Dongshan in Taiyuan in Shanxi province has been awarded 260 million yuan in its further development given by Shanxi Jianfeng Industry Group Co Ltd.
China's new-energy car sector has to drop the idea of "overtaking on a bend" and be more down-to-earth.
The Beijing municipal government has already announced plans to improve the quality of the city's air by covering 100,000 sq m of roofs with greenery by the end of this year.
Twenty-three years ago, there was no city named Shuozhou in China.
China closed most of its lead-acid battery plants last year, and it vows to continue fighting heavy-metal pollution.
The city of Datong, famous for its rich coal resources in Shanxi province, is being transformed into a new center for solar energy.
Despite lingering consumer doubts about the technology and practicality of electric vehicles, the Chinese government and automakers are pushing ahead with the development of green cars.
Shanxi, a major powerhouse of China, is taking a lead in the country to make its resources-based economy greener and more diversified.
Reducing carbon emissions from the agricultural and forestry industries could help to eliminate poverty in the Chinese countryside.
The lab will be used for basic theory study of the application of green building materials.
The government on Friday introduced new guidelines intended to encourage commercial lenders to facilitate loans to "green" enterprises.
China has established its first national think tank to conduct research, and to develop programs and policies on renewable energy.