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and potential full decarbonisation of the industry sectors falling in the research
scope. If Taiwan steel manufacturing would be converted to the DRI-EAF route
corresponding to the steel manufacturing option (b), the CO 2 offset could be of
33,32 Mt yr −1 .
6.5.4 The Concluding Remarks Regarding the Impact
of Renewable Energy Policies on Taiwan Industry
Decarbonisation
With the 2025 renewable energy targets, Taiwan is the only country from the
APAC markets that could cover almost the entirety of its 2030 hydrogen demand.
The renewable electricity generation at full renewable energy technical capacity is considerably smaller than for the other APAC markets. However, Taiwan
would only need to use a fraction of it to cover its hydrogen needs at 2030. This
could be achieved by the profitable utilization of power-to-gas systems. With the
conversion of the steel manufacturing process to the DRI-EAF pathway, Taiwan
could achieve the full decarbonisation of the industry sectors under the research
scope.
Summary of chapter 6
The chapter 6 has answered the secondary question:
• What is the potential of renewable hydrogen for decarbonizing the
industry sectors using fossil fuel-based hydrogen as feedstock?
The chapter 6 has provided an estimate of the decarbonization potential in
the APAC markets with the current, future (2030) and technical potential
renewable electricity generation capacity.
The results show how much the large renewable energy projects, as the
result of the respective APAC markets renewable energy policy implementation, can support the decarbonization of the industry sectors falling under
the research scope.
It is then possible to answer to the main research question in the
chapter 7.
6 Results
and potential full decarbonisation of the industry sectors falling in the research
scope. If Taiwan steel manufacturing would be converted to the DRI-EAF route
corresponding to the steel manufacturing option (b), the CO 2 offset could be of
33,32 Mt yr −1 .
6.5.4 The Concluding Remarks Regarding the Impact
of Renewable Energy Policies on Taiwan Industry
Decarbonisation
With the 2025 renewable energy targets, Taiwan is the only country from the
APAC markets that could cover almost the entirety of its 2030 hydrogen demand.
The renewable electricity generation at full renewable energy technical capacity is considerably smaller than for the other APAC markets. However, Taiwan
would only need to use a fraction of it to cover its hydrogen needs at 2030. This
could be achieved by the profitable utilization of power-to-gas systems. With the
conversion of the steel manufacturing process to the DRI-EAF pathway, Taiwan
could achieve the full decarbonisation of the industry sectors under the research
scope.
Summary of chapter 6
The chapter 6 has answered the secondary question:
• What is the potential of renewable hydrogen for decarbonizing the
industry sectors using fossil fuel-based hydrogen as feedstock?
The chapter 6 has provided an estimate of the decarbonization potential in
the APAC markets with the current, future (2030) and technical potential
renewable electricity generation capacity.
The results show how much the large renewable energy projects, as the
result of the respective APAC markets renewable energy policy implementation, can support the decarbonization of the industry sectors falling under
the research scope.
It is then possible to answer to the main research question in the
chapter 7.