How to promote the green development of the manufacturing industry?
Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance and other seven departments, released China's first"Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Green Development of the Manufacturing Industry"(hereinafter referred to as the "Guiding Opinions"). The opinions put forward that by 2030, the output value of green factories will account for more than 40% of the total output value of the manufacturing industry, and green development will become a solid foundation for promoting new industrialization.
By 2030, the output value of green factories will account for more than 40% of the total output value of the manufacturing industry
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes that by 2035, the endogenous driving force for the green development of the manufacturing industry will be significantly enhanced, carbon emissions will stabilize and decline after peaking, the carbon neutrality capacity will be steadily improved, and the green and low-carbon competitive advantage in the global industrial chain and supply chain will be highlighted, and green development will become a common form of new industrialization.
Huang Libin, Director of the Department of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology:
The "Guiding Opinions" implement the National Conference on the Promotion of New Industrialization, focus on the new advantages of green competition in the forging industry, accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, promote the green and low-carbon development of emerging industries, and cultivate new forms of green integration in the manufacturing industry.
In recent years, China has accelerated the construction of a modern industrial system, promoted new industrialization, and promoted the high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry, and achieved positive results. In 2023, the added value of China's high-tech manufacturing industry and equipment manufacturing industry will account for 15.7% and 33.6% of the added value of industries above designated size, respectively. The production and sales of new energy vehicles exceeded 9.5 million, leading the world for many years, the output of power batteries accounted for about 60% of the world, and the output of the main links of the photovoltaic industry chain has remained the first in the world for many years.
Huang Libin, Director of the Department of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology:
In 2023, China's green manufacturing and service system will continue to improve. A total of 5,095 green factories at the national level have been cultivated, more than 500 professional service institutions for green manufacturing have been cultivated, and the establishment of green manufacturing systems at the provincial and municipal levels has been promoted, and the output value of national green factories accounts for more than 17% of the output value of manufacturing above designated size.
What is a green factory
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes that by 2030, the output value of green factories will account for more than 40% of the total output value of the manufacturing industry.
Green factory refers to the realization of land intensification, harmless raw materials, clean production, waste recycling, low-carbon energy enterprises, is the core implementation unit of green manufacturing. At present, the output value of China's green factories accounts for more than 17% of the output value of the manufacturing industry above designated size, and the green manufacturing system with green factories as the core basic unit has become an important starting point for the implementation of green manufacturing in various places.
Traditional industries have accelerated transformation and upgrading, green and low-carbon development
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes to speed up the optimization and adjustment of the product structure, energy consumption structure, and raw material structure of traditional industries and the reengineering of technological processes, and build a clean, efficient and low-carbon industrial energy consumption structure. In recent years, China's traditional industries have reached a new level through green and low-carbon transformation and upgrading, and the level of technology and equipment, resource and energy utilization efficiency has reached a new level, and the intensity of major pollutants and carbon dioxide emissions in key industries and fields has continued to decline.
In a production workshop of environmental protection equipment in Dezhou, Shandong Province, workers are rushing to produce a batch of intelligent filter press products that will be sent to Europe. In recent years, according to the needs of different industries such as chemical, food, and mining, the company has carried out green and intelligent upgrades in terms of water saving, electricity saving, and labor, and the production capacity of new filter press products has been doubled, while reducing energy consumption by 40%.
Jiang Guiting, head of Jingjin Equipment Co., Ltd.:
All the equipment is transformed and upgraded, for example, the motor is above the second level and the first level of the equipment. The original production of 100 tons of products with 100 kWh of electricity, now the production of 150 tons, with 60 kWh of electricity.
In Kunming, in the exhibition hall of Yunnan Aluminum Co., Ltd., a whole industry chain map shows its complete industrial chain from bauxite to aluminum processing. Yun Aluminum Co., Ltd. not only focuses on high-quality hydropower aluminum resources to carry out the work of extending the chain and strengthening the chain, but also gathers dozens of downstream aluminum processing enterprises for coordinated development, forming a "1+N" green development pattern of the whole industrial chain from molten aluminum to terminal products.
Chen Debin, Deputy General Manager of Yunnan Aluminum Co., Ltd.:
We will develop and apply more green technologies to promote technological innovation in the aluminum industry. At the same time, strengthen cooperation with domestic and foreign enterprises to jointly build a green aluminum industry chain.
In the interview, the reporter learned that the energy efficiency level of key industrial products such as steel, electrolytic aluminum, cement clinker, and flat glass in China continues to improve. The reuse rate of industrial water above designated size in the iron and steel and petrochemical industries exceeds 97% and 95% respectively, which is at the international advanced level. Up to now, a total of 89 iron and steel enterprises have completed the transformation of 426 million tons of crude steel production capacity in the whole process of ultra-low emissions.
Liu Wenqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of China Electronic Information Industry Development Research Institute:
China's traditional industries are large and wide-ranging, accounting for more than 80% of China's industry, and the key and difficulty of industrial green and low-carbon transformation lies in the green and low-carbon transformation of traditional industries such as steel, nonferrous metals, petrochemicals, chemicals, and building materials. Use advanced technology, equipment and technology to promote the green and low-carbon upgrading and transformation of traditional industries.
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes that by 2030, the recycling of major renewable resources will reach 510 million tons, the comprehensive utilization rate of bulk industrial solid waste will reach 62%, the proportion of renewable energy used in electrolytic aluminum will reach more than 30%, the proportion of short-process steelmaking will reach more than 20%, and the short-process synthesis technologies such as one-step synthesis gas to olefins and ethanol will be applied on a large scale.
Emerging industries develop from a green and low-carbon starting point
Emerging industries are an important force to lead future development and high-quality development. At present, the degree of greening of China's industrial economy has been significantly improved, and emerging industries are booming, showing strong vitality and huge market potential.
The reporter saw in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Intelligent Computing Center that new energy-saving technologies have been introduced here to comprehensively improve the computing efficiency and energy efficiency of the computing network infrastructure. The use of new technologies such as evaporative refrigeration, inter-column air conditioning, and artificial intelligence power control model algorithms to improve operational efficiency, compared with the traditional big data center, the power saving is more than 4 million kWh, and it is the largest green computing center in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
Yin Xueping, Head of Green Class Development of China Telecom Tianjin Branch:
Green and low-carbon integration into the whole process of cloud-network planning and construction and green intelligence is in the whole process, through our cloud commissioning system, energy consumption is reduced by about 30%, and it is expected that by 2025, the proportion of green electricity will also reach more than 50%.
In recent years, China's emerging industries in policy support, capital investment, local layout and other factors, driven by a good trend of development, at present, China's industry is generally in the global value chain from the low-end link to the high-end link climb stage, urgently need to grasp the direction of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, relying on new technology, create new power, expand new space.
Liu Wenqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of China Electronic Information Industry Development Research Institute:
The "Guiding Opinions" put forward that the focus of promoting the green, low-carbon and high-quality development of emerging industries is to focus on the power batteries of wind energy, photovoltaic and new energy vehicles, and to make up for the key shortcomings of recycling. It is necessary to further strive to enhance the competitiveness of green and low-carbon industries such as green environmental protection equipment, new energy equipment, and new energy vehicles, and plan to lay out the industrial development of hydrogen energy storage, biomanufacturing, carbon capture, carbon sequestration and other aspects of future-oriented energy and future manufacturing.
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes that in the field of new generation information technology, guide data centers to expand the proportion of green energy utilization, promote the application of low-power chips and other technical products, and explore the construction of a market-oriented green and low-carbon computing power application system. In the field of high-end equipment, accelerate the innovation and industrial application of key remanufacturing technologies such as additive manufacturing, flexible molding, non-destructive testing and dismantling, and promote the remanufacturing of high-tech and high-value-added equipment.
A new form of green integration in the manufacturing industry
In the process of green transformation, China's manufacturing industry not only pays attention to energy conservation and emission reduction, but also actively explores the deep integration with other industries. The "Guiding Opinions" put forward that it is necessary to promote the deep integration of digitalization and greening, the deep integration of green manufacturing and modern service industries, and the deep integration of green consumer demand and green product supply.
In the factory area of Taishan Iron and Steel in Jinan, Shandong Province, the reporter saw that the idle space on the roof of the factory was covered with photovoltaic power generation panels. Steel and photovoltaic cross-border cooperation, steel rolling into the "green power era". According to statistics, in a 25-year life cycle, the 20 MW photovoltaic power generation project is expected to provide 510 million kWh of green electricity and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 480,000 tons.
Liu Jianxing, Electrical Engineer of Equipment Department of Cold Rolling Department of Taishan Iron and Steel Group:
It can save 20,000 kWh of electricity per day and 150,000 yuan per month, which can not only save costs for the production line, but also be of great significance for our further green and low-carbon development.
The "Guiding Opinions" proposes to give full play to the enabling role of digital technology in improving resource efficiency, environmental benefits, management efficiency, etc., and accelerate the collaborative transformation of digital and green production methods. Expand the typical application scenarios of "new generation information technology + green and low-carbon" in the whole process of production and manufacturing for key industries and fields, and improve total factor productivity.
Liu Wenqiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of China Electronic Information Industry Development Research Institute:
The "Guiding Opinions" put forward that with the continuous advancement of green manufacturing projects, we need to continue to expand and improve professional service organizations such as green design, green production, and green consulting, and accelerate the improvement of green manufacturing service systems.
