Sinopec digs deep for clean energy breakthroughs

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, the country's biggest geothermal developer, vows to further develop geothermal energy nationwide, using lessons learnt from the geothermal heating area in Xiongxian county, part of the Xiongan New Area.

The company, also known as Sinopec, has replaced coal with geothermal energy in 10 cities nationwide so far, including Daming in Hebei province and Qingfeng in Henan province, said Ma Yongsheng, president of SinopecCorp, during the 2018 China Geothermal Energy International Forum in Shanghai on Tuesday.

Geothermal energy, energy that is harnessed from heat underground for heating or electricity production, is considered sustainable and clean.