History of Apollotech

The Ministry of the Environment has been promoting Green Sustainable Resilience Remediation (GSRR) since 2012. In 2023, they conducted the first-ever selection of outstanding units for sustainable green remediation technologies and management practices. Six exemplary remediation sites were recognized based on comprehensive evaluations of sustainability, energy efficiency, low carbon emissions, and overall effectiveness. We are proud to have two of our sites awarded, positioning us as leaders among all participating units.

2023

To accelerate the remediation of pollution at the Kaohsiung Refinery for the purpose of facilitating TSMC's new plant construction, Apollotech was awarded the contract to carry out Project B for soil and groundwater remediation in Zone 4. We employed advanced techniques and management expertise, successfully completing the project and achieving delisting from regulatory oversight in April 2024.

Veolia Group, a global leader in environmental services, acquired Apollotech to enhance its operations in Taiwan. This partnership broadens our service capabilities to include energy conservation, carbon reduction, and circular economy initiatives, enabling us to deliver comprehensive eco-transformation services aimed at achieving carbon neutrality.

Confronted with the complexities of remediating Dense Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (DNAPL) in low-permeability strata, Apollotech integrated insights from numerous past projects and engaged in ongoing collaboration with academic institutions to develop cutting-edge remediation technologies. Our innovations encompass three-dimensional Smart Characterization Methods (SCM) enhanced by geophysical techniques, quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) for biological monitoring, and Surgical Remediation (SR) utilizing Double-Packer Precision Injection (DPI). This initiative has received endorsement from the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Fund Management Board (Ministry of Environment) to execute the Yongkang Groundwater Pollution Remediation Demonstration Project.

Following a competitive vendor selection process for a large-scale contaminated site in southern Taiwan, impacted by PCP, dioxins, and mercury, Apollotech was selected to establish Taiwan's first soil washing treatment system for mercury and dioxins contaminated soil. Our successful implementation not only demonstrated our expertise in the field but also garnered significant recognition. Subsequently, we were commissioned to conduct thermal desorption treatment for high-concentration contaminated soil, further refining our technology and enhancing our operational capabilities.

In addressing mercury contamination at an abandoned factory in northern Taiwan, Apollotech established the nation’s first indirect thermal desorption rotary kiln for mercury onsite remediation. This project successfully achieved verification and delisting in 2013, leading to the transformation of the site into a residential area. It serves as a benchmark for successful land reuse following remediation efforts in Taiwan.

Apollotech has been instrumental in developing sub-laws and management strategies to enhance the effectiveness of soil and groundwater remediation policies. A key focus has been the regulation of contaminated agricultural land, which is vital for safeguarding public health and ensuring food safety. Since 2002, we have supported the Ministry of the Environment in systematically establishing a national inventory of potential pollution sources, conducting relevance analyses, and implementing systematic surveys and monitoring protocols for agricultural lands following remediation. This work has laid a solid foundation for the safety of agricultural production in Taiwan.

The Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act was promulgated on February 2, marking Asia's first comprehensive law to simultaneously address soil and groundwater pollution. Since then, the demand for soil and water investigation and remediation services has gradually increased, expanding our client base from ministries of the environment and government-owned enterprises to include municipal environmental protection bureaus, industrial clients, and gas stations.

The condition of land is critical to environmental integrity and health risks. In response to land pollution issues arising from industrial transformation and relocation, Apollotech was founded with a mission to address soil and groundwater contamination. Despite the lack of regulatory frameworks at the time, Apollotech has committed to developing skilled personnel and pioneering technologies, establishing itself as one of Taiwan's earliest specialized teams in soil and water pollution remediation.