China launched a national science and technology project Monday
to boost international cooperation on new and renewable energy.
According to the project, China will develop new patterns for
international exchange and cooperation, encourage countries to
complement each other with respective technological strengths and
set up a platform for technological cooperation.
Government support will be prioritized in five research fields,
including solar power, biomass fuels and biomass power, wind power,
hydrogen energy and fuel cells, and gas hydrates, the project
said.
The project will be jointly conducted by the Ministry of Science
and Technology and the National Development and Reform
Commission.
An experts committee will be established to oversee the project,
said Vice Minister of Science and Technology Shang Yong.
Equal efforts will also be given to soliciting private capital
and investment from the business sector, especially the
international energy giants, to enhance international cooperation
on new and renewable energy, Shang said.
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(Xinhua News Agency November 13, 2007)
