Sparton Says: “Let the Green Games Begin!”
03 Février 2022 - 1:30PM
Sparton Resources Inc. (
TSXV:
SRI) ("
Sparton" or the
"
Company") is pleased to report that the Zhangbei
wind and solar renewable energy project will provide 100 percent of
the energy used during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games which
begin today. Zhangbei, a county in Hebei Province in north China,
is one of the four places where power stations were built to
convert wind, solar and other green energies into flexible direct
current.
An integral Part of the Zhangbei Project is an
8 Megawatt hour vanadium flow battery built by VRB
Energy Inc.’s predecessor company and commissioned with funds
provided by Sparton subsidiary, VanSpar Mining Inc. (Please see
Sparton News Release dated February 25, 2016, for background.)
Zhangbei became operational after three years of
construction. The project, the first of its kind, is one of
the largest renewable energy distribution projects in the world,
(Ref.
https://english.mee.gov.cn/News_service/media_news/202011/t20201120_808927.shtml).
It currently can generate 14 billion kWh of
electricity annually. This is all generated by clean sustainable
sources in Zhangbei and is being transmitted to all Olympic venues,
including those in the city of Beijing itself.
Zhangbei will meet all of the electricity needs
of the 26 Winter Olympics venues in Beijing and the co-host city of
Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province. The VRB Energy battery has been
successfully operational for over 5 years and is an important part
of the energy distribution system.
Green Commitment
Since Beijing won the bid five years ago to host
the Winter Games, the focus has been on eco-friendly solutions not
only for the planned 17 days of competitions but also to harness
the green drive for national development.
In recent years, reducing carbon dioxide
emissions has become an urgent requirement for all major sports
competitions. In the past, such events usually achieved carbon
neutrality through forestry management, energy conservation and
emission reduction. Beijing 2022 will do more.
Beijing 2022 is the first Winter Olympics to be
solely powered by green energy which will also be used to control
carbon emissions.
During a UN General Assembly debate on sports
for development and peace in December 2019, China reaffirmed the
promise that green energy will be used in all Olympic venues in
2022 to strive for carbon neutrality. Natural carbon dioxide
refrigerants, which have no impact on the environment, are being
used in the Beijing 2022 speed skating, figure skating and short
track venues, as well as the ice hockey venues.
This will be the first time the technology is
used in China and at the Olympic Games. It will lead to a reduction
in carbon dioxide emissions equal to the yearly footprint of almost
3,900 cars. A similar carbon reduction can only be achieved if more
than 1.2 million trees were planted.
Details of the green nature of Beijing 2022
Winter Games are provided in the following Links:
https://olympics.com/en/news/olympic-winter-games-firsts-new-and-noteworthy-features-of-beijing-2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/60067690
https://english.mee.gov.cn/News_service/media_news/202011/t20201120_808927.shtml
Discussion
“Sparton and its management are delighted to
have been involved indirectly in providing a base for providing
energy used in the first ‘Green Olympics'”, stated Lee Barker,
Sparton CEO. “Our foresight in August of 2016 (when Beijing was
awarded the 2022 Winter Games) to contract and finance the
commissioning of the Zhangbei battery was a milestone for the
Company and its supporters.”
Sparton’s Interest in VRB Energy:
Sparton’s 89.8% owned subsidiary, VanSpar Mining
Inc., registered in the British Virgin Islands, owns 9.8% of VRB
Energy which is registered in the Cayman Islands, which in turn
owns 100% of VRB Energy Systems, registered in China and is the
vanadium flow battery manufacturer. Full information regarding the
history of the VRB Energy investment interest held by Sparton is in
its various news releases and available at www.sedar.com, in its
corporate filings.
For more information contact:A. Lee Barker, M.A
Sc., P. Eng.,President and CEOTel./Fax: 647-344-7734 or Mobile:
416-716-5762Email: info@spartonres.ca Website:www.spartonres.ca
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