Research Achievements

CHINA DISPERSED COAL MANAGEMENT REPORT 2021

Dispersed Coal Management Group


During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, the comprehensive management of scattered coal broke the problem and made breakthrough progress. The industrial scattered coal in key areas has been basically solved, the scale of clean heating renovation in the north has reached more than 35 million households, the clean heating rate in pilot cities has been greatly improved, air quality has been significantly improved, and health benefits are considerable. At present, the management of scattered coal is shifting from a stage of environmental protection-driven, target management, and rapid development to a new era of environmental protection and climate coordinated governance, efficiency improvement and cost reduction, and long-term commitment. The "14th Five-Year Plan" comprehensive management of scattered coal will extend from key areas to non-key areas, focusing on the management of civilian scattered coal, following the direction of clean, low-carbon and electrification, and committing to sustainable development. In terms of sustainable development, this report makes the following recommendations:


Coordinate multi-dimensional objectives such as environment, climate and economy, handle long-term and short-term relationships, the relationship between the whole and the part, and the relationship between development and protection, and strengthen top-level design. It is recommended to compile the "Plan for Clean Heating in Winter in Northern Regions (2022-2025)", propose clean heating rate targets by region, introduce management measures for rural housing construction, accelerate the improvement of energy efficiency of rural buildings, and scientifically select clean heating technology routes.

The choice of civil scattered coal treatment technology should take into account the effect of "reducing pollution and carbon dioxide" and economy. In the long run, clean renewable energy power heating should be used as the main heat source. In the short term, industrial waste heat, co-generation, geothermal and other methods are preferred in urban central heating areas; in urban villages (suburban villages) with basic and qualified conditions, air source heat pumps are preferentially promoted, and direct heating electric heaters are carefully promoted and regenerative electric heaters, consolidate and steadily promote coal-to-gas conversion, and encourage biomass heating; in general rural areas with abundant biomass, solar energy, and geothermal resources, with good foundations and basic conditions, local materials can be used. Based on the principle of multi-energy complementarity, actively promote clean heating methods such as "solar + heat pump", "solar + biomass stoves", and geothermal heating; actively promote clean coal matching stoves for heating in areas where renewable energy resources are scarce; In remote and economically underdeveloped remote rural areas, priority should be given to the development of clean coal or biomass supporting clean stoves for heating.


Further adjust the central subsidy policy, continue to promote clean heating renovation subsidies, and adjust the administrative level as the subsidy standard to the amount of renovation tasks as the subsidy standard; when the central air pollution prevention and control fund budget is issued, the provincial operation subsidy amount, subsidy standard, etc. will be clarified Policy requirements, carry out subsidy effect assessment at the local level, and improve local operation subsidy standards, as well as the speed of decline and the time of withdrawal. In terms of promoting the central government to drive more local and social capital investment, it is recommended that local governments increase the proportion of investment to ensure that the proportion of investment by the central and local governments is about 40%; In the performance evaluation, the central funds to drive local investment as an evaluation index.


Through innovation, we can improve the efficiency of clean heating, reduce costs, realize the reasonable allocation of clean heating costs, and finally move towards marketization and commercialization. Encourage the innovation of clean heating technology, solve the core technical problems existing in various heating technologies, as well as the coupling problem between various technologies, and realize the stability, reliability and efficiency of the technology. Carry out financial innovation, provide diversified green financial products, expand financing channels, and reduce financing costs, thereby reducing heating costs. Encourage business model innovation, fully mobilize the enthusiasm of local governments, enterprises and heating users, reduce heating costs, ease the financial pressure on the central and local governments, and achieve a reasonable allocation of clean heating costs.


Use the smart supervision platform to deploy the after-sales operation and maintenance system in advance, solve the problem of multiple scattered and unsupervised clean heating equipment, open up the last "mile" of the long-term sustainable development of clean heating, and improve service coverage, service response efficiency and troubleshooting. Ability, prompting users to choose repairs, master repair records, work order return visits can be tracked, effectively meet the three roles of users, enterprises, and government, and efficiently realize the three functions of use, service, and supervision.



Climate Change and Energy Transition Project

The Institute of Energy,Peking University launched the Climate Change and Energy Transition Project in March 2021, which aims to help China address climate change and promote energy transition, so as to achieve the goals of carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. The project provides advice and support for government decision-making through scientific research, setting ambitious goals, formulating clear roadmaps and effective action plans.


The project actively promotes energy security, high efficiency, green and low-carbon development, and accelerates the reduction of fossil energy consumption until it is withdrawn. The specific research fields of the project cover macroscopic coordinated and comprehensive development of energy, environment, economy and society; total fossil energy consumption control; technological innovation in energy development and utilization; power sector transformation to renewable energy-based systems; promotion of electrification; Low-carbon and green development of energy-consuming sectors; sustainable transportation models; demonstration and promotion of regional, provincial and municipal carbon-neutral models; treatment of scattered coal and plastic pollution; carbon neutrality and carbon sinks; carbon markets; social justice transition, etc.