"Double carbon" goals are ambitious and lofty, and the future of the geothermal industry can be expected

On July 4, the Geothermal Science Public Welfare Exhibition "Embracing Double Carbon and Winning the Future" jointly organized by China Association for Science and Technology and Sinopec and undertaken by Xinxing Company opened at the China Science and Technology Museum
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As an important warm-up event for the 2023 World Geothermal Conference successfully bid by China, this exhibition is the first geothermal science popularization exhibition held in the China Science and Technology Museum.
low-carbon” life, helping to achieve the “dual carbon” goal
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As a leading enterprise in the development of China's geothermal industry, Sinopec has continuously promoted the large-scale and profitable development of geothermal energy for many years, and has innovated and formed geothermal exploration technology, drilling technology, automatic control technology, cascade utilization technology, recharge technology, and clean energy integration technology.
It integrates six core technology systems, and currently has a key geothermal laboratory and more than 100 technical patents
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Sinopec has built a total of 80 million square meters of clean heating capacity, with geothermal business covering more than 50 cities in 9 provinces and cities across the country, and 22 cities with a heating capacity of over one million square meters.
The geothermal energy development case of Xiongxian County has been included in the Global Promotion Project List by the International Renewable Energy Agency
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This issue of geothermal topic will give readers a detailed introduction to the current situation of geothermal development at home and abroad
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In September 2020, China made a solemn commitment to the world, striving to achieve carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060
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As the pace of achieving the "dual carbon" goal continues to accelerate, geothermal, as a stable, continuous, safe and clean renewable energy source, has attracted more and more attention from all walks of life
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Geothermal energy can be used in many fields such as power generation, heating, agriculture and industry.
Vigorously promoting the development and utilization of geothermal energy is an important starting point for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality and helping to build a green, low-carbon, safe and efficient energy system.
Structure, energy conservation and emission reduction, and environmental improvement are of great significance
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In September 2021, 8 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission issued the "Several Opinions on Promoting the Development and Utilization of Geothermal Energy", which elaborated on the development goals, key tasks and safeguard measures of China's geothermal industry in various periods
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The "Opinions" propose that by 2025, the area of ​​geothermal energy heating (cooling) will increase by 50% compared with 2020, and it is expected to reach 2.
1 billion square meters; The installed capacity of power generation will double from 2020 to 100 megawatts; by 2035, the area of ​​geothermal heating (cooling) and the installed capacity of geothermal energy will double from 2025
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In January this year, during the thirty-sixth collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized, "We must accelerate the development of new energy sources such as wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, ocean energy, and hydrogen energy that have scale and benefits.
”, which points out the direction for the adjustment of the energy structure in the new development stage
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In June, 9 departments including the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development", proposing to actively promote the heating and cooling of middle and deep geothermal energy, comprehensively promote the development of shallow geothermal energy, and promote the orderly promotion Geothermal power generation development
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China is rich in geothermal energy resources and has huge potential for development
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According to preliminary statistics from the National Geothermal Energy Center, the direct utilization of hydrothermal geothermal energy in China has grown at an average annual rate of 10% in the past 10 years.
38% of the capacity, ranking first in the world for many consecutive years
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China's geothermal energy heating area has accumulated to 1.
39 billion square meters, which is equivalent to 37.
1 million tons of standard coal replacement per year
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Among them, the middle and deep geothermal heating area is 580 million square meters, and the shallow geothermal energy heating (cooling) area is 810 million square meters
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As one of the backbone enterprises in China's geothermal industry, Sinopec has thoroughly implemented Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization, bearing in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's ardent entrustment that "the rice bowl of energy must be in our own hands", and proposed to build an industrial pattern of "one foundation, two wings and three new innovations".
, establish the vision and goal of building a world-leading clean energy chemical company, focus on the integrated promotion of energy supply and green development, the integrated linkage of transformation and upgrading and scientific and technological progress, the integrated implementation of layout increment and optimization of stock, and plan new energy as an important strategic emerging business.
and development, and help China achieve the strategic goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality as soon as possible
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As a specialized new energy company of Sinopec with "Geothermal+" as its main business, in recent years, Xinxing Company has continuously explored the development of regional geothermal heating based on the demand for clean heating in winter in "2+26" cities in the northern region and 11 cities in the Fenwei Plain.
The new path has successfully built Xiongxian County into the first geothermal heating "smoke-free city" in the country, and created the "Xiong County Model" of government-enterprise cooperation, market operation, unified development, advanced technology, environmental protection, and benefits for the people
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Xiongxian geothermal heating has saved nearly 800,000 tons of standard coal.
The geothermal heating area of ​​Xiongxian is 5.
6 million square meters.
The scale is unique in the world.
The advanced technology has also been highly recognized by international counterparts.
The Energy Agency is listed on the Global Outreach Project Directory
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Relying on technological development, Sinopec currently has a cumulative heating capacity of over 80 million square meters, benefiting more than one million households and helping Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places build 10 geothermal heating "smoke-free cities", especially in The Xiong'an New Area of ​​Hebei Province has promoted geothermal heating as a whole, and demonstrated to lead the development of the industry
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Sinopec has continuously promoted the large-scale and profitable development of geothermal energy for many years, and has innovated and formed a core technology system integrating geothermal exploration technology, drilling technology, automatic control technology, cascade utilization technology, recharge technology, and clean energy integration technology
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At present, Sinopec has a key geothermal laboratory and more than 100 technical patents, and the development and utilization of geothermal energy is turning to thermoelectric integration
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In addition to high temperature power generation, hot dry rock and medium and low temperature power generation will also be put on the agenda in the future
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On the road to China's realization of the "dual carbon" goal, it is the unshirkable responsibility of Sinopec as a large energy state-owned enterprise to secure energy jobs and ensure energy security
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Sinopec has actively integrated into major strategies such as the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and the construction of the Xiongan New Area, and has supported 3 national-level geothermal platforms (National Geothermal Energy Center, Geothermal Energy Bidding Committee, China Ice Geothermal Technology R&D Center), created the "Xiong County Model" of geothermal development, and promoted the same-layer recharge technology of "getting heat without consuming water".
Carry the vanguard and be the vanguard
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The advantages of Sinopec in the development of geothermal business include professionalism, resources, technology and talents
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Geothermal exploration and development is very similar to oil and gas exploration and development, and Sinopec has accumulated a lot of technical experience; geothermal development involves mineral rights, management rights, etc.
, and Sinopec has certain mineral rights resources; "Technical model solves the problem of serious waste of resources and environmental pollution caused by "direct mining and direct discharge" of groundwater by individuals and some developers in the past; in addition to training talents through first-line practice, a research institute has been established to train scientific research talents
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Sinopec actively follows the trend of the times, and has always been committed to providing high-quality services and clean products to the society, deeply implementing the new energy security strategy of "four revolutions and one cooperation", actively embracing green changes, and taking "net-zero" carbon emissions as the ultimate goal The goal is to accelerate the creation of low-carbon competitiveness
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In the future, Sinopec will actively promote clean fossil energy, large-scale clean energy, low-carbon production process, continue to strengthen, optimize and expand the geothermal industry, explore a path of large-scale and profitable development, and enrich the development practice of China's geothermal industry.
Contribute Sinopec to the high-quality development of China's geothermal industry, and show the world's peers the latest achievements and bright prospects of China's geothermal development
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