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2025-12-05

Opinions | Xin Guo: How Can Green Fuels Support the Diversified Transition of Transportation Energy?

The accelerated electrification in transportation and non-road machinery is reshaping the energy consumption landscape, with shrinking demand for traditional fuels forcing the petrochemical industry to seek a new balance amid sustainable transformation. Compiled from the remarks delivered by Senior Expert Guo Xin from Sinopec Research Institute of Petroleum Processing Co., Ltd. (RIPP) at the 31st CCTP Themed Salon, this article explores the development direction of China’s green fuel supply system and the low-carbon pathways for the petrochemical industry.

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2025-12-05

Opinions | Kun Li: Exploring Green Transition Pathways for Shipping Amidst Multi-Energy Synergy

Faced with the dual requirements of the "dual carbon" goals and energy structure adjustment, China's shipping industry is in a critical phase of transitioning from traditional fuels to clean energy. Compiled from the remarks delivered by Researcher Li Kun from the Water Transportation Research Institute of the Ministry of Transport at the 31st CCTP Themed Salon themed "Application of Green Fuels in Transportation & Regional Coordination in the Yangtze River Delta YRD", this article analyzes the application of alternative energy, industry dynamics, and future trends.

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2025-12-05

Opinions | Cheng Pang: Taking Carbon Pricing as the Driver to Establish a Hydrogen-Based Green Fuel Market System

Against the backdrop of the accelerated low-carbon transition of the global energy system, how to unlock emission reduction value and stimulate the green premium of products through market-oriented mechanisms has become one of the key factors for the sustainable development of green fuels. Compiled from the remarks delivered by Senior Manager Pang Cheng from the Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange (SEEE) at the 31st CCTP Themed Salon, this article focuses on carbon pricing mechanisms, the construction and practice of hydrogen-based fuel market systems.

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2025-12-05

Opinions | Xin Zhang: Green Energy Transition of Shanghai Port and Coordinated Development of the Yangtze River Delta

As an intersection of energy, transportation, and industrial chains, ports are no longer merely cargo handling hubs in the traditional sense but have evolved into core hubs connecting green energy production, storage, refueling, and services. Compiled from the remarks delivered by Professor Zhang Xin from the School of Transportation Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, at the 31st CCTP Themed Salon, this article explores Shanghai Port’s practices in green energy transition and the coordinated development pathways in the Yangtze River Delta.

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2025-12-05

Opinions | Zhang Wenbo: Establish a Connection Mechanism for Domestic & International Green Liquid Fuels to Promote Coordinated Emission Reduction in Green Shipping and Aviation

As global climate governance enters a phase of intensive action, the green transition of hard-to-abate sectors such as shipping and aviation has become a focal point. As a key emission reduction pathway, green liquid fuels are forming a systematic advancement framework spanning from international rules to national policies, and from industrial standards to market mechanisms.Source: Remarks by Researcher Zhang Wenbo from the Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, at the 31st CCTP Themed Salon

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2025-08-15

Opinions | Wenyu Hu: Practice of Transportation-Energy Integration in Ordos

On July 14, CCTP, in conjunction with the Ordos New Energy Research Institute, hosted the 30th themed salon titled "Exploration of Practical Pathways for Transportation-Energy Integration in Traditional Energy-Producing Regions". At the salon, Wenyu Hu , Executive Vice President of the Ordos New Energy Research Institute, focused on introducing the collaborative innovation practices between the institute and the team of Academician Ouyang Minggao from Tsinghua University. Leveraging Ordos' endowment of abundant wind and solar energy resources, the two parties are carrying out cutting-edge explorations around the demonstration and application of zero-carbon energy, aiming to provide replicable technical pathways and practical paradigms for the low-carbon transition of traditional energy-producing regions.

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2025-08-15

Opinions | Dan Liu:Heavy-Duty Truck Electrification Hits "Inflection Point"—Trunk Line Battery Swapping Holds Promising Prospects

At the 30th themed salon discussion titled "Exploration of Practical Pathways for Transportation-Energy Integration in Traditional Energy-Producing Regions" hosted by CCTP in Ordos, Liu Dan, Deputy Secretary-General of the China Electric Heavy-Duty Truck Battery Swapping Industry Promotion Alliance, shared in-depth insights into the exploration and practice of building trunk line networks for heavy-duty truck battery swapping. She noted that heavy-duty truck electrification has entered an "inflection point" where it is shifting from policy-driven to market-driven, and that trunk line scenarios will be a key focus for electrification efforts in the future.

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2025-08-15

Opinions | Jian Liu:Comparison of Transportation-Energy Integration Models and Outlook on Policy Trends

On July 14, CCTP held the 30th salon meeting themed "Exploration of Practical Pathways for Transportation-Energy Integration in Traditional Energy-Producing Regions" in Ordos. At the meeting, Liu Jian, Deputy Director of the Energy System Center at the National Development and Reform Commission's Energy Research Institute, delivered an insightful presentation titled “Comparison of Transportation-Energy Integration Models and Outlook on Policy Trends”.

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2025-05-23

Opinions | Huazheng Su:Multimodal Transport Drives Hub Upgrading,the Green Practice Model of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port's 6th Port Area

At the 29th salon of the China Clean Transportation Partnership (CCTP) themed "Multimodal Transport Driving Cost Reduction, Efficiency Improvement and Green Low-Carbon Development in Logistics", Huazheng Su , Deputy General Manager of Zhejiang Yiwu Port Co., Ltd., shared the practical pathway of the integrated construction of the "6th Port Area" and the next-step rail transport upgrading strategy.

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2025-05-23

Opinions | Ran Liu:Driving Green Transformation, low-Carbon Transition Paths and Practices in China's Logistics Industry

At the 29th salon of the China Clean Transportation Partnership (CCTP) themed "Multimodal Transport Driving Cost Reduction, Efficiency Improvement, and Green Low-Carbon Development in Logistics", Ran Liu, Secretary-General of the Green Logistics Branch of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, delivered a systematic review and in-depth sharing on the importance, key pathways, and typical practices of green and low-carbon transformation in China's logistics industry.

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