Submission By The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Australian Chinese Engineers Association Projects & Collaboration Opportunities in Sustainability & Infrastructure Study Tour - China 28 May to 9 June 12
ACEA The Australian Chinese Engineers Association (ACEA) is a professional body of Australian Engineers, promoting technological and cultural exchanges between China and Australia in the fields of engineering and technology. Founded in 1995, the ACEA is a not-for-profit non-political organisation and our members are Australian-Chinese professionals from various companies and institutions. Odyssey Travel Our partner, Odyssey Travel, is a not for profit organisation specializing in educational and special interest travel. Operating since 1983, the organization is made up of member universities throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Odyssey Travel is a division of the Australian & New Zealand College for Seniors Limited. Odyssey Travel is a full member of TAANZ and a fully accredited IATA Travel Agent. Australian Chinese Engineers Association Projects & Collaboration Opportunities in Sustainability & Infrastructure Study Tour - China As part of our 2012 program, the ACEA is organising a study tour focusing on China s engineering projects and technologies in reducing carbon-dioxide emissions, renewable energy and econological rehabilitation particularly in restoration of mining sites. The program has been tailored for Australian investors, engineers, technologists, manufacturers, scientists and policy makers who have interest or have developed expertise in sustainable development to see first-hand, the latest Chinese progress in pursuing sustainable living and building eco-efficient and sustainable infrastructure and to find the opportunities in building up future cooperations with the Chinese partners in minimising or mitigating climate change. We wish our program may help to promote and facilitate technological exchanges in the field for Australian technology, science, engineering and business elites. Since signing and agreeing to ratify the Kyoto protocol since 1998, China has made great efforts in reducing green house gas emissions by implementing green technologies. However, as a large emitter and a growing economy, the country still faces many challenges in climate change mitigation. According to newly released China s 12 th five-year plan, China is to further step-up the pace by improving its energy efficiency, reforming energy system and significantly enhancing the development of renewable energy systems such as wind and solar energy. Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 2
In the next 25 years under China s new policies the wind and solar photovoltaic capacity will be close to the rest of the world s combined current capacity. According to the white paper titled China s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change, released by China s State Council on November 22, by 2015 the country aims to reduce its CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 17 percent and energy consumption per unit of GDP by 16 percent compared to the levels in 2010. This has been regarded as the world s most ambitious plan to develop clean and renewable energy. Citing from an announcement from the National Energy Administration, the government has set a target for installed solar power generating capacity to reach 15 gig watts (GW) by 2015 and wind power capacity to hit 100 GW. These ambitions have been tested by the fact that China has accomplished its energy conservation goals listed in the earlier 11 th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010): the aggregate energy consumption per unit of GDP dropped 19.1 percent from that of 2005, which is equivalent to a reduction of 1.46 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions. The encouraging development has offered and will continuously offer many opportunities for Australian technology, engineering, manufacturing businesses, investors, analysts and policy makers and consulting engineers to be involved and learn from their success and lessons. Image: Wind turbines in Inner Mongolia. Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 3
Australian Chinese Engineers Association Projects and Collaboration Opportunities in Sustainability and Infrastructure Draft Study Tour - China 澳华工程师协会 - 中国可持续发展及基础设施工程及合作机会考察团 - 拟定件 DAY DATE AM PM EVENING HOTEL 1. Mon 28 May 2. Tue 29 May Sydney - Shanghai Depart Sydney 12:00 Urban Planing Exhibition Centre/ 上海城市计划中心 Shanghai Museum / 上海博物馆 Yu Garden / 豫园, Old Town / 城隍庙 3. Wed 30 May Structure Engineering Pearl Tower / 东方明珠塔 4. Thu 31 May Flight to Beijing / 飞北京 5. Fri 01 Jun 6. Sat 02 Jun Speed Rail to Tianjing Eco City / 乘动车往天津生态城 Mentaogou Eco House/ 门头沟生态房 Seminar / 讲座 : Elevated Bus Project/ 立体快巴, Eco House / 生态房, Speed Rail to Tianjing Eco City / 乘动车往天津生态城 Forbidden City / 故宫 Arrival in Shanghai Maglev / 磁悬浮火车 The Bund / 外滩 MOU 签署合作备忘录, Cocktail Party / 酒会 Peking Duck Dinner/ 北京烤鸭晚宴 7. Sun 03 Jun Great Wall / 长城 Summer Palace / 颐和园 Gongfu Show/ 中国功夫表演 8. Mon 04 Jun TangShan / 唐山 / CSR Corp Ltd / 北车, Chinese Maglev Experimental Train 中国磁悬浮试验线 9. Tue 05 Jun Zhong Guan Cun / 中关村 10. Wed 06 Jun 11. Thu 07 Jun 12. Fri 08 Jun Flight to Ordos, Inner Mongolia / 飞鄂尔多斯 Industrial equipment manufacturing base / 装备制造基地 Car manufacturing city/ 康巴什新区 Fly to Shanghai via Beijing / 飞北京转上海 13. Sat 09 Jun Arrive Sydney 10:00AM MCC Capital Engineering & Research Group / 中冶京城工程技术集团 & Innovations - Vertical Propellor Wind Farm Birds Nest & Water Cube/ 鸟巢, 水立方 Presentation / 讲座介绍 Genghis Khan Mausoleum/ 成吉思汗陵墓 ; Grasslands Resort/ 享受大草原风光 Shanghai Sydney 上海 - 悉尼 Welcome Dinner / 欢迎晚宴 Shanghai Yu Yuan Renaissance Hotel 5 * (or similar) Beichen Intercontinental Hotel 5* (or similar) Crowne Plaza 5* (or similar) Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 4
Program Highlights Include A visit to Eco House in Mentougou, designed with the air flow theory to help maintain a comfortable and constant temperature indoor, regardless of the harsh outdoor temperature. The opportunity to ride German designed Shanghai Maglev as well as the Chinese Maglev experimental train in Tangshan. Lectures by the inventor on the new Elevated Bus prototype. Learn about innovations in clean energy with a visit to vertical propeller wind farms. Visit to China CSR Corporation. Visit to Tianjin Eco City to learn about China's development in the area of renewable energy and econological rehabilitation particularly in restoration of mining sites. A lecture by Associate Professor Ning Liu MBA, President & CEO, Senior Engineer, Sino- Finland Technology, Beijing. A talk by the Engineers of the Birds Nest Stadium. Learn about Chinese manufacturing with visits to an industrial equipment manufacturing base, a car manufacturing city, a wool manufacturer and coal mines. A visit to the Genghis Khan Mausoleum and a Grasslands Resort Excursions to explore such icons as the Great Wall, the Birds Nest and Water Cube, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace and the Shanghai Museum. Inclusions Return economy flights with China Eastern from Sydney to Beijing via Shanghai. Return economy flights from Beijing to Ordos, Inner. Departure taxes and fuel surcharges. Return airport transfers. China visa processing fee. 11 nights in 4 and 5 star hotels in share twin rooms. Comprehensive travel insurance. Buffet breakfast daily and all meals as listed in the itinerary. A modern, air-conditioned coach. All sightseeing and associated entry fees as per the detailed itinerary. Local superior English-speaking guides for local visits and excursions. Drivers and guides tips. Australian-based tour leader for the duration of the program. Exclusions Beverages and meals other than those stated in the itinerary. Personal expenses such as laundry, minibar, telephone etc. Prices From $5,250 per person twin share Costing based on a maximum of 30 people travelling. Price and Itinerary subjects to changes and final amount will be announced after confirmation of Itinerary. For additional information please contact: Phoebe Alexander, Program Manager Asia, Odyssey Travel web www.odysseytravel.com.au email p.alexander@odysseytravel.com.au mobile 0412 444 161 Dr Jonathan Xie, MIE Australia CPEng email jonathan.xie@live.com.au mobile 0434 281 562 Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 5
Prof Zhang, Wenbo ( 文波 ) Science & Technology Commission of Mentougou, Beijing Director Eco-Humanity Alliance Honorary President We will visit Prof Zhang s eco house in Mentougou. The home uses air flow theory and affordable building material to maintain a comfortable and constant temperature indoor, regardless of the outdoor temperature. Top left: Professor Zhang, Wenbo. Top centre: The Eco Housing Project in Mentougou that can maintain a constant indoor temperatures of 20c without using heating elements. Topright: Frozen fish in the outdoor ponds when temperatures were recorded at -4c. Below: The interior of the eco house. Associate Professor Ning Liu MBA ( 刘宁总经理 ) President & CEO, Senior Engineer, Sino-Finland Technology, Beijing Associate Professor Ning Liu will present on the following topics: The current status of low carbon economic practices in China. International business development and how to conduct business in China. How to effectively locate business partners in China. Improve business communications, brand management and risk management in China. How to successfully build relationships with the Chinese government departments. Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 6
Top left: The Elevated High-Speed Bus (BUT) is being developed in China. Right: The highest building in China, growing at rate of every 7 days per floor. By 2012 it will reach 400 metres. Bottom left: Maglev Train (proto type), Tangshan developed by Chinese engineers. Bottom: Beijing s Birds Nest Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 7
Top: Chinese train manufacturer, CSR Corp Ltd, in Qing Dao has announced the latest High Speed Train project that achieved a test speed of 500 kilometres per hour. Second Row & Bottom Right: Vertical Propellor Wind Farms have been tested and are to be installed in wind farms in China. Bottom left: The two-gigawatt solar field in Ordos, Inner Mongolia being built by US solar panel maker, First Solar, is expected to be the world largest solar-energy plant. Submission by The Australian Chinese Engineers Association & Odyssey Travel Page 8