Ministry of science and technology: clean energy and hydrogen energy technologies will be deployed i

2021-07-29 10:56

On July 27, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference to provide strong scientific and technological support for building a well-off society in an all-round way.

Xu Luo, director of the strategic planning department of the Ministry of science and technology, pointed out that after years of efforts, the overall level of basic research in China has been greatly improved and major achievements have been emerging. In key technical fields such as electronic information, advanced manufacturing, new materials, new energy, modern agriculture and life health, that is, major fields related to people's livelihood, a number of basic scientific problems restricting industrial development have been solved, providing strong scientific support for national development and security.

Chen Jiachang, director of the High Tech Department of the Ministry of science and technology, pointed out that science and technology are around us. Looking forward to the future, high and new technologies will bring more convenience to people. For example, future clean energy technologies and hydrogen energy technologies are some technologies that the Ministry of science and technology may layout for the future.

Reporter: just now, Minister Wang mentioned the input and output of basic research. Building an innovative country and a modern economic system is the due meaning of building a well-off society in an all-round way. As we all know, basic research determines the connotation and aftereffect of national innovation. What is the current level of basic research in China? What are the next considerations and deployment for strengthening basic research? thank you.

Xu Luo, director of the strategic planning department of the Ministry of science and technology: Thank you for your question. Indeed, basic research is the source of the whole scientific system and the general organ of all technical problems, which has been highly recognized by the whole society. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to basic research and issued several opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening basic scientific research and a series of supporting policies in 2018. In recent years, the state has increased investment in basic research. As minister Zhigang mentioned just now, the proportion of basic research in the R & D investment of the whole society has exceeded 6% in 2019. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the state has strengthened the top-level design and task system deployment of basic research, facing the world's scientific and technological frontier and national strategic needs, closely focusing on the urgent needs of industrial development, people's livelihood improvement and national security. After years of efforts, China's overall level of basic research has been greatly improved, and its international influence has also been greatly improved. In the following aspects:

First, it presents a good trend in discipline development. China has become the second largest contributor to high-quality scientific and technological papers in the world. In 12 disciplines such as material science, chemistry, engineering technology, mathematics and physics, our high-level academic papers have been cited in the top two in the world.

Second, the talent team is growing. In 2019, the full-time equivalent of basic researchers in China reached 392000 person years, and the number of "highly cited scientists in the world" continued to grow, ranking second in the world for two consecutive years. We also see more and more that Chinese scientists have won various important international scientific and technological awards, such as the "Cleveland Award" and "pontikov Award", and have made a series of important achievements in important research fields such as quantum communication and physics.

Third, important progress has been made in the construction of scientific research bases and condition platforms in China. We have continuously promoted the construction of more than 500 state key laboratories, arranged 13 national applied mathematics research centers, optimized and adjusted to form 20 national scientific data centers, 31 national biological germplasm and experimental material resource banks and 98 national field scientific observation and research stations. These scientific research basic conditions and infrastructure construction, It has laid a good foundation for our national scientific research. We also see that some large scientific devices such as magnetic confinement fusion and spallation neutron source have been put into use.

Fourth, major achievements continue to emerge. It has made a number of original achievements with international influence in frontier fields such as quantum information, nanoscience, catalysis and stem cell synthetic biology. In key technology fields such as electronic information, advanced manufacturing, new materials, new energy, modern agriculture and life and health, that is, major fields related to people's livelihood, we have solved a number of basic scientific problems restricting industrial development and provided strong scientific support for national development and security.

Facing the future, China has entered a new stage of development. Strengthening basic research is an inevitable requirement for realizing high-level scientific and technological self-reliance. Next, we will continue to strengthen basic research in accordance with the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council. First, we should face the forefront of world science and technology and strive to climb the peak of science. As a big country, China should make greater contributions to scientific development and the progress of human civilization. On the other hand, we should strengthen demand traction and application drive, pay attention to refining and solving scientific problems in production practice, guide more scientists to carry out goal oriented application-oriented basic research, and solve the key core technical problems encountered in economic and social development from the source and bottom. At the government level, we will improve the layout, deepen reform, strengthen preferential support for basic disciplines such as mathematics, physics and chemistry, promote the development of emerging and interdisciplinary disciplines, and support weak and unpopular disciplines. Improve the evaluation and management methods in line with the characteristics of basic research, create a scientific research environment for dedicated research, and encourage scientific researchers to sit on the "cold bench" and bravely break into the "no man's land" of innovation. thank you.

Reporter: when it comes to science and technology, everyone will think of sophisticated technologies such as satellite launch and artificial intelligence. It feels far from people's life. What role has high and new technology played in supporting high-quality development and improving people's lives? thank you.

Chen Jiachang, director of the High Tech Department of the Ministry of science and technology: Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to say this. In fact, science and technology is around us. It is definitely not something in the ivory tower. People's life is inseparable from science and technology. For example, OK, now everyone is traveling in a green and efficient way. We are afraid of road congestion for a short distance. Ride a shared bike. Once the app is swept, we will immediately know where and how many vehicles are nearby. When parking, there is an area that can be locked here, but not in other places, which not only facilitates the people, but also standardizes the parking order. Behind this is the convenience brought by the support of high and new technologies such as communication and navigation.

For another example, there are more and more electric vehicles now. A few years ago, we also thought of the problem of "mileage anxiety". The average car needs to be charged for about 100 kilometers. The charging time is very long. Now the mileage can reach 300-500 kilometers or even higher. Behind this is also the support of science and technology. Our battery technology has made remarkable progress. With the increase of mileage, the safety has not been reduced and is still improving. Over the past five years, the specific energy of batteries has increased by 20% and the cost has decreased by 20%.

Taking high-speed rail has become the normal travel. It takes more than four hours from Beijing to Shanghai. It takes a lot of efforts from a large number of scientific and technological personnel to "make it happen in the morning and return it in the evening". The head shape of high-speed rail is calculated through aerodynamics. In terms of overcoming the key technologies of high-speed rail, there are large military regiments such as CRRC, Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleges and universities. Behind them, there are high-power traction systems, which are using technology to support the convenience of our people.

In addition, in our lives, such as mobile payment and face recognition, people encounter these things every day. Behind this, big data, artificial intelligence and communication technology are playing a role, providing convenience for us. Online shopping is very convenient now. What you lack when you get home from work is delivered quickly through online shopping, which includes a lot of technology.

Besides, scientific and technological development. For example, our data, algorithms and computing power are supporting our daily life. China's computing power is developing rapidly. We all know the weather forecast. We can see whether it will rain in the morning, or the day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. It is now accurate to hours, and the regional range can be accurate to kilometers. Behind this, we support our people's daily life through some technologies such as data, algorithms and artificial intelligence.

Take these simple examples to illustrate that technology is around us. Every progress in science and technology embodies the long-term struggle of scientific researchers. Not only in these five years, but even some technologies, such as high-speed rail, need to accumulate for several five years to become a business card of China. Looking forward to the future, our high and new technologies will bring more convenience to people, such as automatic driving technology, such as future clean energy technology and hydrogen energy technology, which are some technologies that the Ministry of science and technology may layout for the future. Thank you. That's all I can say.

The article is taken from the international energy information network.

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