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There’s a certain electricity in the air when fresh academic thought meets the weight of real-world experience. That’s exactly what will unfold at the Green Energy Technology Forum, a collaboration held by the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) with three of the prestigious universities in Taiwan: National Taiwan University (NTU), National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), and National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU). 

March 12, around noon, the usual bustle of Taoyuan International Airport’s Terminal 2 came to an abrupt halt.

For 73 minutes, the airport’s pulse—a steady hum of activity—was silenced. Passengers were left in the dark, quite literally, as the check-in gates, security screening, and duty-free areas lost power.

It was such an amazing session at Nangang Vocational High School! Last Friday, AMPOWER’s associate manager Mars Lin joined Yo-Tai Corp.’s Managing Director, Mr. Wang Chih-Pao, to engage with 30 bright students as part of an industry-academia collaboration program.

Vocational high schools are more than just places of learning—they’re where curiosity meets hands-on experience, and students are prepared to make an impact. AMPOWER believes in encouraging the next generation of energy industry professionals, which is why this upcoming Friday, we’re sharing what we do, how we do it, and why it matters!

Every year, major industries in Taiwan—semiconductors, steel, and petrochemicals—generate hundreds of thousands of tons of hydrogen-containing byproducts. It’s treated as waste: discarded, burned, or left untapped. Imagine this much byproduct converted into a source of power while emitting low carbon!

AMPOWER, a leading provider of power systems since 1994, was tasked with supporting the construction of a Tier III-certified data center in Qingpu, Taiwan. Designed to support the 24/7 operations of the financial company, this project required a reliable, fail-safe power infrastructure. Rehlko’s high-performance diesel generators were key in ensuring continuous power supply and full redundancy, meeting the demanding needs of the data center, and preventing any downtime.

What if wastewater could power the future? In Taiwan, it already is! YFY Inc., a paper manufacturer, turns domestic and industrial wastewater into 5 million kWh of electricity annually using AMPOWER’s biogas generators—cutting thousands of tons of carbon emissions and slashing operational costs. This proves that industries can be self-sustaining while drastically reducing their environmental impact.

Cleaner, more efficient, flexible: benefits of Natural Gas (NG). 
A gas-fired plant produces half the carbon emissions of a coal plant. More than environmental benefits, NG is chosen for energy security—a way to diversify supply and avoid over-reliance on a single energy source.

This year’s CNY eve, alarms suddenly blared across one of the most advanced semiconductor fabs in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, signaling a sudden voltage drop. Engineers, mid-reunion dinner, dropped their chopsticks and sprinted back to their stations. Days earlier and days following, several earthquakes rattled the island, displacing billion-dollar equipment and damaging wafers. Despite meticulous planning, semiconductor production remains at the mercy of unpredictable disruptions.