Under the financial support of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Taiwan, National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) has closely collaborated with the National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Thailand to establish the Taiwan-Thailand Innovation Center for Clean Water and Sustainable Energy (WISE Center) since 2021.

To understand the main results and possibly sustainable collaboration between Taiwan and Thailand, a total of 5 Taiwanese delegates, led by the Director and Counselor of the Science and Technology Division, TECO in Vietnam, visited MTEC on June 16. Hosted by the Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Aree Thanaboonsombut, the Taiwanese delegates have fruitful communication with MTEC experts in the areas of water-energy nexus, zero carbon emission, and agricultural-based circular economy. Both sides agree that the reinforcement of mutual collaboration in the agricultural-based circular economy is one of the most important areas for collaboration. In addition, MTEC is also in charge of the development of negative carbon emission technology, and the cooperation on the Food-Energy-Water Nexus of the Mekong River Basin to estimate the carbon sink potential, as well as the development of clean water and renewable energy, is also the key issue for sustainable collaboration.

Fig. 1. The exchange of gifts by the Director and Counselor of the Science and Technology Division, TECO in Vietnam and deputy executive director Dr. Aree Thanaboonsombut, MTEC.

Fig. 2. The photo of Taiwanese and Thai representatives.

Fig. 3. Visit to WISE Center in MTEC. The electrode shown in the picture is the technology developed from NTHU.

Fig. 4. The visit to the X-ray computed tomography (nano-CT) lab in MTEC.