Green Practices, New Life in Construction绿色实践，建筑新生
Following our previous release of the 4th CNEUCN of its Scientific Committee (ScC) and Experts’ Advisory Board (EAB) plenary meeting, today we share a following detailed report of the works done and discussion topics.
继我们之前发布的第四届仲欧脱碳科技科学委员会（ScC）和专家咨询委员会（EAB）全体会议之后，今天我们分享以下详细的工作报告和讨论议题。
The third presentation was done by Dr. Han Shi, Founding Head of the ESG Centre at the HKU’s Institute for China Business. It focused on the pivotal role of engineering consulting firms in accelerating the sustainability transition within the construction sector.
Dr. Han first introduced the construction industry in a global context. According to the data from the IEA, it highlights the significant contribution of buildings to global energy consumption and emissions, showcasing the industry’s lagging progress toward net-zero targets. The discussion emphasized the critical challenges in China’s construction industry, which is characterized by high resource consumption and pollution, with carbon emissions from building operations and materials production dominating.
According to statistics from the 2022 China Urban and Rural Construction Carbon Emission Series Research Report, the construction industry accounts for 45.5% of the national total energy consumption and 50.9% of the national total carbon emissions. For example, compared to airports in Europe, Chinese airports are very advanced and high-tech, but their ESG rating are far lower than those in Europe.
To better facilitate the low-carbon transition of China’s construction industry, there is an urgent need for carbon management training in the field of engineering consulting. Therefore, Dr. Shi proposes a pathway to sustainable transformation by addressing the value chain, emphasizing the influence of investors and design institutions as key decision-makers.
A detailed and comprehensive training framework was also introduced, offering consulting firms tools for carbon management, strategic planning, and resilience-building. The module includes:
– Carbon neutrality strategic planning
– Carbon reduction project design and evaluation
– Scientific carbon targets and ESG implementation
– Product eco-design and carbon footprint analysis
– Climate adaptation and resilience strategies
Additionally, the along the meeting, it was discussed the strategic framework for low-carbon transition, emphasizing the mitigation of climate change through low-carbon transformations and enhancing resilience to the impacts of climate change. The overall message underscored the urgent need for systemic change, leveraging expertise and innovation to drive low-carbon transitions in construction.
During the discussion session, Professors Herzog and Mari added that there is currently a lack of understanding of how buildings interact with each other, which means a lack of a comprehensive building description. Additionally, it’s pivotal to use digital technology for building modeling which have already developed advance platform by CNEUCN’s partners Aden (Akila platform) and Siemens.
第三场演讲由施涵博士进行，他是香港大学中国商业研究所ESG中心的创始负责人。演讲聚焦于工程咨询公司在加速建筑行业可持续性转型中的关键作用。
施涵博士首先在全球背景下介绍了建筑行业。根据国际能源署的数据，它突出了建筑对全球能源消耗和排放的重大贡献，并展示了该行业在实现零碳目标方面的滞后进展。讨论强调了中国建筑行业的关键挑战，其特点是高资源消耗和污染、建筑运营和材料生产产生的碳排放占主导地位。
根据2022年中国城乡建筑碳排放系列研究报告的统计数据，建筑行业占全国总能耗的45.5%和全国总碳排放的50.9%。例如，与欧洲的机场相比，中国的机场非常先进和高科技，但它们的ESG评级远低于欧洲。
为了更好地促进中国建筑行业的低碳转型，迫切需要在工程咨询领域进行碳管理培训。因此，施涵博士提出了一条通过解决价值链问题来实现可持续转型的路径，强调了投资者和设计机构作为关键决策者的影响。
他还介绍了一个详细全面的培训框架，为咨询公司提供碳管理、战略规划和抗风险能力建设的工具。该框架包括：
– 碳中和战略规划
– 碳减排项目设计和评估
– 科学碳目标和ESG实施
– 产品生态设计和碳足迹分析
– 气候适应和抗风险策略
此外，在会议期间，他谈论了低碳转型的战略框架，强调通过低碳转型减轻气候变化的影响，并增强对气候变化影响的抗风险能力。整体信息强调了建筑行业迫切需要系统性变革，利用专业知识和创新来推动低碳转型。
在讨论环节，Herzog教授和Mari教授补充说，目前对建筑之间如何相互作用的理解不足，这意味着缺乏全面的建筑描述。此外，利用数字技术进行建筑建模至关重要，CNEUCN的合作伙伴Aden（Akila平台）和西门子已经开发了先进的平台。
Next, the members of the Scientific Committee shared about on-going activities and further opportunities and in both academic and industry fields, as well as their plans for the coming year.
Among the others, Gianluca Sampaolo, Macerata University China Centre, mentioned that a report related to blockchain technologies and a publication related to the development of regulation of AI which will be published soon.
Emily Luo, from Velux introduced a new project, called “Living Places” in Copenhagen, Denmark. She believes that the project might be also a suitable case to be introduced in in China.
接下来，科学委员会的成员分享了正在进行的活动以及在学术和行业领域的进一步机会，以及他们来年的计划。
其中，来自马切拉塔大学中国中心的Gianluca Sampaolo提到，一份关于区块链技术的相关报告和一份关于人工智能法规发展的出版物即将发表。
来自Velux的Emily介绍了一个名为“生活场所”的新项目，该项目位于丹麦哥本哈根。她认为该项目也最终可能引进中国。
Subsequently, Massimo Bagnasco shared Carbon Researcher Holdings’ (CRH) innovative Direct Air Capture (DAC)and Integrated Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Production (ICCHP) system technology.
The global market for Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies is projecting to exceed $1 trillion by 2050. CRH aims to lead this market with its innovative Integrated Carbon Capture and Hydrogen Production (ICCHP) system, combining DAC with water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This system is the world’s first technology to couple Direct Air Capture (DAC) with hydrogen electrolysis to synthesize green fuels. It stands out for its exceptional performance, with a CO2 capture efficiency of over 80%, a regeneration efficiency close to 100%, fully powered by green electricity without the need for thermal energy, and low energy consumption for CO2 capture (3-5 GJ/tonCO2). At an electricity cost of 0.4 yuan/kWh, the cost of carbon capture can be reduced to zero. The technology supports continuous operation for 7,000-8,000 hours annually, enabling the production of green methanol, a high-value fuel.
CRH’s development roadmap clearly outlines the action plan for the coming years. Conceptual design, laboratory testing, and pilot system development were already done. In 2025 CRH plans the construction of a 1,000-ton demonstration plant, followed by the launch of a 10,000-ton commercial system and commencement of large-scale operations in the years ahead, expanding to over 10 DAC facilities which generate revenues through diverse applications of green methanol within five year time.
CRH’s integrated DAC and hydrogen production method offers a revolutionary path to carbon neutrality, leveraging renewable energy and green fuel technologies to drive the global low-carbon transition. CNEUCN will assist CRH in its path and facilitate the cooperation with further like-minded industrial partners to open this new chapter of the green revolution, advancing the project on a large scale in more markets.
随后，Massimo Bagnasco分享了碳研究控股公司（CRH）的创新直接空气捕获（DAC）技术和集成碳捕获与氢生产（ICCHP）系统技术。
全球碳捕获、利用和储存（CCUS）技术市场预计到2050年将超过1万亿美元。CRH旨在通过其创新的集成碳捕获和氢生产（ICCHP）系统引领这一市场，将DAC与水电解结合起来生产绿色氢气和二氧化碳。这一系统是世界上首个将直接空气捕获（DAC）与氢气电解结合起来合成绿色燃料的技术。它以其卓越的性能脱颖而出，二氧化碳捕获效率超过80%，再生效率接近100%，完全由绿色电力驱动，无需热能，二氧化碳捕获的能耗低（3-5 GJ/吨二氧化碳）。在0.4元/千瓦时的电力成本下，碳捕获的成本可以降低到零。该技术支持每年7000-8000小时的连续运行，能够生产高价值燃料绿色甲醇。
CRH的发展路线图清晰地概述了未来几年的行动计划。概念设计、实验室测试和试点系统开发已经完成。2025年，CRH计划建设一个1000吨的示范工厂，随后推出一个10000吨的商业系统，并在未来几年开始大规模运营，扩展到超过10个DAC设施，通过绿色甲醇的多样化应用在五年内产生收入。
CRH集成的DAC和氢生产方法为碳中和提供了一条革命性的道路，利用可再生能源和绿色燃料技术推动全球低碳转型。CNEUCN将协助CRH在其道路上前进，并促进与更多志同道合的工业伙伴的合作，开启绿色革命的新篇章，在更多市场中大规模推进该项目。
Closing the meeting, Massimo Bagnasco, Secretary General of the Scientific Committee, expressed that, as 2025 is approaching, CNEUCN plans to organize more activities to strengthen collaboration and sharing among partners as well as the dissemination to all relevant stakeholders.
CNEUCN Scientific Committee and industry partners represent European and Chinese top expertise and most advanced technology of in decarbonization-related fields, which is a solid and valuable asset.
“We believe that by organizing diverse activities, we can better serve as a bridge between China and Europe, pave a stable path toward decarbonization, and promote an inclusive vision”.
Feel free to contact us to get information about how to join CNEUCN then jointly contribute to the decarbonization path as well as for any support you might need to overcame relevant challenges.
会议结束时，科学委员会秘书长Massimo Bagnasco表示，随着2025年的临近，CNEUCN计划组织更多活动，以加强合作伙伴之间的协作和共享，并向所有相关利益相关者传播信息。
CNEUCN科学委员会和行业合作伙伴代表了欧洲和中国在脱碳相关领域中最顶尖的专业知识和最先进的技术，这是一项坚实而宝贵的资产。
“我们相信，通过组织多样化的活动，我们可以更好地作为中国和欧洲之间的桥梁，为脱碳铺平稳定的道路，并促进包容性的愿景”。
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