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Chongqing to invest 5 billion yuan next year to advance energy-saving and emission-reduction projects 2007-12-24 8:16:18. Ten key energy-saving projects to be implemented to save 1 million tons of standard coal. Reporters learned from the city’s Economic Commission yesterday that next year the city will continue to regard accelerating technological transformation and progress as crucial elements in achieving its energy-saving goals. By investing 5 billion yuan in these \"ten key energy-saving projects,\" the city aims to reach the \"double hundred\" target, that is, to implement 100 key energy-saving projects and save 1 million tons of standard coal. “The “Top 10 Energy-Saving Projects” are: the renovation project for coal-fired industrial boilers (furnaces). Upgrade or replace existing small and medium-sized coal-fired boilers (furnaces) by adopting advanced technologies such as circulating fluidized beds and pulverized coal combustion. Around 20 coal-fired boilers will be upgraded during the year, with an investment of 200 million yuan, resulting in energy savings of approximately 100,000 tons of standard coal. Regional cogeneration project. In areas with heavy industrial heat loads, build backpressure units focused on heat generation. Priority will be given to advancing cogeneration projects such as those at Jiangjin Jiulong Paper Industry, with an investment of 1 billion yuan aimed at achieving energy savings of 200,000 tons of standard coal. Project for the utilization of low-temperature waste heat from cement production. Make full use of the waste heat from the kiln inlet and outlet to generate electricity. Priority will be given to implementing waste heat power generation projects for 10 new dry-process production lines, including the second phase of Chongqing Jinjiu Cement and Jiangjin Lafarge Cement, with an investment of 800 million yuan, aiming to achieve energy savings of 150,000 tons of standard coal. Building energy conservation projects. Civil and public buildings must strictly adhere to a 50% energy-saving standard; demonstration projects aiming for 65% energy savings will continue to be carried out, and by the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan period, a 65% energy-saving standard for buildings will be mandatory. Priority will be given to implementing a series of demonstration projects such as the Shenye Sun City, Longhu Lijia, and the water-source heat pump system at the Chongqing Grand Theatre in Jiangbei City; the total investment for these projects is around 1 billion yuan, with the goal of achieving energy savings equivalent to 100,000 tons of standard coal. Energy-saving project for motor systems. Optimize and upgrade high-efficiency, energy-saving fans, water pumps, and compressor systems in industries such as coal, power generation, and non-ferrous metals, and promote variable frequency speed control and automated system control technologies. Priority will be given to implementing 10 projects such as Wanzhou Sote and Nantong Mining, with a total investment of 300 million yuan, aiming to achieve energy savings equivalent to 50,000 tons of standard coal. Energy system optimization engineering. By carrying out systematic optimization design, technological upgrades, and improved management in industries such as metallurgy and chemicals, the energy systems of key energy-consuming industries can be optimized, thereby reducing the energy consumption of these enterprises. Priority will be given to advancing the construction of 15 key projects, including Yangtze Bearing, Changshou Chemical, and Jianfeng Chemical, with a total investment of around 1 billion yuan, aiming to achieve energy savings equivalent to 100,000 tons of standard coal. Green lighting project. Promote high-efficiency, energy-saving lighting systems and fixtures in utilities, hotels, shopping malls, office buildings, sports venues, residential areas, and urban landscape lighting. Next year, efforts will be made to advance the LED energy-saving renovation of lighting systems in the main urban area, in order to create a new landmark for Chongqing’s night scenery. With a total investment of 50 million yuan, this initiative aims to achieve energy savings equivalent to 20,000 tons of standard coal through the use of green lighting solutions. Projects for saving and replacing oil. Implement a clean vehicle action plan, develop alternative petroleum fuels, vigorously promote the industrialization of hybrid vehicles, and take various measures to conserve petroleum. Priority will be given to implementing 5 projects, including Tianyun in Zhongxian for 100,000 tons of ethanol fuel, Huazheng in Fuling for 200,000 tons of biodiesel, and Chongqing Chengtou Company’s ethanol-gasoline mixture for use in vehicles with a high proportion of ethanol, with an investment of around 500 million yuan; these projects are expected to result in energy savings of over 150,000 tons of standard coal. **Institutional energy-saving projects. Renovate **institutional buildings in accordance with building energy efficiency standards. Promote the use of energy-efficient products and include them in the **procurement catalog. During the year, energy-saving demonstration renovations were carried out in the office buildings of 5 municipal government agencies as well as in the office buildings of 6 central cities such as Wanzhou and Fuling, with the goal of achieving a total energy savings of 10,000 tons of standard coal across all municipal government agencies. Project for the construction of an energy-saving monitoring and technical service system. Measures such as strengthening staff training and introducing new market-based service mechanisms like contract energy management are taken to enhance the capacity of the city’s energy conservation monitoring center. A responsible official from the Municipal Economic Commission said that our city will raise funds for these projects through four channels: first, by actively seeking out energy-saving incentive policies and obtaining funds from central government bonds ； Second, fully leverage the guiding role of **special energy-saving funds in energy-saving investments ； Third, utilize the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to attract foreign investment ； Fourth, by utilizing the Energy Management Contracting mechanism (EMC), and building on the introduction of French companies such as Dalke and American companies like Honeywell, efforts will continue to be made to attract capable energy management contracting firms from both domestic and international markets to carry out energy-saving technological upgrades.