Baicheng to widen new energy plans to achieve green transition

A grassland wind farm of the China Huaneng Group in the Taobei district of Baicheng, Jilin province, in July. LI XIAOMING/FOR CHINA DAILY Baicheng, a pioneering hub for clean energy in Northeast China's Jilin province, is intensifying efforts to develop solar and wind resources alongside energy storage stations, aiming to leverage national opportunities created by the implementation of the "dual carbon" strategy, according to a senior government official. It also aims to foster new productive forces through the complementary integration of wind, solar, thermal and storage energy, said Li Hongci, the city's Party secretary. Accelerating breakthroughs in new energy technologies, long-term energy storage and low-cost green hydrogen, ammonia and ethanol will help promote the deep integration of energy and digital technologies, Li said. As the region with the most potential for wind and solar energy development in Northeast China, Baicheng has been focusing on the entire new energy industry chain, including equipment for wind power, photovoltaics, and hydrogen energy production, to accelerate the localization of new energy equipment and foster industrial clustering.