China exploring geothermal energy
April 28, 2011 Category Alternative energy, Environment
Geothermal power is expected to provide 1.7% of China’s total energy in 2015, Guan Fengjun, Director of the Ministry of Land and Resources’ Department of Geological Environment, said. Using geothermal power for heating and generating electricity is a significant part of China’s low-carbon development strategy, he added. By 2015, this green-energy source can replace 68.8 million tons of coal and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 180 million tons. China built its first geothermal power station in Yangbajain in Tibet in 1977. It has generated 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to date. This year, China will explore and evaluate shallow-lying geothermal energy in 29 provincial capital cities across the country, including Shijiazhuang, Shenyang and Zhengzhou, according to Wang Xuelong, Deputy Director of the China Geological Survey. The central government will allocate CNY164 million for the investigation, Wang said.
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