New energy for the home Wu Huang of the Energy Commission also sees rosy prospects for photovoltaic energy. Solar panels convert sunlight into electric current thanks to the photovoltaic effect that occurs when photons strike the silicon wafers from which the panels are made. This use of silicon presents an opportunity for joint development with the semiconductor industry, in which Taiwan is already a world player.
家戶新能源同樣看好太陽光電能的吳煌指出，太陽能光電板是利用陽光來驅動矽晶片以產生電流，也就是將光能轉換為電能，這可以配合我國原本就有優勢的半導體產業共同發展。