And since they are products of nature, human error during their conversion into forms of energy that can be conveniently used by mankind will not lead to pollution or devastation, as oil well explosions or oil spills can. In other words, renewable energy is very environment-friendly, "says Shih Hsin-min, a professor of chemical engineering at National Taiwan University and founding chairman of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union.
而且它們既是天然產物，在轉換成人類方便使用的能源形式時，也不會因為操作不當，造成像是油井爆炸、石油滲漏般的人為污染或破壞，換句話說，再生能源和環境保護是高度相容的，」台灣環境保護聯盟創始會長、台大化工系教授施信民表示。