Dongtan: The world’s first large-scale eco-city?

Maria Nørlyng Leal — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:25 +0000

In 2005, the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC) hired the consultancy Arup to design a city which would exclusively use sustainable energy, be self-sufficient and reduce energy consumption by 66% in relation to its neighbour Shanghai. The plan is for Dongtan to house 500,000 people from rural areas.

Rizhao: Mainstreaming solar energy on city level

June-Catherina Starling — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:17:37 +0000

The city of Rizhao combines incentives and legislative tools to encourage the large-scale, efficient use of renewable energy, especially solar energy. 99% of Rizhao’s households use solar water heaters. In the suburbs and villages, more than 30 percent of households use solar water heaters, and over 6,000 households have solar cooking facilities. Almost all traffic lights, street lights and park illuminations are powered by photovoltaic solar cells.

solar heating systems

Dongtan: The world’s first large-scale eco-city?

Rizhao: Mainstreaming solar energy on city level