Year-ender: China's sci-tech achievements in 2023 (3)

China's first offshore carbon storage project was put into operation on June 1, 2023, in the South China Sea.

With an annual capacity of 300,000 tons, the project is designed to store a total of more than 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is equivalent to planting nearly 14 million trees.

The operation of the project signifies China's achievement in acquiring a complete set of technologies and equipment for capturing, processing, injecting, storing and monitoring CO2 at sea.