The UK says it launched a carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) partnership with Taiwan after Oct. 20 talks, opening a channel for cooperation on industrial emissions and energy security.
The British Office Taipei said the initiative emerged from the eighth UK-Taiwan Energy Dialogue, held alongside the 21st Renewable Energy Conference. Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs described the CCUS discussions as early planning and an exchange about future cooperation. The initiative sits within the Energy and Net Zero pillar of the UK-Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP).
The UK outlined three possible areas of work: coordination on policy and regulation; technical efforts spanning research, innovation and deployment; and potential future connections among companies, investors and project owners. The British Office Taipei said officials intend to form a secretariat later to coordinate the work.
The ministry said the meetings covered electricity demand linked to AI, grid resilience, energy security and offshore wind. The British Office Taipei’s account attributed demand from AI and semiconductor supply chains to Taiwan Energy Administration official Fang-Ling Liao. It also reported that Taiwan Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs Cynthia Kiang linked energy security with the net-zero transition amid geopolitical tensions, extreme weather and volatile energy markets.
About 80 people from government, industry and research institutions attended the renewable-energy conference, Taiwan’s ministry said. The British Office Taipei said representatives from 13 UK companies took part. Taiwan’s Energy Administration reported that an Oct. 8 update showed 515 offshore wind turbines and installed capacity exceeding five gigawatts.
A previous dialogue in London on Nov. 26, 2025, marked 20 years of UK-Taiwan renewable-energy collaboration, according to the British Office Taipei. That meeting also included a memorandum of understanding between Taiwan’s Metal Industries Research & Development Centre and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.
The ETP pillars are non-legally binding, and the arrangement does not require either side to finance activities. The public event announcements do not specify a project budget or start date, and give no date for a next meeting.
