The federal government of Yilan County in Taiwan has opened the Qingshui Geothermal Schooling Middle, serving to unfold consciousness on the advantages of geothermal vitality.
The Yilan County Authorities has formally opened the Qingshui Geothermal Schooling Middle, positioned proper subsequent to the Qingshui Geothermal Recreation Space in Yilan County, Taiwan. The schooling middle has been accomplished after two years of development and funding of almost 30 million yuan (approx. USD 4.23 million) from non-public entities.
The Geothermal Schooling Middle is split right into a geothermal exploration exhibition corridor and a generator management room. The generator room show space recounts the historical past of geothermal energy technology, processes and tools, the advantages of geothermal, and Taiwan’s geothermal assets. The power offers bilingual help.
There are additionally interactive displays that that reveals the precise operation and energy manufacturing of a generator by way of a glass window, offering vacationers a glimpse into how geothermal vitality is transformed into electrical energy.
For the primary month of operations, guests to the Qingshui Geothermal Schooling Middle will have the ability to use their ticket to get pleasure from a free bathing expertise on the Qingshui Scorching Spring Home. The reverse additionally applies – tickets to the Scorching Spring Home offers entry to the Schooling Middle. There may even be particular occasions and actions to rejoice the arrival of the Lunar New Yr.
The opening of the Qingshui Geothermal Schooling Middle making Qingshui the primary leisure park in Taiwan that mixes geothermal schooling and tourism. Yilan County Mayor Lin Zimiao stated that the Qingshui Geothermal Park has at all times been highly regarded amongst vacationers. Now, vacationers can be taught extra about geothermal whereas having fun with boiled eggs and foot baths within the sizzling springs. The Schooling Middle provides diversified worth to a geothermal web site, creating extra consciousness on geothermal and making additional improvement doable.
The 4.2-MW Qingshui geothermal energy plant – the primary MW-scale geothermal improvement in Taiwan within the final 30 years – was formally inaugurated in late 2021. Earlier than the tip of 2023, the Qingshui energy facility hit the milestone of 38 million kWh of energy technology, supplying 75% of the demand of close by communities.
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