With a booming clean energy industry, Rudong county in Nantong is striving to help China realize its pledge to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Rudong county in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, took the national lead in developing low-carbon economic projects 17 years ago and now it is a national demonstration county for green energy and a main force behind the country's efforts realize its pledge to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.

The installation of two 200,000-cubic-meter storage tanks for the third phase expansion project of PetroChina Jiangsu LNG Station in Yangkou Port has recently entered the final trimming stage.

The expansion project is scheduled to be put into production before the 2021 winter supply peak arrives. By then, the annual receiving and unloading capacity of Jiangsu LNG station is expected to reach 10 million tons.

Boasting unique wind energy resources, Rudong has a total offshore wind turbine installed capacity of 4.83 million kilowatts, equivalent to one third of the province's total. The county has formed a complete wind power industrial system including wind power technology R&D, construction, the operation and maintenance of wind power plants, antirot material, marine environment protection, and large equipment transportation.

Last year, the taxable industrial sales of new energy equipment industry exceeded 30 billion yuan ($4.6 billion).

In addition to the liquefied natural gas and wind power industries, photovoltaic power generation is also a vital part of Rudong's low-carbon economy. A few years ago, ZTT Group, a local high-tech enterprise advocating developing a clean and low-carbon economy, entered the industry.

Taking advantage of its high-tech products, ZTT Group built an eco-friendly power generation station that integrates fish farming with photovoltaic power generation at the mud flat in eastern Yangkou Port.

The station reportedly generated 87.4 million kilowatt-hours last year, and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 90,000 tons, equivalent to 9,800 hectares of afforestation.