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Scholars prompt use of cleaner energy
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-09-28 02:25
Huge consumption and the exploration and use of energy resources have led to
the depletion of resources and the deterioration of the environment, which
oblige China to explore and utilize new energy sources for its sustainable
economic growth.
"China's gross domestic product has increased by more than 10 fold since the
founding of New China in 1949, but its energy consumption rose some 40 fold
during the period. Huge consumption of energy has resulted in energy shortages
and the worsening of environment," said Shi Jinfeng, president of Liaoning
Polytechnic Engineering University.
Wang Laigui, a professor of Liaoning Polytechnic Engineering University,
noted that China has a potential to explore new energy resources such as
coal-bed methane, a clean and non-polluting gas, which can be used as fuel in
home, electric-power generating, industries and as chemical raw materials.
In recent years, China has made progress in exploration and utilization of
coal-bed methane which has been incorporated into the future plans of China's
energy development. According to statistics, coal-bed methane reserves in China
stand at 30 trillion cubic metres.
"It is both economic and safe to tap coal-bed methane," said Wang, "which can
also help ease energy shortages in East China and stabilize the prices of
petroleum and natural gas."
Besides coal-bed methane, China has begun tapping on a trial basis the
"burning mixture of natural gas and water," or "burning ice," which also
constitutes a kind of clean and non-polluted energy resource.
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