The city’s use of clean energy has contributed to its blue skies and fresh air. Clean energy accounts for 85 percent of the city’s energy sources, which is more than double the national index of 39 percent, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported yesterday.
According to Yu Jing, deputy director of the city’s development and reform commission, Shenzhen is at the forefront of the new energy industry nationwide. Industries including nuclear power, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and garbage power generation are currently adopting the most advanced technologies in the world.
Since 2000, Shenzhen has been planning to build facilities for LNG. So far, there are four reception stations for LNG under construction, which can store 8 million tons of LNG each year. It is estimated that these stations will be able to store up to 15 million tons of LNG each year in the near future.
“The usage rate of unrenewable energy in Shenzhen, such as coal, has been decreasing, and the rate of natural gas usage will keep rising as the country is also taking actions to reduce coal use nationwide,” said Yu.
According to the report, Shenzhen Energy Group, the main producer and supplier of electricity, is undergoing industrial transformation to become a “low-carbon power supplier” with 25 percent of the power it produces coming from renewable energy.
The latest data shows that Shenzhen Energy Group has built eight environment-friendly garbage-to-power plants in China, four of which are located in Shenzhen. The plants can process up to 9,050 tons of garbage each day.
The plants in Shenzhen can process 1.9 million tons of garbage each year, accounting for one-third of the total amount of garbage in the city.
Three more garbage-to-power plants will be put into use in the city next year, and the total amount of garbage requiring processing each year will reach up to 5.8 million tons.