FUZHOU,March28(Xinhua)--Solar-poweredtilesglowingwithprismaticlightsintheeveningontheoffshoreislandofMeizhouarenowamust-seeattractionatthisholidayresortneartheeasternChinesecityofPutian.The75floortilesarepoweredbyanintelligentsolarsystemequippedwithweathersensorsandsmartcontrollersthatcanautomaticallyadjusttheirpower-generationmode--toensurethattheycanworkinanyweatherconditions.ThephotogenicpavementislocatedonanelongatedislandknownforitscharmingcoastalsceneryandwhichisbelievedtobethebirthplaceoftheChinesegoddessMazu.Thispavementwasbuiltnotonlytoprovidesightseeingfun,butalsotoserveasalandmarkremindingvisitorsthattheislandisstrivingtobeacarbon-freetouristdestination.MeizhouIslandisrichinrenewableresources.Itishometo23solarpowerprojectsthatgeneratearound1.69millionkWhofpowerannually.In2023,supplementedwithwindpowergeneratedbyacoastaltown,50percentofthepowersupplyontheislandcamefromcleanenergy.Meizhouisprojectedtobecomeazero-carbonislandin2025,formingpartofChina'snationalendeavortorealizeitsduelcarbongoalsofpeakingcarbonemissionsby2030andreachingcarbonneutralityby2060.Ontheisland,whichispronetoseasonaldrought,renewableenergyisstoredatapowerstoragestationandusedforsewagedisposalduringthedryseason.Lastyear,atotalof60,000KWhofsolarandwindpowerelectricitywasusedtotreatsanitarysewageontheisland,whiletheislandalsousesreclaimedwaterforagriculturalirrigationandgardeningpurposes.Expenditureforwastewatertreatmentontheislandhasbeenreducedbymorethan30percentthankstorenewableenergysources,saidDuYong,awaterpurificationmanageronMeizhou.Meanwhile,buildingsatMazuForumPlazaareequippedwithmotorizedsunshadescapableofadaptingtothedirectionofthesun'srays,therebygeneratingcleanpowerwhilealsoadjustingtheirflipanglestoprovideimprovedshading.Theisland'spromotionalvideoisloop-playedona12-square-metertransparentscreen.Thiswaterproofphotoelectrictransparentscreen,consistingoftranslucentCdTepower-generatingglass,candrawpowerfromthesunandserveasanenergysource.Hostelsandrestaurantsontheislandpreviouslyuseddieselandcoalgasforcooking,butallofthemnowrelyonelectricstoves.Inaddition,all376busesontheislandarefullyelectrified."Thesepureelectricbusesareenergy-savingandeco-friendly.Withthehelpofgovernmentsubsidies,theycanreduceoperatingcostsby60percentincomparisonwithfuelvehicles,"saidYuJianshan,managerofalocalbuscompany.Inthefuture,MeizhouIslandisplanningtobuilda"digitaltwin"platformtosimulatetheisland'sexternalenvironmentsuchasweather,peopleflowandbusinessdensity,thusofferingadigitalsolutionforrenewableenergydistributioninthephysicalworldbasedonrelevantdata."Strivingtocreatea'zero-carbonisland'supportedbyarenewablepowersystem,theislandisalreadyonitsway,"saidCaiZhe,amanageratStateGridMeizhouIslandPowerSupply.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.