2021 Focus:
This study selects Xixinba Farm and Ranch as the empirical field. The smart energy management operation model of typical peak load and off-peak load on the power demand side is relatively "normal", " simulatable and predictable". . Therefore, it is suitable as a field goal for the introduction of intelligent solutions into power distributed power sources, demand response, and energy storage systems.
1. The meter behind-the-meter has been installed to collect actual load characteristics.
2. The introduction of green energy self-driving electric lawn mowers has been completed, including wired charging equipment and wireless charging related equipment for this lawn mower.
3. Cooperate with the virtual power plant system company Lianqi Technology Co., Ltd. to introduce relevant innovative technologies in the demonstration field, and use IoE gateways through Wi-Fi, Wi-SUN, BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), RS-485 And other communication technologies collect various energy and environmental big data, and simulate the innovative operation model of the smart farm virtual power plant. Through PoC verification, it can be replicated to other fields in Taiwan's agriculture and animal husbandry.
4. Utilize the characteristics of the virtual power plant of the smart farm and ranch with self-driving lawn mower, solar power generation equipment, and energy storage battery system to achieve the benefits of regulating peak and off-peak power consumption, stable power supply, and wholesale green power sales, and achieve field use Electricity optimization.
In addition, the hydrogen economy has been vigorously promoted by governments of various countries for many years, but there are still many difficulties in the widespread promotion of hydrogen energy. Prof. J. Y. Uan’s laboratory team tried to use simple magnesium-water reaction to produce hydrogen, which made the source of hydrogen simple and readily available. The by-product of hydrogen production from the reaction of magnesium with water is the mixture of magnesium hydroxide and the catalyst. The recycle of the developed catalyst metal has reached resource recycling and avoided secondary pollution of waste. The application of the livestock wastewater and magnesium scraps will hopefully achieve the green energy development, the purification of water quality by generating electricity after hydrogen production, and shortening the time for wastewater treatment. This results will help the farm to increase the energy use and reduce the time for wastewater treatment. Prof. Uan also observed and analyzed the reaction mechanism of the above-mentioned waste magnesium casting ingots with different solutions

2022 Focus:
Through the spontaneous hydrogen production reaction, our team reused the non-recyclable magnesium scraps and the hydrogen production reaction also absorb impurities in livestock wastewater. The mechanism between the reuse of stainless steel and the hydrogen production flow, and the purification mechanism of livestock wastewater are discussed by our team. In addition, the produced hydrogen can also be used for hydrogen engine system to generate electricity. The research results will be enlarged and applied in practice to achieve the goal of green engineering for materials process.
In next-year project, our team will cooperate Nextdrive company to develop and realize agrivoltaic farm. In combination with electronic devices as PV, hydrogen power generation, batteries and demand response control equipment, as well as the AI algorithm of energy management system, to carry out the experiment of automatic control and evaluate the outcome of related business models. Not only agrivoltaic farm, this cooperation will also enhance the development of our energy management industry.