Renewable Energy Development Act Article 3
Definitions of terms used in the Act:1.Renewable energy: This refers to solar, biomass, geothermal, ocean, and wind energy, non- pumped storage hydroelectric power, energy generated by the direct use or treatment of domestic general waste and general industrial waste, and other energy approved for sustainable use by the central competent authority.2.Biomass energy: This refers to energy generated from the direct use or treatment of agricultural and forestry plants, marsh gas, and domestic organic waste.3.Geothermal energy: This refers to energy derived from soil, rock, steam, or hot springs beneath the earth’s surface.4.Ocean energy: This refers to energy generated from ocean thermal gradients, waves, currents, tides, salinity gradients, or other marine sources.5.Wind power system: This refers to the generation of electricity by converting wind energy into electrical energy.6.Offshore wind power system: This refers to the generation of electricity by converting wind energy into electrical energy, using facilities installed in offshore waters beyond the low-tide line.7.Small hydropower: This refers to a power generation method that converts non-pumped storage hydroelectricity by using the original water volume and drop difference of waterways, ditches, pipelines, or other hydraulic structures for purposes other than hydraulic water use, by directly installing or setting up bypass waterways, with an installed capacity of less than 20,000 kilowatts.8.Hydrogen energy: This refers to energy generated from hydrogen produced from water decomposition, bacteria or algae decomposition or fermentation, or other sources of renewable energies for the purpose of energy use.9.Fuel cell: This refers to a device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy through an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.10.Heat utilisation of renewable energy: This refers to the utilisation of renewable energy in the form of heat or fuel instead of power generation.11.Renewable energy power generation equipment: This refers to renewable energy power generation equipment ratified by the central competent authority pursuant to regulations under Paragraph 4, Article 4. It excludes equipment that generates power by burning waste directly and non-small hydropower equipment.12.Avoided cost: This refers to the average annual cost to an electricity enterprise for self-generating or purchasing non- renewable energy power from other suppliers.13.Renewable energy certificates (RECs): This term refers to a certificate issued after the issuing authority conducts a verification of renewable energy power generation equipment and their capacity.14.Energy Storage equipment: This refers to equipment for storing power and stabilising power systems, including storage units, power conversion equipment, and power management systems.The low-tide line of offshore wind power systems prescribed in Subparagraph 6 of the preceding paragraph shall be announced by the central competent authority.
中文原文 再生能源發展條例第3條
本條例用詞，定義如下：
一、再生能源：指太陽能、生質能、地熱能、海洋能、風力、非抽蓄式水力、國內一般廢棄物與一般事業廢棄物等直接利用或經處理所產生之能源，或其他經中央主管機關認定可永續利用之能源。
二、生質能：指農林植物、沼氣及國內有機廢棄物直接利用或經處理所產生之能源。
三、地熱能：指源自地表以下蘊含於土壤、岩石、蒸氣或溫泉之能源。
四、海洋能：指海洋溫差能、波浪能、海流能、潮汐能、鹽差能等能源。
五、風力發電：指轉換風能為電能之發電方式。
六、離岸風力發電：指設置於低潮線以外海域，轉換風能為電能之發電方式。
七、小水力發電：指利用水道、圳路、管渠或其他水力用水以外用途之水利建造物之原有水量及落差，以直接設置或另設旁通水路設置之方式，轉換非抽蓄式水力為電能，且裝置容量未達二萬瓩之發電方式。
八、氫能：指以再生能源為能量來源，分解水產生之氫氣，或利用細菌、藻類等生物之分解或發酵作用所產生之氫氣，或其他以再生能源為能量來源所產生之氫氣，供做為能源用途者。
九、燃料電池：指藉由氫氣及氧氣產生電化學反應，而將化學能轉換為電能之裝置。
十、再生能源熱利用：指再生能源之利用型態非屬發電，而屬熱能或燃料使用者。
十一、再生能源發電設備：指除直接燃燒廢棄物之發電設備及非小水力發電之水力發電設備外，申請主管機關認定，符合依第四條第四項所定辦法規定之發電設備。
十二、迴避成本：指電業自行產出或向其他來源購入非再生能源電能之年平均成本。
十三、再生能源憑證：指核發單位辦理再生能源發電設備查核及發電量查證後所核發之憑證。
十四、儲能設備：指儲存電能並穩定電力系統之設備，包含儲能組件、電力轉換及電能管理系統等。
前項第六款離岸風力發電設置範圍所定低潮線，由中央主管機關公告之。
一、再生能源：指太陽能、生質能、地熱能、海洋能、風力、非抽蓄式水力、國內一般廢棄物與一般事業廢棄物等直接利用或經處理所產生之能源，或其他經中央主管機關認定可永續利用之能源。
二、生質能：指農林植物、沼氣及國內有機廢棄物直接利用或經處理所產生之能源。
三、地熱能：指源自地表以下蘊含於土壤、岩石、蒸氣或溫泉之能源。
四、海洋能：指海洋溫差能、波浪能、海流能、潮汐能、鹽差能等能源。
五、風力發電：指轉換風能為電能之發電方式。
六、離岸風力發電：指設置於低潮線以外海域，轉換風能為電能之發電方式。
七、小水力發電：指利用水道、圳路、管渠或其他水力用水以外用途之水利建造物之原有水量及落差，以直接設置或另設旁通水路設置之方式，轉換非抽蓄式水力為電能，且裝置容量未達二萬瓩之發電方式。
八、氫能：指以再生能源為能量來源，分解水產生之氫氣，或利用細菌、藻類等生物之分解或發酵作用所產生之氫氣，或其他以再生能源為能量來源所產生之氫氣，供做為能源用途者。
九、燃料電池：指藉由氫氣及氧氣產生電化學反應，而將化學能轉換為電能之裝置。
十、再生能源熱利用：指再生能源之利用型態非屬發電，而屬熱能或燃料使用者。
十一、再生能源發電設備：指除直接燃燒廢棄物之發電設備及非小水力發電之水力發電設備外，申請主管機關認定，符合依第四條第四項所定辦法規定之發電設備。
十二、迴避成本：指電業自行產出或向其他來源購入非再生能源電能之年平均成本。
十三、再生能源憑證：指核發單位辦理再生能源發電設備查核及發電量查證後所核發之憑證。
十四、儲能設備：指儲存電能並穩定電力系統之設備，包含儲能組件、電力轉換及電能管理系統等。
前項第六款離岸風力發電設置範圍所定低潮線，由中央主管機關公告之。