Speaker
Erdal Elver, President and CEO, Siemens Limited Taiwan &
Executive Director, ECCT

12:00 - 14:00, Friday, 6 November 2015
The Landis Taipei, Le Salon (2F) / 台北亞都麗緻大飯店 沙龍廳 (2樓)
41, Sec 2, Min-Chuan East Road, Taipei 104 Taiwan / 台北市民權東路二段41號 MAP

As global warming continues and the world faces the prospect of dwindling oil reserves, there is universal recognition that the fight against climate change is a global battle. The development of renewable energy, for its environmental, social and economic benefits, is an ongoing and growing global trend. The focus of today and tomorrow is to make renewable energy a competitive source of electricity. Experience has shown that renewable energy can serve as a backbone of the overall energy supply instead of a substitute. On 25 July 2015, Germany hit a new milestone when solar, wind, and other sources of renewable energy met 78% of that day's energy demand. Last year, wind energy supplied 39% of Denmark's annual electricity supply, and the country is on track to realize a 50% target from wind by 2020.

Wind energy is one of the most important and viable sources of renewable energy in Taiwan. Taiwan has strong and consistent offshore wind, especially along its west coast, one of the few areas in Asia with average wind speeds that are comparable to those of northern Europe, which is home to major offshore wind farms. This means that there is huge potential for offshore wind development in Taiwan as well as the potential for Taiwan to develop into a regional role model for offshore wind.

Earlier this year, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs announced that it would increase its offshore wind target to 4 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 as the country raises its overall renewable energy targets. In addition, the government has also identified 36 areas off the west coast with water depths of 50 metres that would be suitable for offshore projects. Taiwan's offshore wind developers are also actively fostering the deployment of offshore wind to support the national renewable targets. Our speaker will talk about his company's commitment to making offshore wind energy more competitive through innovations, and to assist Taiwan in its sustainable energy future.

About Siemens and the speaker

With experience of more than 30 years in the onshore wind energy business and more than 20 years in offshore wind, Siemens is one of the world's market leaders. The company aims to be the world's first major industrial company to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. Nearly 13,000 wind turbines around the globe with a total capacity of 21GW help to provide the world with clean, renewable energy.

Erdal Elver is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Limited Taiwan and concurrently an Executive Director of the ECCT. Prior to his current position, he has held a number of senior positions with Siemens in various countries. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens, Vietnam; General Manager, Jiangsu Province and Vice President of Siemens, China; General Manager and Vice President of Sales China, Mobile Networks, Siemens AG and Vice President of Business Development and Strategy & Business Excellence, Mobile Networks, Siemens AG. He holds a master's degree in computer science from the Technical University of Munich in Germany.

Cost: NT$1,300 for members; NT$1,900 for member's guest

To Cancel without penalty, written cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to the event.

Contact: Jenny Wu / Tel 2740-0236 ext.219 / jenny.wu@ecct.com.tw / www.ecct.com.tw