Solar power to heat upairline meals

The system is one of the city's clean energy pilot projects being promoted

Solar power will be used to heat the inflight meals of up to 30,000 passengers as part of the government's 200 million yuan green energy plan.

Li Zhen, assistant manager of the equipment maintenance department at Beijing Airport Inflight Kitchen Ltd, said Beijing International Capital Airport would expand its solar power capacity, first used during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.