Natural gas in China: Development trend and strategic forecast

Development of Markov Chain Grey Regression Model to Forecast the Annual Natural Gas Consumption

Accurate forecasting of annual gas consumption of the country plays an important role in energy supply strategies and policy making in this area.  Markov chain grey regression model is considered to be a superior model for analyzing and forecasting annual gas consumption.  This model Markov is a combination of the Markov chain and grey regression models. According to this model, the residual er...

An investigation Into Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospitals in China: Development Trend and Medical Service Innovation

Background This paper aims to investigate the development trend of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals in China and explore their medical service innovations, with special reference to the changing co-existence with western medicine (WM) at TCM hospitals.   Methods Quantitative data at macro level was collected from official databases of China Health Statistical Yearbook and Extracts o...

Focus on the Development of Natural Gas Hydrate in China

Natural gas hydrate, also known as combustible ice, and mainly composed of methane, is identified as a potential clean energy for the 21st century. Due to its large reserves, gas hydrate can ease problems caused by energy resource shortage and has gained attention around the world. In this paper, we focus on the exploration and development of gas hydrate as well as discussing its status and fut...

The Domestic Natural Gas Shortage in China

Prospect of Natural Gas Utilization in China

This paper introduces the source and utility circumstance of natural gas in China. The utility circumstance of natural gas is discussed in detail, such as, natural gas as feedstock is produced to acetylene; natural gas is used to cut metal; natural gas is applied to generate ethylene; natural gas instead of heavy oil is fired to produce chromium trioxide. In so doing, the energy demand of China...