A Chinese energy company started work on a centralized refrigeration station in the southern city of Sanya, in Hainan Province, on Saturday, as part of the country's energy-saving drive.
The station at the Yalongwan Holiday Resort is being built by Hainan Guodianhuade Energy Investment Co. Ltd. as a means to reduce the use of traditional air conditioning. It will make ice during the night, when energy demand is low, and send cooled air to buildings during the day.
With an investment of 174 million yuan (23.8 million U.S. dollars), the project includes a refrigeration station that can cool 400,000 square meters and 8,000 meters of pipes.
The project, upon completion, is projected to save 15 million kwh of electricity and 2 million cubic meters of liquefied petroleum gas every year, compared with traditional decentralized cooling systems.
It could set an example in terms of energy saving for the vast southern parts of China that could use such centralized systems, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
China's rapid economic development has led to high energy consumption and pollution. However, statistics indicate that China is becoming more energy-efficient, according to the country's first energy white paper, which was published earlier this week.
During 1980-2006, energy consumption increased 5.6 percent annually, while the economy grew 9.8 percent annually, the paper said.
Source: Xinhua
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