Transformation: The Road to Traditional Energy

The 2nd "Low-Carbon Low-Carbon Life" public welfare image exhibition and "China Low-Carbon Model" award ceremony was held in Beijing in August. PetroChina, Sinopec, and Shenhua Group’s three traditional energy companies were rated “China's low-carbon model”. Energy-intensive traditional energy companies have won the “low-carbon” crown. How did they transform and launch new energy?

Large enterprises are the key to the transformation of traditional energy companies. On the one hand, the enterprise transformation needs to change the “high input, high consumption, and low efficiency” economic development model, and build a “cyclical oil production—petroleum refining—petrochemical—product sales” circular economy industrial chain, forming complete upstream and downstream products and complete industrial chain. The industrial clusters are striving to develop both traditional and low-carbon energy sources such as natural gas and hydropower. On the other hand, they must master the core technologies of new energy, cultivate professional talents, and transform into new energy industries.

The development and utilization of traditional energy resources should continue to intensify. Energy expert Zhou Dadi said: “China’s current energy structure is still dominated by coal and oil, and the annual consumption of traditional energy is increasing. Therefore, we need to focus on the development of relatively low-carbon traditional energy and vigorously develop natural gas, hydropower, etc. It is both traditional and low-carbon energy.” In the future, on the basis of increasing oil and coal exploration and development, accelerating the development of clean and highly efficient natural gas and hydro power industries is the starting point for China’s traditional energy industry to transform its development mode and develop a low-carbon economy. And realistic approaches.

The launch of new energy on the world energy stage sang the highlight. Since the 1980s, the development of new energy has gradually become an important part of the new technology, and developed countries are competing to invest huge human and material resources in developing renewable energy such as solar energy, wind energy, and tidal energy. Some developing countries also vigorously develop alternative energy sources. Petroleum fuels and other new energy sources. New energy is the fundamental way to alleviate the shortage of conventional energy sources, ensure the sustainable supply of energy and energy security, and is a strategic measure to fundamentally reduce environmental pollution, address climate change, and improve the ecological environment. It is the only way to achieve sustainable development. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of new energy and defines the strategic positioning of new energy. It is estimated that by 2050, new energy will account for about 40% of energy consumption, and strategic positioning is the dominant energy source. However, at present, China's new energy technologies are not satisfactory, and the lack of core technologies is far inferior to developed countries such as Japan and the United States.

China's new energy development has a long way to go.