In order to better serve the national carbon peak and carbon neutrality strategy, seize the new opportunities of energy reform and the window period for the development of green and low-carbon industries, accelerate the construction of green and low-carbon industry innovation clusters, promote the green and low-carbon transformation of industries in a coordinated manner, and cultivate new momentum and new advantages for high-quality development, Kunshan City has issued a draft of several policies and measures (for trial implementation) on promoting the high-quality development of green and low-carbon industries.
OneFocus on the direction of support
This policy and measure focuses on supporting new energy fields such as photovoltaic, wind power, hydrogen energy, energy storage, smart grid, and smart energy, energy conservation and environmental protection fields such as high-efficiency and energy-saving equipment manufacturing, advanced environmental protection equipment manufacturing, energy-saving and carbon-reduction transformation, greenhouse gas control, and pollution control, resource recycling equipment manufacturing, comprehensive utilization of waste resources, and park recycling transformation, as well as green infrastructure upgrading fields such as building energy conservation, green buildings, green transportation, and green data centers, and low-carbon project consulting, operation and management, monitoring and testing, evaluation and verification, product certification and promotion, environmental rights and interests trading and other green service fields.
2. Strengthen investment in low-carbon industries
1) Support the attraction of high-end manufacturing projects. Support the introduction of high-end manufacturing projects in the fields of new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, resource recycling, etc., and give no more than 30% of the project investment and up to 100 million yuan of support in accordance with the regulations for undertaking major national strategic tasks, taking the lead in breaking foreign monopolies, and demonstrating applications for the first time in China; For other advanced manufacturing projects, no more than 10% of the project investment and a maximum of 10 million yuan will be supported in accordance with the regulations. For the world's top 500 enterprises, the top 500 Chinese enterprises, the top 500 Chinese private enterprises and major foreign-funded industrial projects, a one-time financial support of up to 1.5 million yuan will be given to a single project according to the registered capital and actual receipt. The support policies for special major projects shall be handled in accordance with the principle of "one matter, one discussion". (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Bureau of Commerce, all districts and towns).
2) Support the settlement of emerging service projects. Accelerate the attraction and gathering of a number of leading and high-growth enterprises in the field of green and low-carbon, and support the establishment of headquarters or functional headquarters such as sales centers, settlement centers, R&D centers, and human resources centers in Kunming. Enterprises in the low-carbon field that meet the basic conditions for the support of headquarters enterprises and functional institutions will be given settlement incentives and business contribution rewards, with an annual reward of up to 60 million yuan. Priority will be given to the inclusion of headquarters enterprises and functional institutions in the low-carbon field that have settled in the low-carbon field and have a major industrial support role. Strengthen the attraction of productive service projects in the green and low-carbon field, and give 100% of the local economic contribution for two consecutive years for those with an annual operating income of more than 300 million yuan, and the annual reward shall not exceed 20 million yuan. (Responsible unit: all districts and towns of the city).
3) Strengthen the guarantee of project resource elements. For major industrial projects at or above the municipal level that meet the key support directions, the city's overall adjustment of pollutant total indicators and environmental impact assessment pre-review mechanisms shall be implemented. Increase the protection of project land elements, under the premise of conforming to the plan, encourage enterprises to use their own stock of land to implement business adjustment, and if it is really necessary to involve new land, in accordance with the principle of "elements follow the project", the new construction land index will be guaranteed by the district and town where the project is located, and the insufficient part will be coordinated at the municipal level. For new construction, reconstruction and expansion projects with an annual comprehensive energy consumption of more than 10,000 tons of standard coal (equivalent), and the energy consumption per unit product reaches the advanced level of the international or domestic industry, the energy consumption index of the project shall be coordinated by the whole city, and the corresponding districts and towns will be given appropriate inclined support in the "dual control" assessment of energy consumption after the project is put into operation. Encourage innovation parks to explore the comprehensive development and utilization of mixed land for secondary and tertiary industries in low-carbon parks, and increase the upper limit of the proportion of above-ground buildings in administrative office, life services, and production service facilities for the identified "industrial upstairs" characteristic projects from 15% to 30%, and relatively independent partitions, and increase part of the production service facilities such as R&D, creativity, design, testing, and pilot facilities, and encourage the centralized setting, sharing and sharing of supporting facilities. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Resource Planning Bureau, Kunshan Ecological Environment Bureau, all districts and towns).
4) Expand the channels for attracting investment for the project. Enterprises that support building operators to attract key support directions will be rewarded with a maximum of 1 million yuan for a single project in accordance with the Kunshan building investment policy. Give full play to the leading role of the city's key industrial chains in the low-carbon field, support the "chain master" enterprises to attract high-quality upstream and downstream projects in the low-carbon field through entrusted outsourcing, market procurement, investment cooperation, etc., and encourage industrial chain supporting enterprises to actively assist in the introduction of "chain master" enterprises in key support directions. Support the successful landing and collaborative investment of "chain master" enterprises and upstream and downstream related supporting enterprises. Encourage all districts and towns to cooperate with investment promotion agencies, and give support to investment promotion cooperation institutions according to conditions. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Commerce, all districts and towns).
3. Promote the cultivation of low-carbon industries
5) Support existing enterprises to increase capital and expand production. For the stock enterprises in the key support direction, we are encouraged to increase investment in technological transformation and equipment by increasing production capacity, expanding plants, and updating equipment. Enterprises with an annual investment of more than 5 million yuan in technological transformation will be given a maximum of 10 million yuan in rewards and subsidies. For a single project with an annual equipment investment of more than 20 million yuan, a reward of 6% and 15% will be given according to the project equipment investment, with a maximum reward of 10 million yuan. For foreign-invested enterprises that have settled down, if the registered foreign investment is increased by more than 20 million US dollars and used to expand production capacity, increase R&D investment or technological transformation, a maximum reward of 8 million yuan will be given to a single enterprise according to regulations. Support eligible enterprises to apply for special funds for provincial transformation and upgrading, and special funds for strategic emerging industries. Eligible enterprises are encouraged to apply for special funds in the budget in the fields of industrial chain safety, pollution prevention and control, energy conservation and carbon reduction, ecological environmental protection and restoration, as well as relevant policy-based development financial instruments. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Bureau of Commerce, all districts and towns).
6) Support enterprises to upgrade their industrial level. Low-carbon enterprises that are selected for the first time in the titles of the world's top 500, China's top 500, and China's top 500 service enterprises will be rewarded with no more than 30 million yuan. A subsidy of up to 10 million yuan will be given to enterprises in the low-carbon field for the implementation of mergers and acquisitions projects that strengthen the chain and supplement the chain. Encourage enterprises to strengthen the construction of quality brands, and give a one-time reward of 3 million yuan and 1 million yuan respectively to low-carbon enterprises that have newly won the China Quality Award and the Jiangsu Provincial Governor's Quality Award. Support enterprises in the field of low-carbon industries to apply for national high-tech enterprises, gazelle enterprises, specialized and special new enterprises, and unicorn cultivation enterprises, and reward them in accordance with regulations. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Science and Technology Bureau, Market Supervision Bureau, all districts and towns).
Fourth, strengthen the support for low-carbon scientific and technological innovation
7) Accelerate the construction of innovative service platforms. For the newly built provincial key laboratories in the field of low-carbon and provincial engineering technology joint laboratories, linkage support of up to 20 million yuan will be given. For the newly built national technology innovation center and provincial technology innovation center, linkage support of up to 50 million yuan and 10 million yuan will be given. Linkage support will be given to some of the investment in scientific research facilities and part of the operating funds of major scientific and technological innovation carrier platforms. A reward of 500,000 yuan will be given to the recognized Suzhou Key Laboratory, and a maximum of 1 million yuan will be given linkage support according to the operation performance evaluation after the expiration of the construction period. Support the professional operation and management team to build and operate a professional and branded low-carbon technology entrepreneurship incubation carrier in Kunshan, and give a reward of up to 1 million yuan to those who have been filed or recognized for the first time by science and technology innovation carriers such as science and technology business incubators and maker spaces at or above the municipal level in Suzhou; Carry out the performance evaluation of science and technology incubators, maker spaces and other scientific and technological innovation carriers every year, and give a reward of up to 1 million yuan according to the evaluation results. (Responsible unit: Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, all districts and towns).
8) Strengthen research on low-carbon core technologies. Fully implement the key R&D plan of Kunshan City, focus on promoting innovative entities in the field of green and low-carbon key core technologies to carry out R&D projects, and give up to 3 million yuan of pre-project funding in accordance with the principle of competition and merit. If enterprises are supported to continue to innovate and tackle key problems in key areas of bottlenecks in engineering stages such as technology maturation, pilot test verification, and mass production, a subsidy of up to 5 million yuan will be given to a single project according to 50% of the investment in tackling key problems. Units that undertake or participate in major national science and technology projects and national key R&D projects (topics) will be given a subsidy of up to 3 million yuan. For the completion of the national and provincial science and technology awards, according to the national and provincial award funds will be given a maximum of 1 million yuan. Encourage all kinds of innovative entities in the city's low-carbon field to accelerate the transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and select breakthrough, original and leading research achievements every year to give a reward of up to 1 million yuan. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Science and Technology Bureau, all districts and towns).
9) Strengthen the collaborative innovation of production, education and research. Accelerate the construction of an innovation consortium led by low-carbon leading enterprises, supported by universities and institutes, and coordinated by various innovation subjects, and given support of up to 2 million yuan according to its construction and operation after being identified by Suzhou. Strengthen Zu Chongzhi's research plan to support enterprises in the low-carbon field, guide the institute and enterprises to jointly carry out core technology research, and give enterprises up to 1 million yuan of support according to 20% of the actual investment of enterprises. For the scientific and technological innovation carriers in the low-carbon field built by the institutes and institutes that have been approved by the National Collaborative Innovation Center and the Jiangsu Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation Base, they will be given linkage support of up to 3 million yuan and 1 million yuan respectively. Support the construction of scientific and technological achievement transfer and transformation institutions with independent legal personality in Kunming, and give linkage support of up to 2 million yuan if qualified. Support the construction of overseas offshore innovation centers in the world's more intellectually intensive areas, and give linkage support of up to 1 million yuan to each of the recognized overseas offshore innovation centers in Suzhou. (Responsible unit: Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, all districts and towns).
Fifth, optimize the green and low-carbon development ecology
10) Strengthen financial support for low-carbon industries. Support state-owned capital to guide and drive social capital to participate in the establishment of Kunshan low-carbon industry investment**. For high-growth, high-quality and low-carbon enterprises, industrial investment is carried out through equity investment, phased holding, and timely exit. Encourage enterprises to use green financial instruments, and give a maximum annual subsidy of 50,000 yuan to enterprises participating in green insurance, and a maximum reward of no more than 2 million yuan to enterprises that issue green bonds. Normalize the identification of enterprises in low-carbon industries that meet the listing conditions, and establish and improve the echelon of reserve listed enterprises. Guide private equity investment institutions to increase investment in low-carbon enterprises, and private equity investment ** investment in one or more low-carbon enterprises in our city will be rewarded with a maximum of 3 million yuan. (Responsible units: Municipal Finance Office, Finance Bureau, all districts and towns).
11) Strengthen the cultivation of low-carbon talents. Focus on the development of low-carbon industries, accelerate the introduction of top talents in the industry, and give a maximum of 20 million yuan to low-carbon industry projects identified as "head goose talents"; A maximum of 100 million yuan will be given to low-carbon industry projects identified as "head goose talents" teams; A maximum of 200 million yuan will be given to low-carbon industry projects identified as "head goose talents" innovation platforms. The low-carbon industry projects selected for the entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship talent plan at or above the municipal level in Kunshan and Suzhou will be subsidized with a maximum of 4 million yuan and 10 million yuan respectively; The low-carbon industry projects selected for the entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship team plans above the municipal level in Kunshan and Suzhou will be given a maximum of 10 million yuan and 50 million yuan respectively. (Responsible units: Talent Office of the Municipal Party Committee, Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, all districts and towns).
12) Support exchanges, cooperation and product promotion. Encourage qualified green and low-carbon industry associations to undertake industry planning, industry surveys, industry statistics and other industry management and coordination in the field of green and low-carbon procurement services. Green and low-carbon industry associations that host and undertake industry conferences, innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, exhibitions and other activities in the green and low-carbon field that have domestic and foreign influence and a certain scale may be subsidized according to relevant policies. Support the promotion and application of innovative products such as the first (set) major equipment, the first batch of key materials, and the first version of software in line with the key directions, and give a one-time reward of up to 10 million yuan to the first (set) equipment and key components recognized by Suzhou City and above. Carry out the collection of advanced green and low-carbon technologies and services in Kunshan, and support relevant enterprises to participate in the development of low-carbon application scenarios and the promotion and application of products. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Civil Affairs Bureau, all districts and towns).
6. Accelerate the green and low-carbon transformation of enterprises
13) Promote the construction of green manufacturing system. A maximum of 800,000 yuan will be awarded to enterprises that have obtained national green factories, green products, green parks, green chain management demonstrations, and green design demonstration enterprises of industrial products, and a maximum of 500,000 yuan will be awarded to enterprises that have obtained provincial green factories. For eligible green transformation projects, a subsidy of up to 2 million yuan will be given; A subsidy of up to 2 million yuan will be given to projects such as the industrialization of energy-saving and environmental protection equipment (products), industrial circular economy, and clean raw material substitution according to the amount of investment. Subsidies will be given to institutions that meet the conditions to carry out energy-saving diagnostic services, and enterprises that have obtained energy (water) efficiency "leaders" will be rewarded. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Water Affairs Bureau, all districts and towns).
14) Encourage enterprises to carry out carbon emission management. For key carbon emission units that are not included in the scope of national carbon trading control, a one-time subsidy of 20,000 yuan will be given to those who submit the "Carbon Emission Verification Report" or "Greenhouse Gas Verification Statement Certificate" for the first time as required. Encourage enterprises to carry out "carbon neutrality" practices, and give a maximum reward of 1 million yuan to the identified "near-zero carbon factories". Encourage relevant enterprises to formulate green and low-carbon enterprise standards that are higher than national standards and industry standards, and give one-time rewards of up to 1 million yuan, 500,000 yuan and 200,000 yuan respectively to enterprises and institutions that lead the formulation (revision) of relevant international standards, national standards and industry standards. A reward of 10,000 yuan will be given to each key energy-using unit that is connected to Kunshan's "double carbon" digital management platform as required. Within the scope of the power grid's ability to guarantee supply, enterprises that use green electricity and green certificate trading to achieve 50% or more of annual electricity consumption will be given priority in the implementation of power load management。 Support the construction of near-zero carbon industrial parks, encourage all districts and towns to give priority to pilot projects in characteristic professional innovation parks, and give support to construction entities according to conditions. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Market Supervision Bureau, Kunshan Ecological Environment Bureau, all districts and towns).
7. Support the application of low-carbon advanced technologies
15) Support the green and low-carbon development of buildings. Encourage the development of green and low-carbon buildings such as prefabricated residential buildings, energy-saving renovation of existing projects, ultra-low energy consumption buildings, renewable energy and building integration construction, support projects to apply for special funds for green building development in Jiangsu Province, and give an additional 20% reward to the provincial award and subsidy fund for successful projects, with a maximum of no more than 1 million yuan. Encourage enterprises, new or existing building renovation efficiency improvement projects to apply for high-quality green buildings, obtained.
2. The single demonstration project that has been evaluated by the three-star green building evaluation label and in accordance with the provisions of the "Kunshan City Building Energy Conservation Special Guidance Fund Use Management Measures" shall be subsidized according to the construction area, and the subsidy standard for the two-star demonstration project shall be 20 yuan, and the maximum shall not exceed 300,000 yuan; The subsidy standard for three-star demonstration projects is 30 yuan, and the maximum is not more than 500,000 yuan. (Responsible unit: Municipal Bureau of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, all districts and towns).
16) Support the construction of new power systems. Focus on supporting the layout and construction of energy storage facilities on the power supply side and the grid side, encourage the diversified application of energy storage on the user side such as industrial enterprises, data centers, and industrial parks, and accelerate the construction of a number of demonstration projects for the integration of light (hydrogen) storage and charging with advanced technology, standardized management, and strong driving force for the development of local industries. Carry out a full investigation of adjustable power loads, guide adjustable loads to access the load aggregation management platform, and provide electricity price subsidies to those participating in demand response according to regulations. Accelerate the cultivation of new renewable energy technologies, new models, and new business formats, support new high-efficiency photovoltaic cell technology, new energy plus energy storage network technology, green energy demonstration parks (districts) with a high proportion of power generation, supply and use, and new energy micro-energy networks in villages and towns, and give 1 million yuan to enterprises that have won the national renewable energy demonstration project. (Responsible units: Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Finance Bureau, Administrative Examination and Approval Bureau, Emergency Management Bureau, Fire Brigade, Power Supply Company, all districts and towns).
8. Supplementary Provisions
1) This policy shall be interpreted by the municipal government, and the specific interpretation shall be undertaken by the municipal government office in conjunction with relevant departments. The relevant departments shall formulate implementation rules in accordance with this policy, and if they are duplicated with the original relevant policy documents, they shall be implemented in accordance with the original documents. In principle, the funds involved in policies such as carbon verification, green buildings, "dual carbon" platforms, and renewable energy demonstration projects shall be invested by municipal financial guarantees.
2) During the implementation period, if the relevant national, provincial and municipal policies and regulations are adjusted, these measures will be adjusted accordingly. This measure is similar to other similar preferential measures in the city, which shall be declared by the enterprise at its own choice and shall not be duplicated.
3) This policy shall be implemented from January 1, 2024 and shall be valid for one year.