Think Geoenergy 
Date: 15 Apr 2018 
By: Alexander Richter

Taiwanese NGOs urge the government of Taiwan to stop planning coal-fired facilities at

Train tracks near Shenao, Taiwan (source: flickr/ billy1125, creative commons)

the Shenao power plant. With its closeness to the volcanic Keelung Islet, there is potential for geothermal development.

As reported by Taipei Times in Taiwan, the Taiwanese government is being urged to “stop planning coal-fired facilities at the Shenao Power Plant and instead consider a geothermal energy plant, environmentalist Kao Cheng-yan told an annual meeting of Taiwanese non-governmental organizations (NGOs) this weekend.

This year’s meeting, the 15th of its kind, was titled “Sustainable Taiwan, Civil Actions” and co-organized by the Life Conservationist Association, the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union and other environmental NGOs.    [FULL  STORY]