US China Low Carbon City - Case Studies
Chunhong Zhao
C.S. KiangSustainable Development Technology Foundation
Michigan-China Clean Tech Conference
Dec 10, 2010
China makes up 22% of the world’s population with limited
natural resources
● 1/3 of world’s average level of cultivated land; 1/4 of water; 1/5 of forest service; 1/10 of oil and 1/22 of world average level of natural gas
● China consumes 1/8 of the world’s oil supply, 44% of its cement, 31% of its coal, 31% of its crude steel, 25% of its aluminum
● China alone accounts for 6.6% of the global GDP (2006)
Resources & Consumption in China
BACKGROUND
China National Plan
11th Five-Year Plan, 2006-2010Cut its per unit of GDP energy consumption by
20% from 2005 levels by the end of 2010 Reduce major pollutants emission by 10% from
2005 levels, including COD and SO2.
12th Five-Year Plan, 2011-2015Reduce the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions
per unit of GDP in 2020 by the 40 to 45 percent from 2005 levels.
InnovationIntellectual PropertyTransparencyRule by LawRisk Management
KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Inter-discipline
Integration
Internationalization
Innovation
US-China Long Term Cooperation on Low Carbon City Initiative——Timetable
• 2009.10.23, LCC Initiative Launch Ceremony (Beijing)
• 2009.11.15-17, US China Green-Tech Summit (Beijing)
• 2009.11.17-19, US China Mayors Leadership Development on Low Carbon City Training Program (Beijing)
• 2010.7.8-10, Low Carbon City Development and Planning (Guangzhou)
• 2010.7.13-14, Low Carbon Development Strategy in Jiangsu Province (Nanjing)
• 2010.7.16-18, 2010 Low Carbon City Forum (Beijing)
• 2010.12, Low Carbon Development Strategy in Guangdong Province (Guangzhou)• 2011.8, 2011 Low Carbon City Forum (Polo Alto, US) ……
Two Cases in US-China Long Term Cooperation
on Low Carbon City Initiative
CASE 1: LINKING
RENEWABLE ENERGY WITH TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES
Solar· Agriculture · LED ——Solar Greenhouse
Solar Greenhouse Site
• Project IntroductionTo demonstrate and study new low carbon agriculture projects by adopting solar photovoltaic power generation technology to traditional agricultural greenhouse.
• Expected Outcome•To collect and summary the influence of solar PV technology for agriculture;• To calculate the economic and social benefit of solar greenhouse projects for agriculture and PV industry;• To study and provide a possible solar greenhouse solution ;•To discover a new path to develop agriculture and new energy.
Solar· Agriculture · LED ——Solar Greenhouse
Facilities Agricultures( 设施农业 )
Plants Tissues Cultures (组织培养)
Indoor Light Supplements( 室内 )
Poultry (禽)
Range Mammalia (哺乳) Fishery (渔业)
Moth-killing (选择性害虫诱捕) Microorganism --- ( Algae, Bacteria) 藻类,菌类 微生物
Animals动物
植物
应用范围
Solar· Agriculture · LED ——Life LED
LED Advantages for the Livings
LED can radiate spectrum in specific small range
LED can radiate full spectrum with various color temperature
The luminous intensity of LED could be adjusted.
Luminosity of LED responds quickly(ms)
LED is cold light
LED light works with small heat output and small volume.
Solar· Agriculture · LED ——Life LED
Solar· Agriculture · LED ——Life LED
Solar· Agriculture · LED ——Life LED
CASE 2: Low Carbon Community
Capacity BuildingTraining Centers for Building
Efficiency
Life-Cycle Building Carbon Footprints
• TO deliver the measurable standards and its methodology on low carbon building in life-cycle approach.
• TO implement commons standards calculation methodology on prototype buildings, and adjust it to be eligible in both developing and developed countries.
• TO accelerate the process to reduce the building carbon footprints, contributing to accomplishment of national carbon emission reduction target.
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SystematicVerification
Indicators of BenchmarkIdentification:
Climate region
New or existing
Building type
Data
Building material
Process
Management team
Monitoring
Life-Cycle Building Carbon Footprints
Methodology for building inventory in life-cycle approach
Pre-construction
Construction
Maintenance
Post-use
US-China Cooperation
Create New Jobs, Reduce Carbon Footprints.
LEARNING BY DOING
“学中做,做中学”
THANK YOU
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