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Taipei Medical University received the 2025 Ministry of Economic Affairs Energy-Saving Benchmark Gold Award in recognition of its promotion of the Green Laboratory Program, the expansion of energy-saving measures across laboratory spaces, the integration of chilled-water air-conditioning systems, the introduction of smart pump control, and the replacement of major equipment with high-efficiency units to improve overall HVAC performance. TMU also incorporated sustainability education into required credits for faculty and staff, advancing energy conservation and sustainable development through multiple approaches.

Under the theme “Energy-Saving Benchmark, Smart Leadership,” the Ministry of Economic Affairs held the 2025 Energy Conservation Awards Ceremony on December 15 at the Shangri-La Far Eastern, Taipei, to recognize organizations with outstanding energy-saving performance and schools with exemplary energy education. The awards were presented by Minister Kung Ming-hsin and Vice Minister of Education Chu Chun-chang. This year’s recognized benchmark organizations included 24 public and private institutions and 12 elementary and junior high schools, setting examples for Taiwan’s energy transition.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that, in response to the global challenge of net-zero transition, Taiwan is actively advancing a second phase of energy transition. Since the launch of the Deep Energy Saving Promotion Plan in 2024, the government has continued to guide enterprises in implementing deep energy-saving measures, supporting industrial upgrading and transformation while creating a win-win outcome for both energy and the economy. As of December 2025, cumulative electricity savings had reached 10.4 billion kWh, equivalent to the annual electricity use of 2.5 million households.

According to the Energy Administration, the Energy-Saving Benchmark Awards are intended to generate a demonstration effect and encourage autonomous investment in energy conservation across sectors. This year’s winning institutions moved beyond digitalization toward AI-enabled intelligence and systematic improvement, shifting energy management from experience-based operation to precise, data-driven control. Collectively, the winning organizations saved 190 million kWh of electricity, along with additional savings in natural gas, steam, and other forms of energy, for a total of NT$930 million in energy cost savings and a reduction of about 139,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to the annual carbon absorption of 360 Daan Forest Parks.

Among this year’s six Gold Award winners, each organization demonstrated a distinctive energy-saving strategy. China Steel Corporation’s Rolling Mill No. 1 used AI algorithms for prediction and control; Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation’s Engine Business Division built an integrated water-electricity-gas monitoring system; Winbond’s Kaohsiung plant established five digital platforms to improve energy efficiency; and Dinglin International optimized production routing and scheduling through smart warehouse management and ISO 50001 energy management. Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital improved end-airflow in its HVAC system and reduced electricity use by approximately 20% to 30%. TMU, for its part, promoted the Green Laboratory Program, upgraded chilled-water HVAC systems, introduced smart pump controls, replaced major units with high-efficiency equipment, and embedded sustainability education into required training for faculty and staff.

In the field of energy education, four schools received Gold Awards for deepening students’ energy literacy through curriculum innovation, facility development, and community outreach. Examples included integrating the SDGs with energy issues into interdisciplinary teaching, establishing energy education corridors and sustainability experience zones, creating green-energy classrooms focused on generation, storage, and conservation, and developing inquiry-based school curricula that extend energy-saving concepts into families and communities.

To disseminate the experience and technical knowledge of benchmark award winners, TMU held a benchmark selection and demonstration exchange event on March 27, 2026, and invited partners and friends from previous years to participate. In addition, to help stakeholders quickly locate exemplary energy-saving cases from past years, the cloud database provides keyword search and case recommendation functions to accelerate the dissemination of energy-saving technologies and best practices. Related information is available on the EnergyPark website.