Recon Receives Local Government Subsidy for Its Energy-Conservation Furnace Project

Author: Recon Technology, Ltd. / 2023-07-23 20:43 / Source: Recon Technology, Ltd.

Recon Receives Local Government Subsidy for Its Energy-Conservation Furnace Project

BEIJING,Jan. 31,2019 -- Recon Technology,Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) ("Recon" or the "Company"),a China-based independent solutions integrator in the oilfield service,environmental protection,electric power and coal chemical industries,today announced that the Company's 75% subsidiary Qing Hai BHD New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd. ("Qinghai BHD") received a RMB 870,000 (approximately USD 128,798) subsidy from the local government of Qinghai province for the first phase of a project to produce and process environmentally friendly solar-gas hybrid furnaces that reduce energy consumption (the "Project").

Qinghai BHD's business covers the research,design and manufacturing of innovative energy and energy saving equipment and providing energy management services. The Project is located in Xining,Qinghai province and focuses on producing and processing high-efficiency energy-saving integrated furnaces. These furnaces use environmentally friendly technology to provide heat,including the ability to combine solar power modules to gas vacuum furnaces to reduce gas consumption by an estimated 30-40% and nitrogen oxide emissionby more than 50% as compared to conventional furnaces.

Mr. Guangqiang Chen,CTO of Recon,stated,"We are pleased that the local government has recognized our commitment to innovation and rewarded us with this generous subsidy. Qinghai province currently has about 7,300 furnaces to be upgraded and retrofitted,with average unit transformation fee of RMB 200,000 to RMB 400,000 depending on the type of upgrade. We look forward to competing for these upgrade projects. Recon has a long history of fostering research and development in the energy-conservation segment and we believe our furnaces are representative of the advances we have made in providing energy efficient products to our clients. Our cost-effective furnaces allow customers to recoup their investment relatively quickly,through thecombination of solar energy and air-source heating technology which reduces the usage ofnatural gas,providing an effective and efficient alternative to the marketplace."

About Recon Technology,Ltd.

Recon Technology,Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) isChina'sfirst listed non-state-owned oil and gas field service company on NASDAQ. Recon suppliesChina'slargest oil exploration companies,Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) and CNPC,with advanced automated technologies,efficient gathering and transportation equipment and reservoir stimulation measure for increasing petroleum extraction levels,reducing impurities and lowering production costs. Through the years,RCON has taken leading positions on several segmented markets of the oil and gas filed service industry. RCON also has developed stable long-term cooperation relationship with its major clients,and its products and service are also well accepted by clients. For additional information please visit:www.recon.cn.

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