Zhejiang releases action plan for energy saving and carbon reduction transformation

Recently, the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology released the "Zhejiang Provincial Industrial Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Technology Transformation Action Plan (2022-2024)"
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The "Plan" proposes that after three years of hard work, organize and implement more than 6,000 energy-saving and carbon-reducing technological transformation projects, including more than 300 provincial-level key projects; Decrease by 10%, 12.
5%, or more than 10%; in 2023, the proportion of production capacity at the benchmark level of energy efficiency in key industries such as petrochemical and chemical industries will reach 100%, laying a solid foundation for effectively promoting the proportion of production capacity at the benchmark level of energy efficiency in 2025
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For key areas, the "Plan" proposes two energy-saving and carbon-reducing technological transformation paths
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The first is to carry out energy-saving transformation of process equipment
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For example, in key industries, parks and enterprises such as iron and steel, building materials, petrochemicals, chemicals, papermaking, and chemical fibers, benchmarking against the national energy efficiency benchmarks, implementing a number of energy-saving technological transformation projects for products, production lines, workshops, and factories, and comprehensively improving process equipment, product technology , environmental protection and energy efficiency and other green development levels
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The second is to realize the recycling of resources
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Support the implementation of bulk industrial solid waste comprehensive utilization projects
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Promote the comprehensive utilization of industrial solid wastes such as smelting slag, tailings, industrial scraps, and waste catalysts
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Support cement, thermal power and other industrial kilns that have obtained the qualification for comprehensive utilization of solid waste, and petrochemical chemical plants such as oil refining, coal gasification, and caustic soda to co-dispose of solid waste
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The main tasks proposed in the "Plan" include: implementing key industry upgrading actions
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First, we must promote energy efficiency benchmarking in key areas
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Strictly implement the energy efficiency standards to lead the action requirements, focus on five key industries such as petrochemicals, chemicals, building materials, steel, and non-ferrous metals, formulate a list of enterprises, projects, and energy efficiency for energy-saving and carbon-reduction technology transformation, and clarify the transformation time, measures, content, deadline and expectations The goal is to promote the enterprise to implement the transformation according to the energy efficiency benchmarking level
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Second, promote the transformation and upgrading of key industries
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Issue guidelines for energy efficiency measures for enterprises in high energy-consuming industries
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In the petrochemical industry, adjust and control the use of coal for new raw materials, promote the lightening of petrochemical chemical raw materials, and strengthen the efficient utilization of petroleum refining by-products such as refinery dry gas and liquefied gas
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The chemical industry promotes centralized relocation into the park, cuts coal chemical products, and develops high-end chemicals, new materials, and high-end specialty chemicals
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Again, promote resource recycling
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Promote the comprehensive utilization of general industrial solid wastes such as chemical industry, coal power construction waste residue, fly ash, waste salt, and sludge
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Promote the integration and optimization of water use systems in parks and enterprises, and realize water use in series, water by quality, multiple uses of one water, and cascade utilization
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Strive to cultivate 300 provincial-level benchmark water-saving enterprises, 9 water-efficiency "leaders", and 10 water-saving benchmark parks by 2024; the province's water consumption per 10,000 yuan of industrial added value will be reduced by more than 10%
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