(230724) -- TAIYUAN, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows machinery in operation at a coalbed methane mining base in Qinshui County, north China's Shanxi Province. TO GO WITH "China's coal-rich province achieves record unconventional natural gas output in H1" (Xinhua/Wang Feihang)
Taiyuan – A província chinesa de Shanxi, rica em carvão, extraiu 1,99 bilhão de metros cúbicos de metano nos dois primeiros meses de 2024, um aumento anual de 13,6%, representando cerca de 79% do total do país, conforme o departamento provincial de estatísticas.
A utilização de metano de jazidas de carvão, um subproduto do carvão, pode reduzir os riscos na mineração, cortar as emissões de gases de efeito estufa e aliviar a escassez de gases.
Shanxi é uma das várias regiões chinesas com abundantes recursos de metano de carvão. A província abriga cerca de um terço das reservas estimadas de metano de jazidas de carvão da China.
Até o final de 2022, as reservas comprovadas desse recurso na província ultrapassaram 760 bilhões de metros cúbicos.
(250930) -- TIANJIN, Sept. 30, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Deepal during the China Motor Show (Tianjin) 2025 in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 30, 2025. China Motor Show (Tianjin) 2025 kicked off here on Tuesday. With a total exhibition area of 200,000 square meters, the auto show displays 920 vehicles, including 480 new energy vehicles. The exhibition will run until October 6. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)
(250918) -- ZHENGZHOU, Sept. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a turning of the Yellow River in the border area between Shilou County of north China's Shanxi Province and Qingjian County of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Yellow River maintains good water quality for 3 consecutive years" (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)