A Feasibility Study of Using Sea Wave for Electricity Generation in Taiwan

• Main Authors: HON, YU-JUN, 韓昱筠
• Other Authors: LEE, PO-CHIH
• Format: Others
• Language: en_US
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81403426355762549467

碩士 === 國立高雄大學 === 國際企業管理碩士學位學程 === 105 === In recent years, the nuclear power plant is facing the demonstration for the termination. If we want to terminate the nuclear power plant, we need to find out the alternative energy, and green energy has attracted much attention. In addition to solar power, Taiwan is actively developing wind power. Solar and wind energy require a lot of lands, but Taiwan is a small island, land use will exhaust in the future, it cannot completely replace nuclear power plant’s output. Taiwan is surrounded by the sea, for the development of sea wave power generation has considered an advantage. This study is a qualitative analysis; the purpose of this study is to discuss the feasibility of sea wave power generation in Taiwan by using SWOT analysis and PEST analysis. The analysis results show that the construction cost of the sea wave power generation is not high; cost per kWh is also acceptable. For electricity generation from sea wave, it doesn’t need any fuel and it just need 0.5 meters wave height, the operation will not affect the greenhouse gas. But the coastline of Taiwan is governed by the government; the general public cannot use the coastline as a sea wave power generation. Besides this, the research and development will occur huge cost that people cannot afford. Only the government pay attention to the sea wave power generation, the sea wave power generation can successfully develop in Taiwan, and thus make up for Taiwan's energy demand.