Molicel New Gigafactory Certified as Gold-Level Green Building by LEED and EEWH

Molicel’s new production plant – Molie Quantum Energy Corporation has achieved certification as a gold-level green building from LEED and EEWH, marking it as the first high-end lithium battery factory in Taiwan to earn this distinction. Casey Shiue, President of Molicel, attended the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) award ceremony, where he was awarded by Andy To, the Managing Director of USGBC Northeast Asia.

This state-of-the-art Gigafactory utilizes the precasting construction method, reducing carbon emissions by 7%, shortening the construction period by at least 50 days, and significantly reducing waste and airborne dust to meet the goal of zero-carbon construction. The facility also incorporates a high-efficiency air conditioning system with frequency conversion control and a process heat recovery system, achieving energy savings of more than 42%. An energy storage project at Molie Quantum Energy Corporation uses NHOA TCC’s UHPC energy storage cabinet, EnergyArkTM, as a virtual power plant. This system is connected in series with self-built solar energy to enhance green power, regulate backup power, and enable energy shifting. The estimated annual carbon reduction is 1,400 tons, and the overall lighting power density is more than 70% lower than international standards.

In addition to low-carbon energy conservation, the new plant also strengthens water-saving designs, recycling 100% of rainwater to replace tap water for toilet flushing and irrigation. The overall daily water-saving rate reaches more than 30%. Native trees, shrubs, and grasses are extensively planted on the premises, sequestering 50% more carbon than ordinary buildings. To improve climate resilience, an underground flood detention pond is set up to reduce rainstorm runoff; high reflectivity roof surface materials and grass-planted bricks are selected to reduce hard paving, and large-area roof greening is implemented to mitigate the heat island effect. Especially in terms of resource recycling and reuse, materials containing recycled content and local building materials are used to ensure that the recycling and reuse rate of construction waste is as high as 75%. Products with green building material certificates are used as decorative materials to reduce indoor formaldehyde and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) emissions, increasing the adoption rate of green building materials by more than 15% compared to ordinary buildings.

TCC Group Holdings is not only people-oriented, but aims to implement low-carbon, energy-saving, recycling, and ecological benefits at all its production bases and operating sites, from design and manufacturing to workplaces, to create a high-quality environment and simultaneously improve the well-being and health of employees.

Molie Quantum Energy Corporation was commissioned by CTCI Resources Engineering Inc. as the chief service engineer for this project. The main building was designed by HOY Architects & Associates, and the civil engineering was provided by Ruentex Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. of Ruentex Industries Co., Ltd. CTCI Smart Engineering Corporation of CTCI Co., Ltd. was responsible for the mechanical and electrical engineering, and the fine decoration engineering was contracted by Ruentex Interior Design Inc. of Ruentex Industries Co., Ltd.