To promote energy conservation, Taiwan set up its first wind power station yesterday and also began an experiment designed to generate electric power by harnessing energy from sea waves. The project is supplied by Denmark's Vestas Wind Systems.
Wind power is clean, but the voltage is unstable because of the fluctuations in wind speed.
In related news, a Taiwan inventor yesterday started an experiment to generate electricity from sea waves. With some assistance from the Industrial Technology Institute, Kao Yi-nan tied hundreds of oil drums together and put them on the sea off Toucheng on the east coast. Kao plans to conduct his experiment for two and a half years. If it proves successful, he said he will promote the technology for commercial use. This story has been viewed 624 times.