Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park

Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park (Chinese: 福德坑環保復育公園; pinyin: Fúdékēng Huánbǎo Fùyù Gōngyuán) is a park in Wenshan District, Taipei, Taiwan. The park houses the first photovoltaic power station in Taipei and the first one to be built at a former landfill site.[1]

Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park
福德坑環保復育公園
Type	Park
Location	Wenshan, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°00′35.2″N 121°35′29.2″E
Area	37 hectares
Established	2003

History

The park used to be a landfill with an area of 3 hectares. In 2003, after restoration work, it was transformed into a park.[2] On 23 April 2011, the "Returning a Clean Formosa to Our Future Generations activities" was held at the park which was organized by China Airlines with Taipei City Government and Taiwan Himalayan Nature Civilization Conservation Society. The event was attended by President Ma Ying-jeou, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin and Speaker Wang Jin-pyng.[3]

On 30 July 2016, the Department of Environmental Protection of Taipei City Government signed an agreement with Tatung Company to build a photovoltaic power station at the park over an area of 37 hectares using ground-mounted solar panels.[4] The event was attended by Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je.[5][6] Construction began in September 2016 and completed within three months. A large area of the park, including the entire grass skiing area, was sacrificed for this. The plant started to generate electricity on 10 January 2017.[7] On 17 February 2017, a ceremony to launch the photovoltaic power station was held at the park which was officially named Taipei Energy Hill.

Geology

The park spans over an area of 37 hectares.[8]

Facilities

The park features pavilions and wooden walkways.[9] The power station installed at the park is capable of generating 2 GWh of electricity annually and consists of 8,000 solar panels covering an area of 3 hectares. The generated electricity would then be sold to Taiwan Power Company by feed-in tariff which 10% of it will then be paid to the city government as rental fee.[10] The power station is managed and operated by Tatung Company.[11] The park will be developed further in the future to include other facilities for entertainment, education and recreation.[12]

See also

• List of parks in Taiwan
• Solar power in Taiwan

References

1. "Bright idea". Taiwan Today. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
2. "Grass Skiing at Fudekeng Restoration Park". Taipei City Government. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
3. "Cooling down the earth, China Airlines participated in tree-planting activity". China Airlines. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
4. Hu, Mei-chih; Mathews, John A. (1 October 2016). "Taiwan's "Green Shift" – Green Energy Prospects and Challenges". Asia Pacific Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
5. "Taipei to turn former landfill into solar plant". Taipei Times. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
6. "Taipei turning landfill site to solar power plant". Taiwan News. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
7. Bhambhani, Anu (23 February 2017). "Taipei Mayor Calls 2 MW Landfill Installation Taiwan's 'First Large Scale Solar Power Plant'". TaiyangNews. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
8. "Fudekeng Environmental Restoration Park". A Toddler in Taipei: Explore Taiwan with Kids. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
9. "DEP Promotes Fudekeng, Shanshuilu Parks". Taipei City Government. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
10. Lin, Sean (18 February 2017). "Taipei touts new solar power plant". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
11. "Taiwan Has a 2MW Landfill PV Power Plant in Taipei, and a 3.87MW Rooftop PV System in Tainan". EnergyTrend. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
12. "Mayor Presides over Press Conference for Taipei Energy Hill". Taipei City Government. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.