(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.
(250218) -- NAGQU, Feb. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A server makes milk tea at a Tibetan-style teahouse in Seni District of Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Feb. 13, 2025. Covering an area of around 1,200 square meters, the Tibetan-style teahouse presents customers with both Tibetan delicacies and immersive experiences of folklore culture. Themed over 3,000 pieces of traditional Tibetan folk artifacts, the teahouse offers a lens through which people can learn about the northern Xizang nomadic culture. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
(250722) -- GUIYANG, July 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Electric vehicles are charged at the Quanhu Park station equipped with ultra-fast liquid-cooled chargers in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 13, 2025. TO GO WITH "Across China: Ultra-fast charging powers EV use in mountainous regions" (Xinhua)