7.4.5) Assistance to low-carbon innovation
Provide assistance for start-ups that foster and support a low-carbon economy or technology.

The "TKU Champion Incubator Center" provides regular counseling for new start-ups applying low-carbon economy or technology, assists resident companies in applying for government projects, provides information on loans and start-up funds, and develops environmental software development and application projects. The Incubation Center also offers courses to guide new ventures in fundraising and marketing, and to match industry-academia cooperation with our teachers.

The R&D Office of the school is responsible for academia and industry collaboration, patent application maintenance, technology transfer, and new innovations. There are 10 research centers and publishing centers under its jurisdiction, among which the water resources center uses the green system to assist in the analysis of reservoir data, real-time monitoring, and flood prevention and control; the subsea center studies the extraction of deep seawater, and researches and develops edible commodities.

In nurturing and supporting low-carbon economy or technology start-ups, the school's relevant activities include:

1. Aided the stationed manufacturer "Hua Jing Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd." In applying for the "Green Circular Testing Program for Retaining and Building Wealth (CITD Program)" of the Industrial Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and is responsible for inspection, analysis, and research.

2. The teachers of the water environment department of our school have a total of 5 patents in the field of "waste incineration and fly ash recycling” and cooperates with new environmental protection companies to transfer technology to assist the development of low-carbon economy and technology start-ups.

3. Assisted "Taiwan Environmental Protection Culture and Education Foundation" in applying for the Ministry of Economic Affairs' Service Industry Innovation R&D Program (SIIR Program) "Waste Incineration Fly Ash Recycling Production Wastewater Ceramic Filter Membrane Full Recycling and Cleaning Process".垃圾焚化飛灰製成高價值陶瓷濾膜」技術

4. Guiding the stationed manufacturer "RPG Limited Co., Ltd." to set up a demonstration farm, which adapts raised black soldier flies in decomposing kitchen waste and sludge and turning the waste into animal feed and plant fertilizer in agriculture. In industrial use, the product of the farm can also be used in the production of facial masks. This project can deal with the pollution sources discarded by some factories and provide value-added products.