Dual Unit Optimizer 2000 MWe (DUO2000) is put forward as a new design concept for large power nuclear plants to cope with economic and safety challenges facing the <TEX>$21^{st}$</TEX> century green and sustainable energy industry. DUO2000 is home to two nuclear steam supply systems (NSSSs) of the Optimized Power Reactor 1000 MWe (OPR1000)-like pressurized water reactor (PWR) in single containment so as to double the capacity of the plant. The idea behind DUO may as well be extended to combining any number of NSSSs of PWRs or pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs), or even boiling water reactors (BWRs). Once proven in water reactors, the technology may even be expanded to gas cooled, liquid metal cooled, and molten salt cooled reactors. With its in-vessel retention external reactor vessel cooling (IVR-ERVC) as severe accident management strategy, DUO can not only put the single most querulous PWR safety issue to an end, but also pave the way to very promising large power capacity while dispensing with the huge redesigning cost for Generation III+ nuclear systems. Five prototypes are presented for the DUO2000, and their respective advantages and drawbacks are considered. The strengths include, but are not necessarily limited to, reducing the cost of construction by decreasing the number of containment buildings from two to one, minimizing the cost of NSSS and control systems by sharing between the dual units, and lessening the maintenance cost by uniting the NSSS, just to name the few. The latent threats are discussed as well.

A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California

A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California