Ningbo builds its largest solar photovoltaic station

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Published: Monday, 15 October 2012 09:02

Ningbo's largest solar photovoltaic station was successfully put into operation on September 28. Started by Ningbo Ulica Solar Science Technology Co, Ltd, it is Ningbo's first 10 kV grid photovoltaic demonstration project.

With an annual generation capacity of 600,000 to 710,000 kwh, or a daily average of 1,760 kwh, the station is supposed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 16,016 tonnes and sulfur dioxide by 482 tonnes and soot emissions by 4,338 tonnes, saving 5,944 tonnes of standard coal

National Day Reception held

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Published: Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:04

Ningbo Government held the National Day Reception on the evening of September 28 in Ningbo Pan-Pacific Hotel to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Liu Qi, Deputy-secretary of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Ningbo, made an important speech on the reception. Other officials who attended the reception include Wang Yong, Deputy-secretary of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee, Hu Modun, Vice Director of the Standing Committee of Ningbo Municipal People's Congress, Wang Jiankang, Chairman of Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference, Zheng Yu, Chairman of Ningbo People's Political Consultative Conference, and Wang Jianshe, Secretary-general of Ningbo Municipal Government. Vice-mayor Hong Jiaxiang presided over the reception.

The honored guests invited include the foreign experts working in Ningbo, the senior foreign managers from some joint ventures, the representatives from the Ningbo offices of foreign organizations, the representatives of compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese and foreign overseas Chinese, and the heads of some related departments in Ningbo.

Firstly, on behalf of Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Ningbo Municipal Government, Liu Qi extended greetings and best wishes to the citizens and those (such as some compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, overseas Chinese and other people) who care about and support the development of Ningbo. He said, the 63 years witnessed China's great achievements, increase of overall national strength, improvement of people's living standard and the significant enhancement of China's international statu

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Ecological civilization construction in Ningbo

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Published: Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:04

At the "811" promotion and inspection meeting for ecological civilization construction held on September 29, the provincial inspection team deemed that Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Ningbo Municipal Government did well in carrying out the in-depth energy saving and emission reduction and accelerating the elimination of backward production capacity. It is agreed that Ningbo has achieved much in its ecological civilization construction, especially in promoting remediation of industrial pollution and improving the quality of eco-environment, by making great efforts to develop ecological economy and promote industrial transformation and upgrading.

Led by Zhejiang Eco-province Construction Office, Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission and Provincial Environment Protection Department conducted the special inspection of Ningbo's "811 promotion action" of ecological civilization construction this year from September 27 to 28. The inspection team carried out on-site inspections in Yinzhou District and Beilun District, and listened to the work report by Ningbo Municipal Government.

Since the beginning of this year, Ningbo has passed 112 construction projects on ecological civilization, including such sectors as environmental infrastructure construction, industrial upgrading, environmental quality improvement and environmental and livelihood security. In the meanwhile, Cixi County and Yinzhou District passed the assessment of provincial ecological county (district) construction, Ninghai County passed the technical assessment of state-level ecological county construction, Jiangbei District and Beilun District have made great progress in the construction of provincial ecological districts, all of which has laid a solid foundation for the ecological city construction of Ningbo. In terms of energy-saving and emission reduction, in the first half of this year, Ningbo cut down on the chemical oxygen demand by 6.39%, ammonia nitrogen by 3.89%, sulfur dioxide 2.55%, nitrogen oxides by 3.54%, making it one of the only four cities in Zhejiang Province that have completed the target assessment.

SMEs Mutual Cooperation Association Set up

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Published: Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:03

The launch ceremony of the Ningbo Small and Micro-sized Enterprises Mutual Cooperation Promotion Federation was held at the Nanyuan Universe Deluxe Hotel on Sept. 26. Municipal CPPCC Vice Chairman Hu Jianyue, municipal CPPCC Vice Chairman Cui Xiuling and Li Yunshan, assistant president of China Minsheng Banking Co., Ltd attended the ceremony. 
The Association is a non-profit social group jointly initiated by The Municipal Federation of Industry and Commerce (Chamber of Commerce), Ningbo Branch of Minsheng Bank, small and micro enterprises in Ningbo Mutual Assistance Co., Ltd.. The Association will set up six operation platforms of mutual cooperation fund, Mutual Aid Working Capital Fund, the information-sharing, special favorable service, deal matchmaking platform, government support platform to support small and micro businesses of Ningbo in an all around way. Currently, it has 165 member companies. 
The meeting elected the first council meeting of the Association and Sun Hongying, party secretary of Ningbo Branch of Minsheng Bank, was made the president of the first council.  Sun Hongying made the commitment at the meeting that the Minsheng Bank Ningbo Branch will free up 30 million of credit to promote the mutual cooperation of the SMEs and increase the loans for them.