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The worldwide first semicentralized Supply and Treatment Center (STC) is opened in Qingdao, P.R. China
On the occasion of the „World Horticulture Exposition 2014” (WHE) in Qingdao, China, the Supply and Treatment Center (STC) Qingdao of the project SEMIZENTRAL, will be opened April 27, 2014. It is the worldwide first reference plant following the semicentralized, integrated infrastructure approach. The center will serve approximately 12,000 people.
The opening – celebrating a milestone in innovation
On April 27, 2014, the STC will be officially opened, with an extensive program and many high-ranking guests from China and Germany representing the fields of politics, industry, and science. The center is considered a milestone in German-Chinese knowledge transfer with global impact. It is also the result of more than 30 years of cooperative partnership between the Tongji University Shanghai and the Technische Universität Darmstadt.
WHE 2014 in an upcoming metropolis
The World Horticulture Exposition 2014 with its motto „From the Earth, for the Earth” is widely regarded as the global “Olympics of Horticulture”. More than 12 million people are expected to visit the exhibition from April to October, 2014. By organizing the WHE, the city in the eastern province of Shandong underlines its claims to realize “green” growth. This is the motivation for the City of Qingdao and the WHE Group to invest in trend-setting infrastructures: Investment as well as operating costs are financed by Chinese institutions.