A media report in August that said Shanxi province had extracted more than 100 million cubic meters of coalbed methane from deserted mines has aroused attention from the coal industry nationwide as it pointed to a new path of growth for mine operators.
China Daily / 2021-04 / 09 / Page006
Massive reserves of geothermal energy signal green future By YUAN SHENGGAO | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-04-09 00:00 Renewable power station ushers in new era of Shanxi industry
A geothermal power station became recently operational, the Shanxi Department of Natural Resources announced on March 22, after rich geothermal resources were found in the north of Shanxi more than a year ago.
Zhang Penglong, an official of the department, said at the news conference that construction of the geothermal power station began in October. The first two sets of power generators became operational on Jan 18 and 20.
It all began in March 2020, when a local geological survey team made the discovery. During a drilling operation they found large-volume, high-temperature and high-pressure geothermal fluid . They were in an exploration site at the border of Yanggao an