New Chapter Opened for Power Industry towards Green and Low-carbon Energy: 2024 Hohhot Conference Focuses on High-Quality Development and Innovation in Biomass Gasification-Coal Coupling Technology
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Amid the global wave of energy transition, China's power industry is advancing with a forward-looking vision and steadfast determination toward a new era of green, low-carbon, flexible, and intelligent digital transformation. On August 29, 2024, China Machinery Industry Federation, in collaboration with the Power Generation Equipment Center of the Machinery Industry, successfully hosted the "2024 Green and Low-Carbon High-Quality Development Conference for the Power Industry and the Technical Exchange on the 'Triple Retrofit Initiative for Thermal Power Units" in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. The event brought together numerous industry leaders and experts to jointly explore a new chapter in green power.
The conference, themed "Low-Carbon-oriented, Innovation Empowered, Equipment Supported, and Success Shared," delved into the green and low-carbon transformation pathways of the power industry against the backdrop of rapid renewable energy development. During the event, experts, scholars, and industry representatives engaged in lively discussions and in-depth exchanges on topics such as high-quality development of the power sector, the "Three Transformations Initiative" (flexibility retrofitting, heating retrofitting, and energy-saving retrofitting) for coal-fired units, as well as digital and intelligent transformation.
Mr. Lu Wanbao, Deputy General Manager of Hefei Debo Bioenergy Technology Co., Ltd., delivered an insightful presentation titled *Biomass Gasification Power Generation Coupling Technology and Its Industrialization*. Mr. Lu comprehensively analyzed the industrial application prospects of biomass gasification technology and its associated environmental and economic benefits, covering multiple dimensions such as biomass gasification-based syngas and biochar co-production, coupling with fossil fuels for substitution, and biomass gasification for green chemical synthesis.
Mr. Lu particularly highlighted the biomass gasification and coal-fired unit coupling technology. This innovative approach involves introducing biomass-derived syngas into coal-fired units for co-firing, enabling traditional coal-fired units to transition toward green, low-carbon, flexible, and high-efficiency operations. He emphasized that this coupling technology not only significantly reduces the carbon emission intensity of coal-fired units but also enhances their operational flexibility and efficiency, serving as a key means to achieve the "Three Transformations Initiative" goals in the power industry.
The convening of this conference not only recognized the achievements made by the power industry in green and low-carbon development in recent years but also provides crucial guidance for the future direction of the sector. Through in-depth exchanges and collaboration on "Three Transformations Initiative" technologies, traditional thermal power units are steadily advancing toward green, low-carbon, flexible, and intelligent transformation. By leveraging technological innovation to foster new growth drivers and promote the development of new quality productive forces, a solid foundation has been laid for building a new power system and addressing the challenges posed by the rapid growth of renewable energy.
