Overview

ITRI is a world-leading applied technology research institute with more than 6,000 outstanding employees. Its mission is to drive industrial development, create economic value, and enhance social well-being through technology R&D. Founded in 1973, it pioneered in IC development and started to nurture new tech ventures and deliver its R&D results to industries. ITRI has set up and incubated companies such as TSMC, UMC, Taiwan Mask Corp., Epistar Corp., Mirle Automation Corp., and Taiwan Biomaterial Co. and is the home of 160+ Taiwan Hi Tech CEOs To innovate a better future, ITRI has drawn up its 2030 Technology Strategy and Roadmap, in which it enhances the development of intelligentization enabling technologies and focuses on three application domains: Smart Living, Quality Health, and Sustainable Environment. The Institute strives to use technological innovation to shape new lifestyles, develop market-oriented solutions, and find uncontested spaces. With the outstanding performance, ITRI was granted six-time winner of Top 100 Global Innovator, 50 R&D 100 Awards (2008-2022), 9 CES Innovation Awards Honorees (2018-2022), Edison Awards (2017-2022), Green energy technologies are performed through the Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories (GEL) of ITRI. During the past years, GEL has developed and provided technologies in new & renewable energy, energy-saving & efficiency, carbon reduction, distributed energy system, energy storage, industrial safety & health, and environmental protection at the right moment, following in the footsteps of Taiwan economic development. GEL’s tremendous efforts in the study of energy, resources, and environment contribute a great deal in promoting industrial development in Taiwan. GEL’s research field include: Low-Carbon Environment, Electrical Energy System, Energy Efficiency, and Environmental and Energy Policy.