亞大邀臥龍公司總經理謝文彬博士談SDGs水資源議題！
AU invites Dr. Wen-Bin Xie, General Manager of Wolong Company, to discuss SDGs water resources issues!
謝總經理建議亞大：將環境監控系統智能化，透過AI提升水再利用率與節碳。
GM Xie suggests AU: Intelligentize environmental monitoring systems to improve water reuse rates and carbon reduction through AI.
亞洲大學「2022傑出講座系列」SDGs永續發展專題，昨天（1月12日）邀請臥龍智慧環境公司總經理、亞大校友顧問謝文彬博士，演講「SDGs水資源困境與AI水資源永續」。亞大校長蔡進發表示，亞大積極落實SDGs（聯合國永續發展目標）於教學及校務規畫中，組查學生社團提升永續意識，必導入創新技術提升SDGs推動效益。
Asia University's "2022 Distinguished Lecture Series" on SDGs Sustainable Development invited Dr. Wen-Bin Xie, General Manager of Wolong Smart Environmental Co. and AU alumni advisor, to deliver a speech yesterday (January 12th) titled "SDGs Water Resources Dilemma and AI Water Resources Sustainability." AU President Jeffrey J.P. Tsai stated that Asia University actively implements SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) into its teaching and campus administration planning, establishes student clubs to enhance sustainability awareness, and introduces innovative technologies to boost the efficiency of SDGs promotion.
謝文彬博士為國立交通大學環境工程博士，曾任台積電主任工程師，協助提升廠務水處理效能、增加發水回收循環經濟等。曾提出「一滴水用3.5次」的願景；也曾擔任環境資訊發展基金會經理，輔導台灣300家以上廠商提升發水效能；2021年更在「總統盃黑客松」競賽中，以建立公私協力治理河流流域平台、打造喝好水、吃好物、有良居環境的「LASS 開源公益環境感測網路」，獲得卓越團隊的肯定。
Dr. Wen-Bin Xie holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from National Chiao Tung University and formerly served as a principal engineer at TSMC, where he assisted in optimizing plant water treatment performance and boosting the circular economy for water recycling. He once proposed the vision of "using a single drop of water 3.5 times." He also served as a manager for the Environmental Information Development Foundation, guiding more than 300 factories in Taiwan to improve water efficiency. Furthermore, in the 2021 "Presidential Hackathon" competition, his team was recognized as an Outstanding Team for creating a public-private collaborative river basin governance platform, the "LASS Open Source Public Welfare Environmental Sensing Network," aiming to ensure clean water, safe food, and a healthy living environment.
謝總經理分享運用AI預警及決策功能，提升水資源效能，曾協助企業一年節省上百萬水費。提升經濟效益的同時，也達到節水、減碳、降低環境負荷，盡到愛地球的世界公民義務。
GM Xie shared that utilizing AI for early warnings and decision-making functions can significantly optimize water resource efficiency, having helped enterprises save millions in water bills annually. While generating economic benefits, this approach also achieves water conservation, carbon reduction, and lesser environmental burdens, fulfilling the global citizenship responsibility to protect the planet.
謝總經理提到，2021年臺灣乾旱限水對民生用水、科技業、農業等各產業產生衝擊，喚起大眾對水資源的意識。但台灣水費相對低廉，為全球第二低，不利於推動工業廢水回收再利用。建議水價合理化，大眾對節約用水自然會改變。此外，鑑於氣候變遷及工業用水量提升，台灣旱災週期會由原來的每10年一次，縮減為3至4年發生一次，面對旱災情況加劇，有效的水資源管理更彰顯其價值。
GM Xie mentioned that the 2021 Taiwan drought and water restrictions heavily impacted domestic usage, the technology sector, and agriculture, prompting a spike in public water awareness. However, water rates in Taiwan are relatively low—ranking as the second lowest globally—which creates an economic barrier for industrial wastewater reclamation and reuse. He suggested that once water pricing is rationalized, public behavior regarding water conservation will naturally shift. Additionally, due to climate change and increasing industrial water demands, Taiwan's drought cycle is projected to shrink from once every 10 years to once every 3 to 4 years. As drought scenarios worsen, effective water resource management becomes even more indispensable.
謝總經理建議亞大將現有的環境監控系統智能化，透析系統不止監控，更能達到碳減排的最終目的。如透過AI精準加藥，提升水再利用率與節碳，減少不必要的藥物及水資源浪費。亞大目前導入智能化滴灌系統，可等有效提升利用回收水，達到校園花草澆灌的水資源再利用。
GM Xie advised AU to upgrade its current environmental monitoring systems with smart technology, allowing the analytics system to move beyond mere observation to achieve the ultimate goal of carbon reduction. For example, using AI for precision chemical dosing can enhance water reuse rates and carbon reduction, preventing the waste of unnecessary chemicals and water resources. AU has currently implemented a smart drip irrigation system, which effectively utilizes recycled water to achieve eco-friendly water reuse for campus landscaping.
演講中也談到大數據導入AI專利模型，有助於發水(污防系統)處理效能提升與精準調控系統，目的為達到降低操作人力、化學品加藥量、汙泥產生量、碳排放量等，導入智能科技成為推動永續發展的關鍵。
The lecture also discussed how importing big data into patented AI models helps elevate wastewater (pollution prevention system) treatment efficiency and precision control systems. The objectives are to reduce manual operations, chemical dosing quantities, sludge production, and carbon emissions. Implementing smart technology has indeed become the linchpin for driving sustainable development.
演講互動熱烈，現場及線上師生踴躍提問。在實務、機制、理論上向謝總經理請益，問題有如何提升智能滴灌的成本效益、如何建立水足跡的盤查、如何降低自然資源外部成本的機制、如何提升中水回收量同時降低其副作用等，演講內容啟發大家重視永續發展及水資源。昨天演講亞大一、二級主管及線上近130位教師及學生分享。
The Q&A session was highly interactive, with faculty and students onsite and online asking questions enthusiastically. They sought GM Xie's advice regarding practices, mechanisms, and theories, covering topics such as optimizing the cost-effectiveness of smart drip irrigation, establishing water footprint inventories, lowering mechanisms for external natural resource costs, and maximizing greywater recycling while minimizing its side effects. The lecture profoundly inspired everyone to value sustainable development and water resources. Yesterday's presentation was shared with AU's primary and secondary administrators alongside nearly 130 online faculty members and students.
