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　　As the biggest event in the global car industry at the end of the year, the 19th Guangzhou Auto Show in 2021 is just around the corner. There will be 54 world premiere models at this year’s Guangzhou Auto Show, and 91 press conferences will be held on the day of Media Day. What are the most interesting models with such a huge number and scale of new cars? Don’t worry. Today, I will take you to have a look at the most noteworthy models in each exhibition hall in advance, so that you can find your favorite exhibition car smoothly when you visit the auto show.

　　Key models of Hall 1.1: KIA EV6/EV6 GT-line and Ford EVOS.

　　Model: KIA EV6/EV6 GT-line

　　EV6/EV6 GT-line was born in the first pure electric vehicle of Kia Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), and it is also a symbol of Kia brand’s March towards electrification. The exterior of KIA EV6 adopts a new design concept of "unity of opposites", the headlight group adopts a long and narrow design with a unique shape, and the daytime running light (DRL) has a dynamic mode of "running water light". On the side of the car body, the side of the new car shows a smart cross-border aesthetic design, and the sharp contrast between clean lines and high-tech details makes the overall design more tense.

　　In terms of interior, the overall layout of EV6 is basically the same as that of modern IONIQ 5. On the whole, the interior design of Kia EV6 is simple and elegant, with black/gray color matching, and the design of curved double screen is not absent. It is understood that the seat of the new car will be made of recyclable plastic, which is also one of the highlights of the new car.

　　EV6/EV6 GT-lin are equipped with two kinds of battery packs, the long battery life version is equipped with a battery pack of 77.4kWh, and the standard battery life version is equipped with a battery pack of 58kWh. EV6 standard endurance rear-drive version, with maximum power of 125kW(170 HP) and maximum torque of 350Nm；; The EV6 standard endurance four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 173 kW(235 HP), a maximum torque of 605Nm and an acceleration time of 6.2 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h.. The EV6 long-life rear-drive version has a maximum power of 168 kW(228 HP) and a maximum torque of 350Nm, with a maximum endurance of 528 km under WLTP, and the EV6 long-life four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 239 kW(325 HP) and a maximum torque of 605Nm, with a maximum endurance of 506 km under WLTP and an acceleration time of 5.2 seconds at 0-100 km/h.

　　Model: Ford EVOS

　　Changan Ford EVOS is positioned as a cross-border medium-sized SUV. The previously announced pre-sale price range is 227,800-260,800 yuan, and this car will also be officially listed at this Guangzhou Auto Show. In terms of appearance, Changan Ford EVOS is positioned as a cross-border medium-sized SUV. The appearance of the new car adopts the latest family-style design style. With the blessing of the design concept of "potential energy aesthetics", the shape of the whole car is more dynamic. On the side of the car body, Changan Ford EVOS adopts a slip-back design, and the suspended roof is more fashionable. In addition, the new car is equipped with hidden door handles and double five-spoke black wheels.

　　In terms of interior, the interior design of Changan Ford EVOS is easy to give people the illusion that it is an electric car, with a 12.3-inch LCD instrument and a 27-inch 4K central control panel. The new car is also equipped with Ford SYNC 2.0 system. At the same time, Ford EVOS is also exquisite in terms of materials. In addition to using a large area of soft materials, the details of the new car also include double stitching and bright color trim design.

　　Changan Ford EVOS is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 175kW(238 HP) and a maximum torque of 376Nm, matching an 8-speed automatic transmission.

　　1.2 Key vehicle type of Hall: Weimar M7

　　Model: Weimar M7

　　Hall 1.2 is the "luxury car hall" of this auto show. Apart from a lot of luxury cars to enjoy, it is worth paying attention to Weimar’s first medium and large pure electric car M7. Weimar M7 will make a breakthrough in intelligent driving, intelligent design and intelligent interaction. The new car can realize L3-level automatic driving in full speed domain and L4-level automatic driving in specific scenes, and the new car supports 5G interconnection. Weimar M7 has a round and full appearance, and its headlight group is very flat and extends to both sides of the car body. Viewed from the side, Weimar M7 adopts a sliding back design and is also equipped with a suspended roof. In the rear part, the taillights of the new car are also flat and slender, and the drag coefficient of the new car is only 0.23cd.

　　As for the interior, the interior of Weimar M7 adopts innovative and adaptive cockpit design to meet the needs of different travel scenes through screen movement and steering wheel contraction setting, and will extend the design concept of minimalist home. In fact, the highlight of Weimar M7 is not the design of the new car interior, but its breakthrough in intelligent driving, intelligent design and intelligent interaction.

　　Weimar M7 has as many as 32 sensors, including 3 self-zoom over-the-horizon laser radars, 5 millimeter-wave radars, 12 ultrasonic radars, 7 8-megapixel ultra-high definition cameras, 4 panoramic cameras, and an independent high-precision positioning module, forming a 360-degree omni-directional fusion sensing network, which can efficiently analyze and process complex external information. In terms of power, Weimar M7 is equipped with Weimar’s third-generation Living Motion three-electric energy system, and NEDC’s comprehensive cruising range will exceed 700km. The specific power data is expected to be officially announced at the auto show.

　　Key models of Hall 2.1: Volvo C40 and Cadillac LYRIQ.

　　Model: Volvo C40

　　Based on CMA architecture, Volvo C40 is positioned as a pure electric compact SUV. The appearance adopts Volvo’s latest family-style design language, which at first glance looks very similar to XC40 RECHARGE. The new car’s closed grille and the iconic "Raytheon Hammer" headlight group are preserved, and the details on both sides of the front enclosure are more refined, and a horizontal fog lamp group is equipped.

　　As for the interior, C40 continues to follow the brand’s simple design style, and the full LCD instrument panel is matched with a large-size central control panel, which further enhances the technological atmosphere in the car. Volvo has previously promised that the new car will not use animal leather as a interior materials.

　　The power part of Volvo C40 is equipped with front and rear motor drive systems, with a comprehensive power of 300kW(408 HP) and a peak torque of 660Nm. In the battery part, it is equipped with a 78kWh battery pack with a WLTP cruising range of 420km. The new car supports 150kW fast charge, which can fully charge 80% in 40 minutes. Using 11kW slow charge, it can be fully charged in 8 hours.

　　Model: Cadillac LYRIQ

　　LYRIQ is Cadillac’s first luxury intelligent pure electric SUV. In terms of appearance, Cadillac LYRIQ adopts a brand-new design language, which has many similarities with the LYRIQ concept car that was unveiled before. The new car still uses a very recognizable family-style grille, and the closed design further proves its identity as a new energy vehicle. In addition, Cadillac LYRIQ adopts a split headlight design, and the headlight shape is very sharp and dynamic.

　　Cadillac LYRIQ’s interior is very futuristic, equipped with a 33-inch curved OLED screen, which is full of technology. According to official data, this OLED screen integrates navigation, entertainment system, lighting control, HUD head-up display settings, and the newly developed "Super Cruise" driver assistance system of General Motors. At the same time, the screen can be divided into three areas to display different information. In terms of power, the domestic production version CLTC of Cadillac LYRIQ will have a cruising range of more than 650km.

　　In addition to these two cars, there are actually two brands, Lincoln and Salon, which are also worth watching. Lincoln booth has a brand-new medium-sized car ZEPHYR, while Salon is a brand-new sub-brand of Great Wall, and a brand-new model will be released at the auto show.

　　2.2 Key models of Hall: Guangzhou Automobile Toyota Flanders.

　　Model: GAC Toyota Fenglanda

　　The appearance of Flananda follows the design of the Japanese Corolla Cross model, and the large-area middle net is located in the lower half of the front face. The grille between the headlights is mostly closed design, leaving only a small area of air intake grille. In addition to the black grille decorative strips exposed this time, Fenglanda will provide silver grille decorative strips to choose from. The tail design of Flanders still follows the Japanese version, and the interior of the headlight group of the new car has been redesigned. In addition, the shape of the rear bumper of the new car echoes the design of the front face and looks more sporty.

　　The interior has not been released yet, but Toyota’s current interior design style will be used in a high probability. The center console is simple in design and equipped with a floating screen. In terms of intelligent driving assistance, TSS+ system should not be absent. Flanders will be equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 126kW(171 HP) and a peak torque of 207Nm. Match CVT gearbox.

　　2.2 Hall is the exhibition hall of Guangzhou Automobile Group, and there are many models worthy of attention in this exhibition hall. Besides Feng Landa, AION LX PLUS, e:NP1 special edition of Guangqi Honda, VISA of Guangzhou Automobile Toyota, Atuke of Guangzhou Automobile Mitsubishi, etc. are all worthy of your visit.

　　According to feedback from many netizens, Users who participated in the internal testing have received the update of HarmonyOS2 HarmonyOS system, version number is 2.0.0.127(C00E125R2P4), and the volume of the upgrade package is about 5.5GB.

　　It should be noted that before upgrading, the version of EMUI must be EMUI11.0.0.142, otherwise the push cannot be received.

　　At present, only players who participate in the internal test recruitment are pushed, and the scope of public beta will be expanded until the official version.

　　From the update log, The upgrade of HarmonyOS 2 in P30 series mainly includes four changes: innovative interaction, intelligent life in the whole scene, smooth performance and pure safety. Many netizens really feel smoother after the upgrade.

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　　Update log:

　　-Innovative interaction

　　[HarmonyOS Desktop]

　　Slide up the application icon with a horizontal line at the bottom to generate a universal card. The size of the card can be large or small. Drag to change the position and change the personalized desktop.

　　[Control Center]

　　Pull down from the top right side of the screen to enter the control center. On the basis of the quick switch panel, the control entrance of various terminal devices is added, which makes it as convenient as operating a mobile phone when you control multiple devices.

　　[Service Center]

　　From the bottom left corner or bottom right corner of the screen, you can enter the service center, gather all kinds of universal cards, and you can reach the service directly with a tap.

　　[Smart Folder]

　　Support the sorting of similar applications. Long-press folders can be displayed as large folders, which can directly reach applications, making it more convenient to use.

　　[HarmonyOS font]

　　Support infinite word weight change and adjust font thickness at will.

　　-Full Scene Smart Life

　　[Smart Office]

　　It is more convenient to transfer files across devices. The mobile phone can be directly used as a USB flash drive of Huawei PC without data cable connection.

　　Huawei’s sharing transmission speed has been further improved. Support fast and secure file sharing among, tablet and PC.

　　[Smart home]

　　When the mobile phone is close to or touches the home equipment, it is easy to realize the convenient experience of equipment network distribution, screen change from no screen, installation-free application, direct service and so on.

　　Chang Lian

　　With the addition of multi-party call support, Huawei phones and tablets can freely access audio and video calls.

　　-Smooth performance

　　[Smooth experience]

　　Click, slide and other operations are more natural and smooth, and the picture and video refresh is faster.

　　"always online"

　　Some high-frequency applications support state reservation, and even if they are interrupted by other applications during use, they can still continue the last task state, thus improving the application continuity experience.

　　-Pure and safe

　　[Pure mode]

　　Clean mode is turned on by default, and malicious behaviors, security vulnerabilities and privacy risks are detected during application installation, so as to prevent the installation of risky applications and ensure the safety and purity of the system operating environment.

　　[Collaborative security]

　　A new mobile phone PC collaboration authentication function is added. When the mobile phone cooperates with Huawei PC, the mobile phone can be unlocked by inputting the screen lock password on the PC side, which is safe and convenient.

　　[Privacy, security and compliance certification]

　　TEE OS security kernel is certified by CCEAL 5+, the highest security level of global commercial operating system kernel, and HarmonyOS is certified by CCEAL 4+, the highest security level of China.

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　　[Source: Fast Technology] [Author: Q above]

At present, consumers’ enthusiasm for off-road models is unprecedented, and off-road gameplay is more diverse. The old-fashioned Land Rover, with its excellent sales, proved its own strength. However, with the development of new energy and the change of intelligence, it has created a different gameplay from the era of fuel vehicles, and thus gained a high degree of heat. However, Dongfeng has been built with more than 50 years of experience in building cars, and has a military background gene. The strength of putting a number of military-grade technologies on civilian models cannot be underestimated, and the product strength and car experience of off-road models have been subverted. Then, it is necessary to have a more extreme off-road experience and to be more suitable for the actual car environment. How do you choose these cars?

A big gap between the experience of old-school fuel vehicles and new energy vehicles lies in the intelligent cockpit in the car. In terms of human-computer interaction, 917 hard-core off-road collides with intelligent technology. The 12.3-inch full LCD instrument screen, 15.6-inch central control screen, 12.3-inch passenger screen, HUD enhanced head-up display system and rear center armrest screen form an overall layout of five-screen interaction, which matches the new Confidence series 16-speaker sound system of Shangdan, and integrates the five senses from car control to entertainment, and can realize 5G remote smart phone, Bluetooth key, vehicle status monitoring and remote parking. At the same time, technologies to improve safety, such as parking security and infrared night vision, all come from the military, which are not only quite powerful, but also strengthen the sense of luxury and technology, making it more worry-free during the journey.

The Warrior 917 also has a full-scene intelligent voice interaction inside the car, which is simpler and more practical to operate. The multi-round dialogue function also makes the experience of voice control closer to the real communication scene, unlike the voice control of other models, which only gets a cold voice assistant response. At the same time, Warrior 917 also supports up to 2000+HMI pages to open customized voice, and personifies a variety of emotional voice interactive experiences, which can realize a rich and more personalized full-scene intelligent voice interactive experience. Looking up at the U8 cockpit, the visual experience of the three large screens is also quite excellent, but the functionality is not as comprehensive as that of the Warrior 917. However, the cockpit function of Land Rover Defender is still at a more traditional level, and its functionality and interactive experience are quite limited.

There are different opinions on the appearance, but the Warrior 917 inherits the aesthetic design of military industry and adopts the hard-core mecha style, which is quite full of military flavor. From the book data, it has the maximum ground clearance of 335mm, the maximum wading depth of 900mm, the maximum approach angle of 36.8, the maximum departure angle of 37.5 and the maximum through angle of 27.9, even 100% climbing slope (equivalent to 45) and 40% side slope (equivalent to 21.8).

In the era of electrification, the Warrior 917, as a new energy off-road vehicle, adopts the intelligent off-road chassis with global access and the M TECH intelligent off-road architecture. In addition to the intelligent adjustable air suspension, it also adds the CDC continuous damping adjustable vibration reduction system. Even the unpaved roads, washboards, gravel roads and other scenes during long-distance crossing ensure the stability and ride comfort of the vehicle. The dynamic domain control of VMC chassis can also improve the freedom of adjustment and driving experience. The Warrior 917, which is added with black technology, does not lose the look of U8 equipped with Yunqi -P system.

It has to be mentioned that the air suspension of Warrior 917 adopts BWI Jingxi AeroRide multi-stage intelligent adjustable air suspension. As a representative product of Jingxi high-end suspension, it is mostly used in Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche and other high-end models, which can achieve a lift speed of 5 mm/s, and the lift height is far more than 100 mm of similar products, reaching a fairly objective 150 mm, which brings considerable hardware redundancy to Warrior 917.

In addition to the chassis, the electric-driven Warrior 917 has more advanced functions and gameplay than Land Rover Defender. The Warrior 917 power system is driven by a larger battery pack, which makes the off-road capability more durable. Compared with the single-tooth ratio reducer, the 2-speed reducer is also harder, which can bring stronger off-road stability performance. In the actual experience, compared with the most eye-catching U-turn function, Bravissimo 917′ s rear-wheel steering by wire is more practical. As the first off-road vehicle equipped with rear-wheel steering technology, it has only a turning radius of 5.1m, allowing it to turn flexibly on narrow roads, and there is also a "crab-walking mode" that allows vehicles to drive laterally on special sections, greatly improving the ability of walking in the wild and cities.

China has a vast territory, various landforms, great differences between east, west, north and south, and complex off-road environment, so the durability and reliability of vehicles are extremely important. In this respect, U8 has passed four rounds of loop test of equivalent user driving 1 million kilometers and thousands of kilometers of real off-road road test, and accumulated more than 5 million kilometers of equivalent user mileage, with good durability.

However, even in the face of looking up to U8 with BYD’s technical endorsement, the Warrior 917, supported by Dongfeng’s experience in building cars for more than 50 years, did not fall in the wind. Warrior 917 is based on the durability test standard of military vehicles. Reliability and stability are the core strength of Warrior 917. As the only vehicle in China that has passed the durability test of "National Military Standard" (GJB).

The comprehensive field test of Bravissimo 917 shows that the reliability and durability of the whole vehicle are verified in 28 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across the country, covering more than 99.5% of the user’s use scenarios, including off-road conditions, mountain areas and mining areas, accounting for 50%, and covering the high temperature, cold and plateau three high tests of military off-road vehicles, and passing the military leap, obstacle impact and step climbing. Verified by the national standard of reliability and durability for four rounds of 1 million kilometers of military off-road vehicles, the strength reaches ten times that of ordinary passenger cars, and the actual mileage of equivalent users reaches 6 million kilometers beyond looking up at U8. The super coping ability in extreme environment can make the owner go wild, and Warrior 917 can always take the owner home safely.

In terms of safety, Warrior 917 decentralized the technology of military safety and reliability to civilian use, and the frame adopted an integrated internal high-pressure longitudinal beam with high strength and high rigidity, which was also the first passenger car in China. The frame structure adopted high-strength materials with a coverage of 600-800 MPa ≥85%, the tensile strength of the integrated thermoformed threshold structure reached 1500MPa, and the tensile strength of the thermoformed reinforced seat beam reached 1,800 MPa. The compressive strength of the roof is 110kN. Compared with the traditional longitudinal beam, the integrated internal high-pressure longitudinal beam of Warrior 917 improves the mechanical properties by 10% and reduces the weight of the system by 15%. Some beam structures are further reduced by aluminum alloy die casting, and the torsional stiffness is as high as 1180 nm/degree, which greatly improves the off-road handling of the whole vehicle and ensures excellent stability and durability under long-term use.

In contrast, although the brand-new Land Rover Defender has a body structure made of high-strength aluminum alloy, the "all-terrain platinum geometric body" has laid a solid foundation for it to conquer bad road conditions, but the brand-new Land Rover Defender has been replaced by a body, and the body stiffness in extreme off-road environment will still be slightly inferior to the structural strength.

As a new energy off-road vehicle, many people will worry about battery safety and whether it can meet the extreme situation that off-road vehicles need to face. The battery pack box of Dongfeng Warrior 917 adopts military aluminum alloy frame with lightning protection and energy absorption honeycomb structure, equipped with 1500 MPa integrated stamping high-strength bottom guard plate and multi-layer composite materials, which can ensure the safety of the vehicle under extreme working conditions such as bottoming and rubbing. The side surface of the battery box is also made of hot-formed high-strength steel plate exceeding 1500Mpa, which further effectively protects the safety of the battery pack.

In addition, the pure electric version of Warrior 917 also comes standard with front and rear 1800Mpa high-strength steel plate bottom guards; The extended-range version also comes standard with 1800Mpa high-strength steel plate bottom guards for the front and fuel tanks, and can also support the optional installation of 8mm magnesium-aluminum alloy front and rear guard plates, which can well avoid the damage caused by bumping the bottom of the car during high-strength off-road, and can be more confident when facing more complicated road conditions. IP67/IPX9 protection grade is also adopted in the key controller of the whole vehicle, and IP68 dustproof and waterproof grade is adopted in the part of the three electric systems, which can easily cope with the challenges brought by harsh terrain environment without maintenance even after wading.

In addition to its strong off-road strength, one of the highlights of Warriors 917 lies in its full personalization and off-road expansion ability. Off-road vehicles are partners rather than pure tools for players. It supports high-end customization and personalized modification, and provides rich personalized options and customized modification services for vehicle interior trim, exterior trim and chassis parts, such as DINAMICA? environment-friendly suede ceiling, 20-inch forged wheel hub/anti-falling wheel hub with all-terrain tires, roof expansion platform kit, electric winch, electric side pedal and simulated sound waves, etc., all of which can achieve high personalized customization and meet the differentiated scene requirements of one person and one car user, with high playability and such freedom.

Moreover, Warrior 917 also built three stylized official optional kits around the user’s differentiated scene requirements for consumers with various needs, aesthetics and uses to choose, and truly formed a customized product of "one car, one price, one person, one car", which can let players play by themselves and make a group of off-road veterans easily show their unique personality in the off-road circle.

Compared with the old-fashioned fuel off-road vehicle, the Warrior 917 is more entertaining, smarter and easier off-road, and brings a better car experience. Compared with looking up at U8, Warrior 917 is not only hard-core enough for off-road, but also convenient for urban travel. In addition, as a brand that meets the operational needs of the army, Warrior’s aesthetic design and national military standards are the reasons why people used to see Warrior’s cars on the road to admire and admire them, which represents the manufacturing level of off-road vehicles recognized by the state. Finally, the high customization differentiation and the freedom of optional installation make it full of playability. In the off-road circle, it can be recognized by off-road old guns by highlighting the taste and quality. Warrior 917 brings military-grade hard-core products into civilian use, satisfying more people’s military dreams and off-road dreams.

Our reporter Dong Chang

Isn’t it incredible that gutter oil can not only be refined into biodiesel, but also become aviation kerosene to "fly" to the sky?

On September 18th, in Shenze Economic Development Zone, Hebei Province, the reporter walked into the product testing room of Hebei Huide Renewable Resources Co., Ltd., and Wang Meng, the technical director of the company, was sampling new products in front of the chlorine meter. Looking at the clear and translucent liquid in the glass dish, Wang Meng told the reporter, "This is the bio-aviation kerosene extracted from waste oil, which is colorless and tasteless."

This enterprise is well-known in the field of bioenergy. "We are the largest biodiesel producer in the province. Biodiesel is all refined from waste oil, with an annual output of 120,000 tons, and all products are exported to EU countries." Guo Jihui, the chairman of the company, said that at present, their production process of refining bio-aviation kerosene has completed the pilot test and has the conditions for large-scale production.

As early as the beginning of the factory in 2012, Huide Company aimed at the systematic research and technology development of waste oil resource utilization.

Shenze oil industry came into being with the development of daily chemical industry. As one of Hebei waste oil distribution centers, Shenze can collect more than 1 million tons of raw materials such as waste cooking oil and kitchen waste oil all over the country every year.

Relying on the foundation of local oil industry, Huide Company started with the extraction of epoxy fatty acid methyl ester from waste oil, and went through the process of technological innovation and equipment renewal, from providing bioplasticizers for manufacturers of disposable nontoxic PVC gloves and children’s toys to developing and producing bio-energy products such as biodiesel.

This is a green transformation. Along the way, Guo Jihui was deeply touched by the hardships of breaking through. "Every update link is like breaking through the customs, and every customs is a narrow escape."

"For the production of biodiesel, the waste oil should be heated to the evaporation point first, then condensed and recycled, and then the different components in the oil can be separated." Guo Jihui introduced that at the beginning, they invested more than 4 million yuan to build a new traditional tower distillation production line. After half a year of trial production, it was found that the separation efficiency was poor and the purity of refined fatty acid methyl ester could not meet the requirements.

In Guo Jihui’s view, the production of good products depends on innovation, and innovation cannot be afraid of investment. So, they scraped together nearly 6 million yuan, reluctantly dismantled the tower distillation production line and bought short-range molecular distillation equipment specially used for separation and purification of high-boiling mixtures. By updating the equipment, improving the process, and after repeated tests, Huide’s biodiesel production line finally reached its production capacity successfully.

The breakthrough from "0" to "1" is only the first step for this enterprise to rush to a new track.

Follow Wang Meng into the production workshop and see that the newly collected waste oil is being injected into a large tank, which is about to be pre-treated.

"In the pretreatment stage, we adopted a self-developed enzymatic process. The waste oil can be purified by biological enzyme catalysis, and high-purity fatty acid methyl ester and glycerol can be separated." Wang Meng introduced that with this process, the yield of biodiesel and glycerol can reach 90%, and energy consumption can be reduced by more than 3%.

With the breakthrough of key core technologies, Huide Company has successfully developed a new track for bioenergy industry. In 2022, the company’s annual biodiesel production capacity exceeded 120,000 tons, with an annual output value of 970 million yuan. "At present, the project with an annual output of 400,000 tons of bio-aviation kerosene is about to start construction." Guo jihui introduced.

What makes them even more happy is that the bioenergy industry chain here is accelerating.

In the past two years, Shenze County has seized the opportunity to build a strong new energy province, vigorously cultivated the development of bioenergy industry by gathering high-tech enterprises, improving infrastructure and expanding application scenarios, and has initially formed a whole industrial chain covering the collection and storage of waste oils and fats and the production of industrial-grade mixed oil, biodiesel, bio-aviation kerosene and other products. Up to now, there are 17 bioenergy enterprises in the county, and seven bioenergy projects with a total investment of 3 billion yuan are being accelerated. In the future, the annual production capacity of biodiesel and bio-aviation kerosene in the county will reach 400,000 tons and 700,000 tons respectively.

"Not long ago, Shijiazhuang was selected as a national pilot for the promotion and application of biodiesel, and the application scenarios became more and more abundant. Many foreign companies have come to us to discuss business." Guo Jihui is full of expectations for the future. "With the accelerated gathering of bioenergy enterprises, the industrial chain, supply chain and upstream and downstream regional cooperation in innovation chain will become closer and closer, and the competitive advantage of our products will become more obvious."

Xiaoai students have activated about 100 million devices, woke up 8 billion times, and lived 34 million in September. Xiaomi IoT has connected 132 million devices (excluding mobile phones and laptops)-this is the latest "connection" report card given by Lei Jun at this year’s Xiaomi AIoT conference.

IoT business is an important part of Xiaomi Valuation (Tencent multiplied by Apple’s market value) ridiculed by Lei Jun on the eve of listing. During the roadshow of Xiaomi’s listing, many investors generally believed that Xiaomi’s hardware should be benchmarked against Apple, and its software should be benchmarked against Tencent, so as to calculate the value of Xiaomi. IoT not only has a lot of diversion hardware on the Xiaomi ecological chain, but also relies on this foundation for Internet services and software with strong liquidity.

However, just as there is a huge gap between monthly activity and connected devices in the published data, how to keep users’ retention and activity has always been a problem discussed by people in the industry. Fan Dian, general manager of Xiaomi IoT platform department, is no exception. Although no relevant data is given, he said in an interview with Geek Park that in the future, AI and other ways will be used to maintain user activity.

"Xiaomi also needs enough equipment activation to reduce the unit R&D cost. An analyst who did not want to be named also said that active users have another meaning for Xiaomi. Obviously, people are curious about what the next step of Xiaomi IoT will be.

Expanding the service map is the first answer given by Xiaomi. At the AIoT Developer Conference, Xiaomi announced that it will cooperate with a "mysterious" guest-IKEA from December, and all the intelligent lighting products of IKEA will be connected to the IoT platform. In the future, it will be possible to control the intelligent lighting products of IKEA through Mijia’s App and Xiao Ai’s classmates.

Not only IKEA, Xiaomi also announced that it has reached a cooperation with All Seasons Hotel, and moved the scenes such as small love speakers and intelligent lighting to the upcoming All Seasons Hotel (Shanghai Hongqiao Center Store). In addition, there is a partner who can infiltrate users’ lives from the decoration. Love space.

At this point, Xiaomi’s service targets are not only the previous intelligent hardware enterprises, intelligent hardware solutions, traditional home appliance manufacturers, voice AI platforms, but also hotels, apartments and real estate.

The importance attached to the high-frequency scene of intelligent lighting was demonstrated by Xiaomi at the first IoT Developers Conference in 2017. At that time, as a strategic partner of Xiaomi, Philips Lighting proposed that by 2020, all new lighting products would be embedded with IoT technology to achieve "interconnection".

According to statistics, in a typical user’s home, there are 17 switches on average, and a typical user performs 25,000 operations on turning on and off the lights in a year. Whether it is Philips Lighting or IKEA, intelligent lighting, as the first cooperative product, is a good decision to cultivate user stickiness.

However, analysts’ views are slightly different. An analyst who was present believed that Xiaomi cooperated with these platforms because "AI and smart home are the trends. If we only make exquisite life cost-effective products, it is actually difficult for Xiaomi and Netease YEATION to open the gap. What Xiaomi is doing now is trying to empower traditional products intelligently, which will be more cost-effective at the same price or slightly more expensive. 」

After the deployment in the past few years, Xiaomi’s smart home has achieved "a little" results. So far, Xiaomi IoT has supported 2,000 devices, covering more than 200 countries, and 132 million smart devices have been activated (excluding mobile phones and laptops).

"In the future, Xiaomi may have to think about how to connect other friendly products to his own platform as much as possible, so as to control more devices through Xiaoai students, which can promote Xiaoai students faster and more widely, but this seems a bit difficult. Some analysts have raised their concerns about the future of Xiaomi.

However, Lei Jun doesn’t seem worried. He understood the truth of "making many friends and making few enemies" a long time ago.

"Xiaomi promotes the progress of IoT equipment, on the other hand, it has also caused some misunderstandings to the industry. Is it true that I can’t connect to Xiaomi’s IoT system without joining the Xiaomi ecological chain? I repeat, no. At the meeting, Lei Jun said, "Xiaomi’s determination to open up has not changed. I hope everyone can understand this. 」

As early as 2014, Xiaomi established an ecological chain department focusing on the incubation and cultivation of intelligent hardware, and established an ecosystem composed of more than 220 companies through investment and incubation, of which more than 100 companies focused on intelligent hardware and consumer products. Last year, Lei Jun officially announced that it would open IoT capabilities to all developers and serve more third parties. This year, Lei Jun once again stressed that as long as developers access Xiaomi’s ecological agreements and specifications, they can be connected with Xiaomi.

Lei Jun said that in the next 5-10 years, AIoT will be the core strategy of Xiaomi in the future. As the name implies, Wang Peng, senior product manager of Xiaomi IoT, proposed two ways to empower future AIoT developers. The first way is AI voice empowerment, and the second way is the Internet of Everything. The most practical example is the Zigbee protocol used in smart lighting cooperation with IKEA, which will also be open to all developers next year.　 　

Some research reports pointed out that Xiaomi has now accessed hundreds of millions of intelligent hardware devices, and the entire consumer Internet of Things has begun to take shape. Other hardware devices must access Xiaomi’s IoT platform if they want to interconnect with these hundreds of millions of devices. At the same time, the use of Xiaomi platform by developers can avoid high R&D costs, greatly reduce the threshold of hardware entrepreneurship, and at the same time, there are various support such as sales channels, which is a win-win cooperation.

The research report also predicts that in the future, the IoT platform will no longer be exclusive to Xiaomi and eco-chain enterprises, but will be a huge development platform, and Xiaomi will get a lot of service fees and a lot of data.

Regardless of whether the future development direction of MIoT (Xiaomi IoT) will develop in the secondary direction, the revenue performance of IoT is indeed getting brighter and brighter. According to Xiaomi’s financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018, IoT and consumer goods business contributed 10.8 billion yuan to Xiaomi, up 89.8% year-on-year. The total revenue of the business in the first three quarters of 2018 reached 28.9 billion yuan, which exceeded the total revenue of IoT and consumer goods in the whole year of last year of 23.45 billion yuan.

132 million is a number mentioned many times at the meeting. This is a smart device that Xiaomi IoT has been activated so far, which means that Xiaomi IoT has become the world’s largest consumer-grade IoT platform. In the development of IoT, the privacy policies of various countries and regions are a challenge that cannot be underestimated in front of various developers.

The EU General Data Protection Act (GDPR), which came into effect on May 25th this year, is known as the strictest user data protection act in the history of the EU. According to the provisions of GDPR, enterprises must explain to users in a way that users can understand and accept before collecting personal information, and give users the right to withdraw the license agreement at any time. Companies that violate the regulations may face a penalty of up to 20 million euros.

Xiaomi’s experience will be a valuable asset for reference. As early as 2014, Xiaomi set up the Privacy Committee, and cooperated with TRUSTe (now renamed TrustArc) in California, USA, the world’s largest privacy authentication scheme provider, to carry out privacy protection related business. By 2016, Xiaomi has obtained the privacy mark of TRUSTe.

According to Liu Kai, senior product manager of Xiaomi IoT, MIoT’s current privacy policy is configured in accordance with the highest standard GDPR, and at the same time, corresponding policy adjustments are made according to local conditions. For eco-chain partners, MIoT launched a one-stop auditing system and product privacy mechanism tools. For example, the latter provided a standardized interface to help developers realize the demand of "user withdrawal agreement".

Privacy and security are twin brothers. With Google, Apple and other technology companies, and domestic home appliance giants have seized the market in the IoT field, IoT security issues are also coming to the fore. This year, Amazon Echo broke a news story. Echo recorded a conversation between a couple living in Oregon and sent it to contacts in the address book. As Xiaomi IoT Liu Daokuan said, "IoT security is a big deal when it happens. 」　

Before "AI+IoT" became Xiaomi’s new growth engine, Liu Daokuan said that Xiaomi should first make MIoT safe. Xiaomi has a relatively complete security infrastructure and confident security protocols (Wi-Fi, BLE, Zigbee, NFC security protocols), and these successful experiences will be solidified in the form of SDK and provided to developers.

The Internet of Everything is a huge territory. Although we can’t predict the end of the arrival, fortunately, some people have started to take the lead.

The following is a record of Lei Jun’s speech:

Lei Jun: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen! The popularity of our Xiaomi developer conference is far beyond imagination. Just now, I believed that all the people were jammed on the way, and they should have felt the heat of the conference. When my colleague introduced me yesterday, he said that today there are not only many developers, but also Xiaomi’s very close partners. There are also many managers’ funds of investment companies and analysts in the securities industry. I said, why are there some analysts in the securities industry? They said that Xiaomi was listed, right? In fact, it shows that everyone is very, very concerned about IoT.

IoT, the whole industry has been doing it for more than 20 years. It is not a new concept. It has been done for so many years, and it has not made a breakthrough until the last five or six years. Why? In fact, it is very simple. The IoT for more than 20 years is based on PC. When Xiaomi started to do IoT, what was Xiaomi’s thinking? When we started to do IoT, we wanted to connect all devices with mobile phones as the core, so we stood at the forefront of this era as soon as we came up.

So when we see today, why is the IoT industry developing so fast today, much faster than before? I feel grateful to this great era, that is, the mobile Internet. After we made mobile phones, when we wanted to connect all the devices, we even thought about whether we could connect with TV well. The mobile phone becomes the remote control of the TV, and the TV becomes the display of the mobile phone. How can we seamlessly connect all the devices together? This is also the reason why most Xiaomi mobile phones are equipped with infrared remote control. So, that’s our idea.

When you have a preliminary idea, is IoT done? We still encountered many difficulties. Then, we even considered whether we can use the router as a device, because the router is a device that is turned on 24 hours a day at home, so we think of the router as a home server.

I remember that we made intelligent routers very early, in fact, in order to solve the interconnection problem of IoT. When we finish all this, will things be solved? Still not. In 2014, we set up a special department to make IoT connection module, embedded system, cloud service system and control center. When we provided the whole solution, this is a photo when we released it in 2014. At that time, we proposed to provide IoT intelligent module chips to our partners at the material price. I remember that at the beginning, a Wi-Fi connection module cost more than 60 RMB, and we soon got more than a dozen modules of IoT, which effectively promoted the intelligence of the equipment.

Of course, it is not enough to do this step. In 2014, we set up the Ecological Chain Department, which specializes in incubating and cultivating intelligent hardware. We have trained nearly 100 enterprises in the past time. Of course, today, I am very happy that many Xiaomi eco-chain enterprises have grown up or even listed, such as Huami and Yunmi this year, and they have successfully listed overseas.

Therefore, after so many years of deployment, Xiaomi’s IoT has made a little progress. Let’s take a look. Up to now, 2,000 devices have been held. By the end of the third quarter, the number of activated smart device connections was 132 million (excluding mobile phones and laptops). Maybe many people don’t have much idea about 132 million units, which have already ranked first in the world among consumer IoT devices. That is to say, whether it is Google or Apple, or the domestic appliance giants, the number of devices they have activated to connect to the Internet is actually a little far from Xiaomi.

What do I think Xiaomi has done on IoT at this moment to achieve these achievements? The most important thing is that Xiaomi attaches great importance to its partners, so we set up an ecological chain department five years ago to incubate intelligent hardware startups, and we have spent a lot of money to get to today step by step in this field. So I think today’s achievements are hard-won, and we will attach great importance to the alliance with our partners as in the past.

When IoT developed into this era, two years ago, I felt that artificial intelligence had made a huge breakthrough. After AI empowered IoT, the IoT industry showed a faster growth trend. I think there are many places where AI can empower IoT. Intelligent voice assistant is only a small link, but this link has brought a huge revolution to IoT equipment. What is the most obvious thing? It’s AI’s smart speaker.

Two years ago, Xiaomi regarded AI smart speakers as a key breakthrough in strategic commanding heights. Since its release in July last year, Xiaoai smart speakers have also ranked among the best in this field. I believe that most of you here should have used Xiaoai smart speakers. Why do I ask this question? Everyone says that there are at least forty or fifty kinds of smart speakers on the market, and many people think this thing is useless. Before July last year, we had a big internal debate. Everyone felt that the technology of artificial intelligence was not so mature. After the release of this product, perhaps the reputation was not so good. But to be honest, the response after the release far exceeded my imagination. Demand has been in short supply until May and June this year. Therefore, the whole smart speaker is well received than expected.

I communicated with Xiao Ai’s R&D department, and they even told me who is the most popular with Xiao Ai’s smart speakers? He is an empty nester and has no children at home. It is quite interesting to chat with Xiao Ai’s classmates. There is also a group of children who love to use speakers as toys at home. Of course, it is very important that the small love speaker can connect the smart devices of various IoT.

What is my own idea? I believe that control technology such as AI+IoT will be embedded in every device in the future. There may not be a special device called smart speaker, or smart speaker will become a very small device. This technology is embedded in every device. For example, I don’t need this page flipper. I just need to turn the page, and it will turn the page. I think in three to five years, every smart device may have the control module of AIoT, which will make the whole interaction very interesting. Our product department has also done a lot to embed AIoT technology into the equipment. For example, a small alarm clock released a few days ago actually has the intelligent technology of Xiao Ai’s classmates. In this case, the whole application will be wider and wider. I imagine that in a few years, the cost will be so cheap that every device will be easily connected to AIoT technology.

A month ago, I released Xiaoai’s Bluetooth speaker, which is very small, 49 yuan. Although it is small, the sound quality is actually excellent. A month ago, at the Xiaomi MIX3 conference, we released this little love Bluetooth speaker. I believe that this very easy-to-use voice interactive assistant will be embedded in every smart device in the future. Of course, I won’t talk about how AI empowers big data and other aspects. I at least think that the technology of AI smart speakers will be applied to the interaction of the whole smart device. We have embedded into these devices, which is Xiaomi Xiaoai’s smart alarm clock. More than 100 yuan can solve many problems.

Let’s take a look at what achievements Xiaomi’s Xiaoai classmate’s intelligent voice assistant has made in just over a year. A total of 100 million devices have been activated, because Xiao Ai is not only on smart speakers, but also on mobile phones, televisions and children’s story machine, and 100 million devices have been activated. Accumulated 8 billion awakens, I think this figure is relatively bullish, and the monthly activity has reached the scale of 34 million at the end of September. Therefore, everyone knows an intelligent system like Xiao Ai’s. In fact, the more you use it, the more intelligent it will become. They used to joke with me that there is as much intelligence as there are people. In fact, the more you use it, the smarter it becomes. Therefore, I believe that with such a large number of users, Xiaoai’s intelligence will become higher and higher.

So, what do I want to communicate with you today? But AI+IoT is the core strategy of Xiaomi. We have the earliest layout and the largest investment in this field, and I think our determination is also the greatest. Therefore, after five or six years of layout and five or six years of growth, we have developed to today’s scale. Looking at the next 5-10 years at this moment, it will always be the core strategy of Xiaomi.

And when it comes to core strategy, what advantages does Xiaomi have compared with other peers? It is the huge intelligent hardware ecological chain and the entire ecological environment that Xiaomi has formed. Moreover, we have an online Xiaomi Mall and a wired Xiaomi Home, and we also have a good marketing channel for IoT equipment. More importantly, we have a lot of users who highly recognize Xiaomi’s products, which will greatly improve the user experience and make the perception stronger and stronger after the whole IoT is empowered.

So, speaking of this, the most important thing for me today is to introduce the open ecology of Xiaomi’s AIoT. Throughout the open ecology, there are two Xiaomi and the relevant department heads at our conference to introduce the open ecology of AIoT. One is our IoT platform department, and the other is the head of Xiaomi’s artificial intelligence voice service department, which will give you a detailed introduction to the open ecology of AIoT.

What am I going to tell you? It is the determination of Xiaomi to cooperate. Everything is connected with wisdom. If we want to connect everything, I think the most important thing is the sincerity of cooperation. In the past five or six years, Xiaomi has come to this day because of cooperation and opening up. At today’s stage, the whole giant is extremely optimistic about the AIoT industry, and the competition is becoming more and more fierce. I think Xiaomi is more open than before.

In order to promote the opening up, we set up the Xiaomi Eco-chain Department, so that on the one hand, we promoted the progress of IoT equipment, on the other hand, it also caused some misunderstandings to the industry, saying that I can’t connect to Xiaomi’s IoT system without joining the Xiaomi Eco-chain? I think this is a big misunderstanding. We set up the Eco-chain Department to promote this matter, so that more people can effectively interconnect the equipment together. Therefore, as long as you access these protocols and specifications of Xiaomi, you can connect with Xiaomi’s equipment. Xiaomi’s investment is only to promote and strengthen this cooperation more effectively. This is what I want to explain to you today. Xiaomi’s determination to open up has not changed. I hope everyone can understand this.

Later, we will have two special reports to introduce our whole open ecology and open agreement. Thank you again for coming to our Xiaomi Developer Conference today. Thank you!

Editor-in-Chief: Sleeping Worm

　　CCTV News:"Effectively fulfill network security responsibilities and promote a significant improvement in network security work." The 2022 National Cyber Security Publicity Week is scheduled to be held from September 5 th to 11 th. At the press conference held on August 31 ST, Gao Lin, deputy director of the Cyber Security Coordination Bureau of the Central Network Information Office and a first-class inspector, introduced during the question-and-answer session. After unremitting efforts in recent years, China’s cyber security policies and regulations system has been continuously improved, and the network security work system and mechanism have been increasingly improved. The capabilities of key information infrastructure protection, data security management, personal information protection and risk prevention of new technologies and new applications have been continuously strengthened, network security education, technology and industry have been integrated and developed, the awareness and capabilities of network security in the whole society have been significantly improved, and the network security guarantee system and capabilities have been continuously built, providing a solid guarantee for safeguarding the sovereignty, security and development interests of the national cyberspace.

　　One isThe system of network security policies and regulations has basically taken shape.. In view of the outstanding problems concerned by all walks of life and the people, we have formulated relevant strategic plans, promulgated a series of laws and regulations such as the Network Security Law, the Data Security Law, the Personal Information Protection Law, and the Regulations on the Security Protection of Key Information Infrastructure, and issued policy documents such as the Network Security Review Measures, the Cloud Computing Service Security Assessment Measures, and Several Provisions on Automobile Data Security Management (Trial). We have established a series of important systems, such as key information infrastructure security protection, network security review, cloud computing service security assessment, data security management, and personal information protection. At the same time, we have issued more than 300 national standards, and basically built a "four beams and eight pillars" of network security policies and regulations system.

　　The second isThe national network security system has been continuously improved.. The National Cyber Security Emergency Plan was issued, the National Cyber Security Emergency Office was set up, the working mechanism of cyber security emergency coordination and notification was established and improved, and the cyber security emergency response mechanism was established with various regions, departments and relevant central enterprises to collect information, monitor and warn, notify risks and respond to disposal in time, and build a "national chess game" working system.

　　The third isThe security protection system and capacity of key information infrastructure have been significantly strengthened.. Through the promulgation of "Network Security Law", "Regulations on the Security Protection of Key Information Infrastructure" and other laws and regulations, the legal basis for establishing the security protection system of key information infrastructure in China has been clarified. The Central Network Information Office is responsible for overall coordination, the relevant functional departments of the state do a good job in safety protection and supervision within the scope of their duties, the protection departments earnestly perform the safety protection and supervision and management responsibilities of their own industries and fields, the operators strictly implement the main responsibilities, and all sectors of society cooperate with each other to promote the network security work to a higher level and a deeper level.

　　The fourth isNetwork security risk prevention capability has been continuously strengthened.. Implement the Measures for Network Security Review, establish a national network security review mechanism, and review the procurement activities of key information infrastructure operators. This year’s newly revised "Network Security Review Measures" was officially implemented, and data processing activities that affect or may affect national security were also included in the scope of national network security review. Through censorship, we will vigorously safeguard network security and data security, and prevent and resolve national security risks. In view of the potential risks and regulatory problems of large-scale Internet platforms, we should adhere to the unity of promoting development and managing according to law, encourage platforms to play a greater role in leading technological innovation, stimulating economic vitality and promoting information benefiting the people, and comprehensively create a fair competition, inclusive development, and open and innovative market environment.

　　The fifth isPromote integrated development in network security education, technology and industry.. The first-class discipline of national cyberspace security was established, and the first-class network security college construction demonstration project was implemented, and a special network security fund was established. At present, more than 60 colleges and universities in China have established cyber security colleges, and more than 200 colleges and universities have established cyber security undergraduate majors, with more than 20,000 cyber security graduates each year. A national cyber security talent and innovation base has been built, and a national cyber security education technology industry integration development experimental zone has been organized. Actively promote the development of network security industry and form a good foundation for industrial development.

　　Six is"Network security for the people, network security depends on the people" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.. Through holding the National Cyber Security Publicity Week for 9 consecutive years, the normalized cyber security education and publicity will be carried out in depth. Organize the special treatment of illegal collection and use of personal information by APP, implement centralized treatment of black products such as camera voyeurism, severely crack down on illegal and criminal activities such as illegal sale of personal information, infringement of citizens’ privacy and telecommunication network fraud, and effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people.

　　Seven isThe responsibility system for network security work is obviously consolidated.. Through the issuance of the "Implementation Measures of the Party Committee (Party Group) Network Security Work Responsibility System", we will give full play to the role of the responsibility system and guide all regions and departments to establish a network security work responsibility system. Give play to the role of audit supervision, support the Audit Office to carry out audits on network security and informatization construction, and include the implementation of the network security responsibility system in the audit scope. Actively set up models and commend the advanced, and jointly with Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, carry out the first national network security advanced collective and advanced individual selection and commendation, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm and initiative of all localities and departments to pay close attention to network security work.

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Qiu Xiaofeng

Managing Director of CICC and Chief Analyst of Oil, Gas and Chemical Industry

Won the top two in the new wealth petrochemical industry for 12 consecutive years.

Using biological manufacturing technology instead of chemical processing will be an important way to reduce carbon emissions. How much carbon emissions can bio-manufacturing technology reduce? Which tracks are more advantageous among bio-based chemicals? What characteristics will enterprises stand out? Qiu Xiaofeng, managing director of CICC and chief analyst of oil, gas and chemical industry, explains it in detail for you.

The carbon emissions of bio-based products can be reduced by 60% to 70%, and the two major tracks have more advantages.

Qiu Xiaofeng said that products made from starch, sugar and other plants are bio-based products, and their carbon emissions can be reduced by 60% to 70% compared with petroleum-based products.

Among the many tracks of bio-based products, two tracks have more advantages: biodiesel and bio-aviation kerosene, and bio-based plastics.

Biodiesel is the best emission reduction scheme for commercial heavy trucks in the next decade, and hydrogen energy will be the final scheme.

Among bio-based products, biodiesel is the most important fuel in production and demand. In Qiu Xiaofeng’s view, at present, biodiesel technology has a high maturity and will be the best solution to reduce carbon emissions in public commercial vehicles such as heavy trucks in the next decade. Qiu Xiaofeng believes that in the longer term, with the maturity of water electrolysis hydrogen technology and the decline of photovoltaic power generation cost, the final solution will be hydrogen energy.

The market size of bio-based chemicals may reach 3 trillion yuan.

For the second category of bio-based products — — For bio-based chemicals, some analysts believe that almost all the chemicals known at present have corresponding bio-manufacturing routes, and large-scale amplification is expected. Qiu Xiaofeng said that bio-based chemicals have a wide range of applications, such as plastic bags, disposable lunch boxes, clothes, high-temperature resistant materials, etc. It is estimated that the overall market size of bio-based chemicals may reach 2 trillion to 3 trillion yuan by 2040.

Degradable plastics are expected to emerge in the "golden age"

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PBAT: Controlling raw materials on a large scale and bringing them to market at a low price.

PLA polylactic acid: strong technical ability

　　In 1900, at the Paris World Exhibition Center, a prototype engine running smoothly attracted the audience. This is the "father of diesel engine" — — An experiment by Rudolf Diesel. To the surprise of the audience, the fuel used in this engine is peanut oil. This is the initial exploration of the application of biodiesel in the human world. Since then, for a long time, biodiesel can only exist as a "spare tire" for oil because of its high price.

　　It may be difficult for Rudolf Diesel to foresee that, more than 100 years later, in order to achieve the goal of decarbonization, the "flame" of biodiesel development has been ignited all over the world. Nowadays, this "fire" is becoming more and more popular in China.

　　On April 2nd, the National Energy Administration issued the Notice on Publicity of Biodiesel Popularization and Application Pilot, and proposed to support Dezhou City, Shandong Province and other units to carry out the application pilot. It is generally believed in the industry that this marks a "solid step" in the development of biodiesel in China, which will certainly provide a new impetus for the optimization and upgrading of China’s energy structure (300152).

　　Response to the pilot construction in peak carbon dioxide emissions

　　The pilot project of biodiesel popularization and application is generally regarded as an echo of the pilot construction in peak carbon dioxide emissions, China.

　　An industry insider said that the National peak carbon dioxide emissions Pilot Construction Plan included the energy green and low-carbon transformation index, the consumption ratio of non-fossil energy and the recycling rate of renewable resources into the construction reference index. Biodiesel is an internationally recognized green and clean fuel, and the biodiesel currently used in China is a renewable energy mainly produced from biomass such as waste oil. Carrying out relevant pilot projects is conducive to promoting waste recycling, accelerating energy green and low-carbon transformation, and helping to achieve "double carbon".

　　"Compared with traditional petrochemical diesel oil, biodiesel with waste oils from catering and food processing industries can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 80%. Promoting and using biodiesel is of great practical significance for increasing the proportion of renewable energy in transportation fuels, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from diesel vehicles, and promoting carbon emission peaking and carbon neutrality. " Li Dingjie, a senior engineer of the Energy Department of the Industrial Development Department of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, told the reporter of China Chemical Industry News.

　　In Ji Xing’s view, the promotion of biodiesel is an important way to help the petrochemical industry achieve "double carbon". Especially for traditional petrochemical diesel, adding biodiesel is an effective way to reduce carbon. "Once petrochemical products, especially fuel oil, are manufactured, it is difficult to save energy and reduce carbon by changing the hydrocarbon ratio. To achieve green development, we must change the product structure. Therefore, China promotes ethanol gasoline in the gasoline field and biodiesel in the diesel field to reduce a considerable amount of carbon dioxide. If nearly 200 million tons of petrochemical diesel consumed in China can be converted into B5 diesel by blending biodiesel, the indicators of energy saving and carbon reduction in the diesel field can be almost completed. " Ji Xing said frankly.

　　The pilot covers both production and consumption.

　　The reporter combed and found that there were 22 pilot projects for the promotion and application of biodiesel announced this time. Among them, the vast majority of the pilots are organized by local government departments, such as 17 pilots in Haidian District, Dezhou City, Shijiazhuang City and Qingdao City. According to the reporter’s understanding, most of these pilot areas cover well-known biodiesel enterprises and factories in the industry, such as Rongguang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in Dezhou, Jinlihai (Group) Company in Tangshan, Zhongke New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. in Wenzhou, Langkun Environment (301305) Group in Guangzhou and Zhuoyue New Energy Co., Ltd. in Xiamen. Therefore, the above pilot projects mainly focus on the production end.

　　Another two pilots are located in related parks, namely Guang ‘an Economic and Technological Development Zone and Zhoushan Free Trade Zone. Guang ‘an Economic and Technological Development Zone has biodiesel production projects, such as Sichuan Jingu environmental protection technology catering waste oil comprehensive utilization project. Relying on Zhoushan Port, the world’s largest port, Zhoushan Free Trade Zone has a large demand potential for biodiesel. In 2023 alone, it completed the first single container ship offshore biofuel filling and the largest single biofuel filling business in China, which may generate a large number of consumer demand in the future.

　　In addition, there are three pilot projects led by enterprises, namely China Ship Fuel Co., Ltd., China Petrochemical Fuel Oil Sales Co., Ltd. and Shandong Expressway (600350) Group. These three companies mainly focus on the consumer side. Among them, the first two companies have begun to explore the bio-ship fuel filling business. In November last year, Sinopec Fuel Oil Guangdong Company, together with Langkun Environmental Group, Guangzhou Public Transport Group, Guangzhou Development (600098) Bibi Oil Depot and other units, completed the first demonstration of B5 diesel oil filling on water in the domestic inland river shipping field; China Shipbuilding has signed strategic cooperation agreements with some domestic first-line biodiesel suppliers. Shandong Expressway Group owns subsidiaries such as Shandong Expressway Rail Transit Group, Shandong Bohai Bay Port Group and Shandong Expressway Logistics Group, and has rich fuel application scenarios. In addition, Shangao Huaneng (000803), a subsidiary of Shandong Expressway Group, is also a leading enterprise in the resource utilization of kitchen waste oil in China.

　　"From this promotion and application pilot, the enthusiasm of local governments has been greatly taken care of. The local oil waste can be provided to biodiesel enterprises, and the products will be used by local traffic vehicles. In addition, in addition to the raw material production end, the application of B5 diesel and B24 diesel is also taken care of. For example, China Petrochemical’s Fuel Oil Company participated in this event, China Shipburning also participated, and Shandong Expressway also participated, basically forming a ‘ Line ’ 。” Ji Xing told reporters that according to the Notice of the National Energy Administration on Organizing the Pilot Demonstration of Biodiesel Promotion and Application issued in November last year, the important contents of the pilot include: promoting vehicle biodiesel in pilot areas, industries, enterprises and highways, and promoting the application of marine biodiesel in bonded areas, free trade zones and inland rivers, lakes and waterways. According to the publicity, the pilot basically covers the production end and application end, and it is expected to explore the establishment of a replicable and scalable development path and policy system, and gradually form a demonstration effect and scale effect.

　　"Shanghai practice" provides useful experience

　　In the interview, many people in the industry mentioned that since 2005, China has been promoting biodiesel for nearly 20 years. In the meantime, the development of biodiesel in China has gone through the stages from policy encouragement to regional practice and then to national pilot promotion. However, due to the shortcomings of raw material supply, market mechanism, promotion and use, the biodiesel industry has been "tepid".

　　"Around 2005, China started the pilot promotion of biodiesel. The main purpose at that time was to ensure energy security and replace supplementary fuel in many ways. But at present, except Shanghai, a relatively perfect ‘ Receiving, transporting, handling, adjusting and using ’ Outside the industrial system, it has not been promoted elsewhere. " An industry expert said.

　　The lack of raw materials with stable supply and price is considered to be one of the important reasons for "not popularizing". On the one hand, the development of biodiesel in China adheres to the principle of "not competing with people for grain and not competing with grain for land", but the construction of non-grain raw materials is not as good as expected, which indirectly leads to the failure of the industry to achieve better development. "At that time, China was still planting Jatropha curcas in Yunnan, trying to develop biodiesel from non-edible oils such as tung oil and oil palm, but it failed to form a scale." Li Dingjie said that, on the other hand, the kitchen waste oil has many sources, is widely distributed, is difficult to collect, and requires high management ability. Some places that do not have the conditions have failed to establish a perfect recycling system, resulting in a stable supply of raw materials.

　　"From the market point of view, it is not that it is impossible to promote biodiesel in China, but that the methods of promoting biodiesel need to be improved. It’s like Niu Gengdi, you have to put two cows in the right position, or else ‘ Fight ’ Either you can’t find the direction. " Ji Xing believes that in order to do a good job in the pilot application of biodiesel, it is necessary to combine policy with market, and the promotion practice of biodiesel in Shanghai has provided a good example.

　　"Shanghai is well designed in the collection, transportation and treatment of kitchen waste, the cost accounting of biodiesel production process, the price of biodiesel entering the market after modulation, and the distribution of vehicle refueling, so it was made at once." Ji Xing said that in September 2023, the National Energy Administration held a pilot promotion meeting for biodiesel in Shanghai to study and investigate the experience of promoting and applying biodiesel in Shanghai.

　　"From the current point of view, catering waste oil is a realistic and feasible resource choice for biodiesel." Li Dingjie said that this year, the National Energy Administration launched a pilot project to support the application and promotion of the Shanghai model in areas with conditions and willingness.

　　In view of how to promote the pilot project of biodiesel in an orderly manner, Li Dingjie suggested: "First, establish a sound storage and processing chain for kitchen waste oil; Second, there must be qualified enterprises that can produce biodiesel; The third is to ensure the sales channels of biodiesel and establish a mechanism associated with refined oil sales enterprises; The fourth is to guide consumers to use biodiesel and raise green awareness through publicity. "

　　Ji Xing made three suggestions.

　　The first is to establish a national waste collection mechanism. "At present, there are 100 pilot cities for kitchen waste in China, and 86 of them have actually passed the acceptance. At present, there are 230 prefecture-level cities left in China ‘ Blank ’ We must take the time to collect kitchen waste. " Ji Xing suggested that the scope of recycling should also be expanded, from the current restaurants, hotels and other places to schools, families and residential areas. He believes that if all areas and oil sources are covered, the total amount of recycled kitchen waste oil in China is expected to reach 10 million tons/year.

　　The second is to strengthen the promotion of application scenarios. Ji Xing suggested that the high-quality development of Yangtze River shipping can be combined with the application of marine biodiesel to reduce the cost of transformation and realize energy saving and carbon reduction. In addition, it can also strengthen the application of biodiesel in trucks and vehicles in high altitude areas.

　　The third is to expand the scope of consumption as soon as possible. In addition to the three pilot enterprises, more oil companies can participate and open up the demand space for biodiesel.

　　Source: China Chemical News.

CCTV News:On January 11, 2021, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian held a regular press conference.

Phoenix TV reporter: We are concerned that U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo said that the restrictions on exchanges between the United States and Taiwan will be lifted. An official of Biden’s transition team also said that once Biden takes office, he will continue to support the peaceful settlement of cross-strait issues in a way that conforms to the wishes and best interests of the people of Taiwan Province. What is China’s comment on this?

Zhao Lijian: China firmly opposes and strongly condemns the above actions of the US.

There is only one China in the world, Taiwan Province is an inalienable part of the territory of China, and the government of People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. This is a basic fact recognized by the international community and a basic norm of international relations.

The US government has made a serious commitment to China on the Taiwan Province issue. The Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and the United States published on December 16th, 1978 clearly pointed out that the United States recognizes the People’s Republic of China (PRC) government as the sole legal government of China, and within this scope, the American people will maintain cultural, commercial and other unofficial relations with the people of Taiwan Province. The United States should keep its word and not misinterpret or deviate from it under any pretext.

The so-called "Taiwan Relations Act" of the United States is a serious violation of the One-China principle and Three Joint Communiqués regulations, and China has resolutely opposed it from the beginning. On the Taiwan Province issue, the United States should abide by the one-China principle and the Three Joint Communiqués regulations, not the "Taiwan Relations Act" unilaterally enacted by the United States.

The people of China are determined to defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity. We will never allow anyone or any force to block the process of China’s reunification and use the Taiwan Province issue to interfere in China’s internal affairs. Any act that harms China’s core interests will be resolutely countered by China, and it is impossible to succeed.

The Taiwan Province issue has always been the most important and sensitive core issue in Sino-US relations. The one-China principle is the political basis of Sino-US relations and the prerequisite for the establishment and development of diplomatic relations between the two sides. We urge the US to abide by the one-China principle and Three Joint Communiqués regulations, and stop any words and deeds to enhance US-Taiwan relations and strengthen military ties with Taiwan. We advise people like Pompeo to recognize the historical trend, stop manipulating Taiwan-related issues, stop doing wrong, and don’t go further and further on the wrong and dangerous road, otherwise they will be severely punished by history.

Regarding the statement made by Biden’s transition team, we urge the US to abide by the one-China principle and Three Joint Communiqués regulations, stop any form of official exchanges between the US and Taiwan, stop military ties between the US and Taiwan, and handle Taiwan-related issues carefully and properly.