Meeting growing demand for energy

China Daily | Updated: 2007-03-12 08:50

China is pumping billions of dollars into renewable energy; solar, wind, hydro and biomass power are all viable alternatives to oil and gas.

By 2020, China plans to generate 20 percent of its power from renewable sources, excluding large hydropower.

China EnerSave recycles waste for incineration in the city of Huizhou, South China's Guangdong Province. It also has biomass energy projects under the development in Neijiang and Dujiangyan in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and Weifang in East China's Shandong Province.

While commercial biomass power is still in its infancy, China EnerSave focuses much of its energy on this important sector. It designs, builds, operates and owns environmentally friendly power plants and is a leader in the fast-growing renewable energy industry.

"Biomass power is going to be the next big thing in the next decade, and we intend to become a strong market leader," explained the company's managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) Simon Koo.

"We are investing heavily in our plants in China and we expect our role in providing China with renewable clean energy to increase significantly as we build more biomass and waste-to-energy plants," the CEO pointed out.

Biomass energy is produced from the combustion of organic matter such as plants, material and agricultural waste. With 500 million tons of agricultural residue potentially available every year in China, there is no shortage of biomass fuel.

With the goal of establishing itself as a key player in the renewable energy industry, China EnerSave established its first waste-to-energy project in Huizhou, South China's Guangdong Province.

Projects also under development are in Neijiang and Dujiangyan in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and Weifang in East China's Shandong Province.

With increasing international debate on the dangers of global warming, China EnerSave is playing its part by developing new sources of clean energy.

As the Chinese government places biomass renewable energy high on its list of priority projects, it has passed measures to support companies that are ready to invest in biomass renewable energy projects.

"Once we have established ourselves in China, we intend to position China EnerSave strongly in countries such as India and Vietnam," says Koo.

"We will execute our plan strategically and we aim to own and operate approximately 20 power plants within the next four to five years," he said.

For more information, please visit: www.enersavegroup.com

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(China Daily 03/12/2007 page5)