Abstract Asia’s mushrooming energy demand is driving growing dependence on energy imports that is likely to accelerate over the next two decades. The result is…
Country or Region: Taiwan
Summary Nuclear technology is dual use in nature, meaning that it can be used to produce nuclear energy or to build nuclear weapons. Despite security…
Dr. Vlado Vivoda is a Research Fellow at the Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, discusses the future of nuclear power in Asia. You can access…
Summary In the 1980s and 1990s many in the West came to believe in the myth of an East-Asian economic miracle. Japan was going to…
Abstract Energy security is an increasingly important issue for East Asia Summit (EAS) countries. The Cebu declaration on East Asia Energy Security provides a common…
Abstract The energy security conundrum – how to equitably provide available, affordable, reliable, efficient, and environmentally benign energy services – is a technology and policy…
Abstract This paper establishes an ‘energy security assessment instrument’ based on a new and expanded conceptualisation of energy security. The instrument is a systematic interrogative…
Abstract This paper examines the short-run and long-run determinants of final oil consumption in seven major economic sectors in Thailand. Two different approaches are compared.…
Abstract Facing the challenges of global warming, energy scarcity and energy price fluctuations, many countries consider energy security to be a major part of their…
Abstract Economic growth in East Asia has rapidly increased regional energy, and especially, electricity needs. Many of the countries of East Asia have sought or…
Continue reading David von Hippel, Peter Hayes, Jungmin Kang, Tadahiro Katsuta
Abstract To promote the development and application of renewable energy, under the planning and execution of Bureau of Energy of Ministry of Economical Affairs (BOEMOEA),…
Continue reading Chen, Falin, Shyi-Min Lu, Wang Chi-Chuan, and Yi-Lin Chang
Abstract This paper presents the results of a case study of applying a systematic and proven process of technology portfolio planning with the use of…
Continue reading Chen, T.Y., O.S. Yu, G.J. Hsu, F.M. Hsu, and W.N. Sung
Abstract Highly dependent (about 99%) on imported energy Taiwan, a country in the subtropics, has limited natural resources. In this regard, renewable energy sources like…
Abstract The long-term forecasting of energy supply and demand is an extremely important topic of fundamental research in Taiwan due to Taiwan’s lack of natural…
Continue reading Huang, Yophy, Yunchang Jeffrey Bor, and Chieh-Yu Peng
Abstract Natural gas has become an increasingly valuable resource and a global commodity. The demand for it has significantly increased. Japan, Korea and Taiwan heavily…
