China-Italy Workshop on Hydrogen Held in BeijingThe China-Italy Workshop on Hydrogen, co-sponsored by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, the Italian Embassy to China and the China Energy Research Society, was held on June 9 with many world-famous energy experts attending.Prof. Carlo Rubbia, chairman of the Italian National Board for New Technology, Energy and Environment and laureate of Nobel Physics Prize, and Shi Dinghuan, director of the Department of High Technology and Industrialization under the Ministry of Science and Technology, as well as other senior experts, delivered keynote speeches. Discussions and panels at the workshop included using hydrogen to reduce pollution, an overview of hydrogen energy in China, hydrogen from coal with zero emission, and production and utilization of hydrogen in China. Shi Dinghuan briefed the attendants on hydrogen energy developments in China, saying that China has make remarkable progress in hydrogen production, storage and utilization. Shi said that the Chinese government has encouraged the development of various new and renewable energy sources including hydrogen energy. China has a number of well-known hydrogen research experts from colleges and universities, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and petroleum and petrochemical sectors. He said that more regular international exchanges of this kind are welcomed. |
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