---Aiming to foster collaborative development under carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals
To thoroughly implement the provincial guidelines on establishing a standardized metering system for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and to accelerate the construction of the National Carbon Metering Center (Hunan), the Hunan Institute of Metrology and Testing, Yueyang Power Generation Co., Ltd. under China Energy Group, the Electric Power Research Institute of State Grid Hunan Electric Power Co., Ltd., and Changsha Kaiyuan Instruments Co., Ltd. signed a four-party cooperation agreement on the carbon metering pilot project in Yueyang, Hunan Province on April 27. Under this agreement, the four entities will leverage their respective strengths and conduct research on carbon metering data through an intelligent fuel management system, with the Yueyang Power Generation Co., Ltd. serving as the pilot site, thereby providing strong scientific and technological support for achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.
At the signing ceremony, Ding Weiping, chairman of Yueyang Power Generation, stated that this pilot project aims to enhance the research and application of carbon metering technologies in key areas related to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, thereby achieving the national dual carbon goals. He noted that conducting the carbon metering pilot project at Yueyang Power Generation represents the sincere collaboration and shared commitment to high-quality development among the four participating entities, and marks a significant step in establishing a standardized carbon metering system across Hunan Province. Throughout the project, Yueyang Power Generation will fully cooperate in acquiring data from the intelligent coal sampling, preparation and analysis system, conduct in-depth research on carbon emission measurement technologies, and achieve automatic and real-time acquisition of carbon emission data.
Luo Jianwen, chairman of CKIC, stated that the intelligent coal-fired system which has been put into operation at Yueyang Power Generation has laid a solid foundation for acquiring carbon emission data. He emphasized that CKIC will spare no efforts to collaborate with all parties involved, adhering to high-standard planning of the project, and jointly striving to establish the carbon metering system in the thermal power sector.
Xie Guohong, director of the Electric Power Research Institute,said that during the pilot project, both the practical measurement method and the emission-factor approach based on online fuel-end metering, were used to conduct quantitative analysis and data verification of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. This project aims to explore an integrated development pathway that combines energy metering, carbon metering, and carbon accounting systems. He believes that the powerful collaboration, focusing on precise control of carbon emissions, will facilitate the transition in Hunan Province from controlling over the amount and intensity of energy consumption to controlling the amount and intensity of carbon emissions, which is of profound significance in promoting green industrial upgrading and optimizing the energy structure.
Liu Weiping, deputy director of Hunan Institute of Metrology and Testing, said that the carbon peaking and carbon neutrality strategy represents a major strategic initiative of the CPC Central Committee during a new era of building a modernized Chinese-style society, with carbon metering serving as a crucial foundation. This project not only aligns with the current guidelines for greenhouse gas emission accounting and reporting, but also addresses various limitations inherent in traditional manual carbon verification processes. It embodies a scientific and future-oriented approach to carbon emission accounting and metering for coal-fired power plants. Upon the successful implementation of this pilot project, it could serve as a model for carbon metering practices to be promoted nationwide. This initiative will promote the high-quality development of Hunan’s metering equipment industry, represented by CKIC, to demonstrate Hunan’s commitment to achieving the national carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals.
Following the signing ceremony, Liu, on behalf of the Hunan Institute of Metrology and Testing, presented an award to Yueyang Power Generation, designating it as the “Key Metering Support Unit” and handing over the plaque.
