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3.7 Technopolis Shall Encourage Internal Enterprises
to Strengthen International Exchanges
With advantageous resources, it's relatively easy and convenient for the Tech-
nopolis to communicate with overseas industrial fields related to green growth.
The Technopolis shall make full use of the advantage to seek cooperation and
exchanges with enterprises related to green growth in foreign countries
3.7.1 Case: Nanjing University: Drum Tower State University
Technopolis
In May, 2009, the first enterprise-based international technology transfer center,
i.e., China (Nanjing)—Finland Energy-saving and Emission Reduction Technol-
ogy Transfer Center was established in Nanjing Shengnuo Heat Pipe Co., Ltd.
The center was co-founded by Finland-China Cooperation Center and Nanjing
Shengnuo Heat Pipe Co. Ltd, aiming to promote science and technology
exchanges and cooperation between Chinese (Nanjing) and Finnish enterprises and
institutions. The emphasis will be placed on new environment protection fields that
can facilitate green growth, where the two parties will conduct staff exchange,
technical discussion, collaborative research, etc. This will be a platform to orga-
nize international cooperation between academy, industry and research institu-
tions, promote transfer of new technology, commercialization of research findings
and industrialization of high technologies.
Over the past 6 months since the center was set up, there have been continual
communications between the two parties, while a workshop has been organized to
discuss the feasibility of applying the Finnish technology of geothermal energy
and energy-saving technology in civil architecture to the heat pipe on Nanjing's
part. For the next step, the two parties will expand their cooperation field, elevate
cooperation level and seek realistic action. Nanjing Shennuo Heat Pipe Co., Ltd is
planning to cooperate with related Finnish universities or institutions and set up in
Finland an oversea R&D institution, which will help promote utilization of the
heat pipe technology for civil needs in Finland according the local cultural envi-
ronment and realistic needs. Through this platform, the mature technology and
equipment of Nanjing can also be exported, promoting technology transfer and
commercialization of research findings between the two countries.
Achievements Scored in China by Supporting Green Growth
Remarkable progresses have been made in energy saving and emission reduction.
Energy consumption per GDP unit has been decreasing by season (year):
decreased by 1.79 % in 2006, 4.04 % in 2007, 4.59 % in 2008, adding to an
aggregate lowering of 10.1 % over 3 years; the energy amount saved is about 270
million t coal equivalent. Nationally, discharge of sulfur dioxide and COD have