The Impact of Subsidy Programs for Solar Thermal Applications: A Case Study for a Remote Island
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. SWHs in Taiwan and Kinmen County
3.1. SWH Market
3.2. Market-Driven Mechanism
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
Asc | area of solar collectors installed, m2 |
Asc* | area of solar collectors installed per 1000 inhabitants |
ΣAsc | annual area of solar collectors installed, m2 |
Abbreviations
BEMOEA | Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs |
CIs | certified installers |
RSC | ratio of subsidy to initial capital cost |
SWHs | solar water heaters |
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Funding Agency | Period | Collector-Area-Based Subsidies |
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BEMOEA | 2000.07–2008.12 | 1500 NTD/m2 * |
2009.01–2015.12 | 2250 NTD/m2 | |
2016.01–2016.12 | 2000 NTD/m2 | |
2017.01–2017.12 | 1750 NTD/m2 | |
2018.01–2018.12 | 3000 NTD/m2 for remote islands | |
Government of Kinmen County | 2008.03–2008.12 2009.01–2017.12 | 3000 NTD/m2 4500 NTD/m2 Subsidizing up to Asc = 6 m2 after 1 April 2010 |
2018.01–2018.12 | 5000 NTD/m2 |
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Lin, W.-M.; Chang, K.-C.; Chung, K.-M. The Impact of Subsidy Programs for Solar Thermal Applications: A Case Study for a Remote Island. Energies 2019, 12, 3944. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12203944
Lin W-M, Chang K-C, Chung K-M. The Impact of Subsidy Programs for Solar Thermal Applications: A Case Study for a Remote Island. Energies. 2019; 12(20):3944. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12203944
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Wei-Min, Keh-Chin Chang, and Kung-Ming Chung. 2019. "The Impact of Subsidy Programs for Solar Thermal Applications: A Case Study for a Remote Island" Energies 12, no. 20: 3944. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12203944