Taipei City Government

Located inside the Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park, the Taipei Energy Hill has claimed the top honor in the environment and culture category of the 2018 Taiwan Real Estate Excellence Award. The competition is organized by FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation) Taiwan.
 
On July 18, Commissioner Liu Ming-lung from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) attended the award ceremony to bring home the trophy. First held in 2006, the annual award is considered the top honor on the nation’s construction scene.
 
The agency noted that it plans to enter the project into the FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards to highlight Taipei’s accomplishment in green energy development.
 
According to DEP, it considered international cases of revitalizing landfills before selecting the site as the ideal candidate for placing 2 MW solar panels to implement green energy in a city where real estate prices remain high. To speed up the process of green energy development, the city offers the plot for private sector investment and operation. Following the signing of contract with Tatung Company in July of 2016, construction was completed in January of 2017, installing 7680 units of solar panel as a demonstration of the public-private-partnership endeavor.
 
Green power generation is not the only objective of Taipei Energy Hill Project. In the future, the facility will also explore possibilities of incorporating solar power with landfill gas utilization, as well as the power generation capabilities of Muzha Incinerator to move the city forward in terms of renewable energy that is environmentally-friendly.