Millions of dollars were saved by the Chinese military on energy
costs in 2006 and they played their part in the nation's drive to
save resources.
People's Daily says the General Logistics Department of
the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has released a report revealing
the military saved 55 thousand tons of oil, 40 million tons of
water, 170 million kilowatt-hours of electricity, 7,500 tons of
grain and 1.157 million tons of coal. These savings are worth 1.4
billion yuan (US$180.7 million).
The picture shows the
troops stationed in south China's Shenzhen City installing solar
water heating panels.
Liao Xilong, director of the General Logistics
Department,?said the army should take the lead in saving
energy and help China build an energy-saving society.
People's Daily reports that the military cut their
spending with the help of scientific and technological
advances.
A new type of snow plough helped to cut the navy's oil
consumption at airports from 30,000 tons to around 10,000 tons per
annum.?
A sewage handling system built by the logistics department in
the Beijing Military District has helped to better manage 800,000
tons of waste water and save 250,000 yuan (US$32,266). And the
energy-saving kitchen range in Chengdu Military District has saved
more than 6,600 tons of coal and over 1.16 million yuan
(US$149,716).
The General Logistics Department has also set up energy-saving
goals for barracks construction where billions of yuan are invested
each year. That's designed??to reduce energy consumption
by 20 percent and to build 300 ecological military camps by
2010.
Wang Qian, deputy director of the General Logistics
Department,? says the military is drafting standards for
consumption and barracks construction. It's also working to
establish a series of rewards and punishments to encourage
energy-saving activities.
(CRI.cn February 7, 2007)
