As a state-owned enterprise, the business model of TSC is characterized by its contributions to the country and society, its ability to address areas where private-sector involvement is insufficient or unfeasible, and allowing the enterprise to generate reasonable profit. Therefore, in response to Taiwan's "net-zero emissions by 2050" goal, it has collaborated with external academic research institutions on carbon capture and reuse technology. In addition to reducing carbon emissions from sugar production and refining factories, it also explores value-added applications after carbon dioxide capture, hoping to find a technical path with scalable and commercial potential, so that the Sugar Business Division can be transformed into a carbon-negative unit.
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Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU)
In 2024, Shanhua Sugar Factory cooperated with the Department of Chemical Engineering of the National Atomic Research Institute (NARI) to use the "CO2 Capture Pilot Equipment" during the sugar production period to conduct field tests of bagasse biomass boiler flue gas carbon capture (BECCUS). The flue gas can be directly reacted with alkaline solution to absorb the CO2 in it through carbonation, and sodium bicarbonate is generated at the same time, which is then provided for people's livelihood and industrial use. This technology does not require complicated and expensive pre-treatment steps and equipment, and can directly process flue gas that has met emission standards. It is a CO2 capture process at room temperature and pressure, making it extremely cost- and economically competitive.
The Sugar Business Division signed a bilateral agreement with the Department of Chemical Engineering of the National Atomic Research Institute (NARI) to continue to support the provision of boiler test sites to facilitate the research on bioenergy with carbon capture and utilization (BECCU) negative carbon technology. In the future, the evaluation will be expanded to evaluate the construction of " metric tonne-level systems" in sugar mills and the feasibility of negative carbon technology in sugar mills to help sugar mills achieve the sustainable goal of net zero carbon emissions.
