Kaohsiung launches $500,000 subsidy program for business low-carbon transition

Kaohsiung City is rolling out a new initiative to guide businesses toward a low-carbon future. The "115 Kaohsiung City Enterprise Low-Carbon Transformation Demonstration Program," announced by the Bureau of Economic Development, offers a multi-pronged approach to help companies decarbonize.

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The city government promotes the low-carbon transformation of industries. In addition to providing guidance and subsidy resources to enterprises, we also use public sector venues to demonstrate energy-saving improvements and carbon management measures.

Through expert diagnostics, technology matching, and subsidies for equipment upgrades, the program aims to ease the transition for local enterprises. Each participating business can receive up to NT$500,000 to invest in greener practices. The bureau emphasizes its commitment to supporting this shift, noting that public sector facilities are also undergoing energy-saving improvements and carbon management measures.

One such public project, the "Fengshan Administrative Center High-Efficiency Chiller Voluntary Reduction Project," has already been approved by the Environmental Protection Administration, projected to cut approximately 650 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. Companies like TSRC Corporation and Yuan Hai Hsiang Industrial Co., Ltd. have highlighted the necessity of such programs in meeting global green supply chain requirements and managing energy consumption in industries reliant on refrigeration.

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Facing the global green supply chain requirements, promoting energy-saving improvements has become a necessary issue for enterprises. Through the bureau's matchmaking with expert teams for on-site diagnostics, we can identify key equipment energy consumption and further plan for equipment replacement and application for central government subsidies, which can implement carbon reduction work.

The program is open for applications until August 31. It includes subsidies for energy management systems, smart control systems, replacing inefficient equipment, and adopting innovative low-carbon technologies. The Bureau of Economic Development will also host expert sharing sessions on energy saving, green energy, and energy storage in late June and early July, followed by a technology matchmaking event in August.

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The aquatic product frozen food manufacturing industry relies heavily on refrigeration and cold storage equipment. With the help of the Bureau of Economic Development's energy-saving diagnosis and guidance, we can identify high-energy-consuming equipment, plan for equipment upgrades, and establish a medium-to-long-term carbon reduction path.