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Energy and Greenhouse Gas Management
Energy Management
In response to the energy-saving, carbon dioxide reduction, and sustainable development policies of the government, Ability implements energy-saving measures and improve energy efficiency to minimize the environmental impacts caused by GHG emissions and improve its tenacity in facing climate change risks.
Total energy consumed by Ability is mostly non-renewable energy purchased from power companies, which is used mainly for manufacturing activities, office buildings and staff dormitories in the Dongguan plant in China. Ability will continue to strengthen energy management, improve energy efficiency, and contribute to sustainable development.
Note 1: The Company calculated the heating value conversion with reference to the value announced in the energy product units’ heating value table in the Statistics Handbook 2020 by the Bureau of Energy. The heating value of petroleum, diesel, and power is 0.033GJ/L, 0.035GJ/L, and 0.0036GJ/kWh.
Improvement effects under energy-saving measures
By the result of Ability Green Gas House inventory, our energy-saving and carbon dioxide reduction planning focus on energy-saving as the major strategy to minimize the generation of carbon dioxide emissions through reducing power consumption. Taiwan HQ building is an office building, we examined the power consumption of relevant public facilities, and then add lighting sensor switches in the basement elevator hall to reduce energy consumption. Taiwan Wugu plant replaced air conditioning equipment and fluorescent lamps. The China Dongguan plant evaluated energy-saving improvement plans and replaced old and high-energy-consuming equipment, such as using energy-saving air compressors and energy-saving fluorescent lamps.
| Location | Improvement item in Yr 2023 | Annual energy-saving volume (kWh) | Annual energy-saving volume (GJ) (Note 1) | Annual carbon reduction amount(kg CO2e) (Note2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan HQ | Lighting microwave sensor switches are added to the elevator halls on B4F, B5F, B6F and other floors, with an energy saving rate of 95%. | 1,888.80(Note 3) | 6.79 | 933.07 |
| Taiwan Wugu Plant | Replaced with 5 inverter air conditioner hosts | 64,789(Note 4) | 233.24 | 32005.77 |
| 4F, No. 2 was replaced with LED energy-saving lamps. The energy saving rate is 76% while the original usage time remains the same. | 2,100(Note 4) | 7.56 | 1037.4 | |
| China Dongguan Plant | Workshops and conference rooms were replaced with LED energy-saving lamps | 37,667(Note 4) | 135.6 | 18645.17 |
| Replaced with energy-saving air compressor equipment | 118,794(Note 4) | 427.66 | 58803.03 | |
| Energy-saving renovation of employees’ domestic hot water (from heat pump to solar + heat pump assistance) | 26,570(Note 4) | 95.65 | 13152.15 | |
| SMT hot air air conditioners are transformed into shared cold water pipes for workshop air conditioners | 10,140(Note 4) | 36.5 | 5019.3 | |
| The water-cooled cabinet in the semi-product warehouse was transformed into a wall cabinet type | 3,312(Note 4) | 11.92 | 1639.44 | |
| Replaced with energy-saving air conditioner equipment | 133,896(Note 4) | 482.03 | 66278.52 | |
| Total annual carbon reduction | 197513.85 | |||