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Scholars prompt use of cleaner energy
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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