US China Low Carbon City - Case Studies Chunhong Zhao C.S. Kiang Sustainable Development Technology Foundation Michigan-China Clean Tech Conference Dec.

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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