Ideas from attendees

Writer:   | Editor: Vincent Lin  | From: Shenzhen Daily | Updated: 2019-10-14

Charles Green

The industrial production of marine microalgae can play a pivotal role in reversing climate change while simultaneously addressing the global challenges of food, energy and water security. It has the potential to supply much of the protein necessary to feed a global population approaching 10 billion by mid-century. By decreasing fossil carbon emissions and reforesting conserved cropland, microalgae can account for a one-third reduction in global CO2 emissions each year by 2040.

The above vision can only be achieved with significant efforts to develop new technologies for the direct air capture of CO2 and utilization in algae-based nutritional and bio-petroleum products; wastewater treatment and the recycling of nutrients for marine algal production; new, more cost-effective methods for producing animal feeds, aqua feeds and human nutritional products from marine algae.

The Greater Bay Area has an opportunity to lead the world in developing all of the above game-changing technologies, and Shenzhen can be at the center of it. 

(Charles Green, Professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University, the U.S.)


Antoine Peiffer

The current offshore wind industry is booming in China overall. According to projections made by multiple independent institutions, China could have nearly half of the global offshore wind market by 2030.

We believe floating wind could be a game-changer for China, even if the local industry is currently focused on conventional bottom-fixed foundations. Floating technology removes limitations of water depth, increases sitting flexibility, is more suitable to seabed conditions along the Chinese coastline and lowers requirements on the local supply chain.

It is our understanding that Guangdong will soon identify offshore wind sites well suited for floating wind foundations in water depths exceeding 40 meters. We are quite excited about the opportunity to introduce our floating wind technology to the region. 

(Antoine Peiffer, Senior manager of development and supply chain, Principle Power Inc., France)