The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) recently initiated an integrated research project on clean energy to offer technological support for China's improvements to energy structure and sustainable development.

Launched in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 19, the project will involve CAS's 20 institutes that have been doing energy research, including the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics and the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology.

It aims to achieve breakthroughs in 39 core clean energy technologies, complete 23 industrial application demonstrations, and form five world-leading achievements in the area before 2023.

The project will help replace more than 100 million tons of oil and gas resources and reduce emissions of coal-fired pollutants by 40 to 50 percent.

As a major energy-consuming country, China has been promoting clean energy such as wind, solar, and nuclear power to reduce its dependence on coal and oil.

Source: Xinhua