The city to remove more coal-fired boilers next year
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- Published: Monday, 17 December 2012 09:06
Ningbo has so far removed all coal-fired boilers in the National High-tech Zones as the last two were permanently shut down on Wednesday. The Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said Ningbo has accomplished the second phase of its smoke-fee zone project.
Ningbo plans to start the third phase of the smoke-free zone construction by removing more coal-fired boilers in suburbs and counties next year.
The peak season for heating comes around mid-November to March in Ningbo. According to Sun Shiwei, deputy director of the heating network department of Ningbo Kefeng Heating Equipment Co., Ltd., the company's two fire boilers were used for heating National High-tech Zone and the eastern part of Jiangdong District. Currently, the two old-style coal-fired boiler were shut down and replaced by two 40-ton-capacity steam gas boilers. "We can save 12,507 tons of coals and reduce 100.056 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, 36.77 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions, 33 tons of soot emissions in a year." Sun Shiwei said.
Ningbo municipal government banned the sale and usage of high-polluting fuel in the downtown area last April. It planed to complete the construction of non-smoke zone in three years. Meanwhile, the sale and usage of high-polluting fuel is also prohibited in designated areas in other counties and districts in Ningbo.
In 2011, the city completed its first phase of non-smoke zone by shutting down 235 coal-fired boilers. It planed to shut down or renovate another 150 coal-fired boilers this year according to the plan. Statistics show that Ningbo has made great progress by removing or renovating 168 coal-fired boilers this year.
It is estimated that the completion of non-smoke area in National High-tech Zone can save 50,000 tons of coal, and reduce 500 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions, 150 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions, 170 tons of soot emissions, 125,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. The project is expected to significantly improve urban atmospheric quality.
According to the Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection, in addition to the National High-tech Zone, Jiangdong, Haishu, and Beilun Districts also completed the construction of non-smoke zone. Jiangbei and Zhenhai districts are expected to complete their non-smoke projects by the end of this year.
