Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/11/05
By: Liao Yu-yang, Wu Hsin-yun and William Yen

Lee Chun-li (李君禮, right), deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs’s Bureau of Energy, Kuo Hsuan-fu (郭軒甫, second right), head of the PV Generation System Association of R.O.C. (PVGSA) and Chen Kun-hung (陳坤宏, second left), a Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Association official
Taipei, Nov. 5 (CNA) Representatives of the solar power panel industry defended their products on Monday against claims made by a nuclear power advocate a day earlier, saying the use of solar panels was not toxic for the environment.

At a televised forum on Sunday discussing an upcoming referendum on nuclear power, nuclear power supporter Liao Yen-peng (廖彥朋) said installing solar power panels over reservoirs could be risky because of the toxicity of the panels’ coatings.

Lee Chun-li (李君禮), deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Affairs’s Bureau of Energy, responded at a press conference on Monday that Liao’s statement was inaccurate and could hurt both the installation of solar panels domestically and the export-oriented industry.

Kuo Hsuan-fu (郭軒甫), head of the PV Generation System Association of R.O.C. (PVGSA), said solar panel floats are made of high-density polyethylene that withstands temperatures of up to 100 degrees Celsius and does not release organic solvents at room temperature.    [FULL  STORY]