APEC TELCA delegation explores Shenzhen's low-carbon innovation

Hosted by the Shenzhen Longhua International Cooperation Center (LICC) and the Beijing International Exchange Association, a delegation of the Seminar on APEC Technologies Empower Low Carbon Action (TELCA): Roadmaps, Accessibility and Partnership, toured Shenzhen on Friday to explore low-carbon urban solutions. Visits included Meituan’s national local service consumption big data operation center, Hello Tech Energy, Shenzhen Energy Group, Futian Mangrove National Nature Reserve, and Shenzhen Talent Park.

Participants gather for the Seminar on APEC Technologies Empower Low-Carbon Action (TELCA): Roadmaps, Accessibility, and Partnership at LICC in Longhua on Sept. 4. Photos courtesy of LICC

At Meituan’s national local service consumption big data operation center in Longhua, delegates examined a digital-integrated drone delivery system. Olivia Emma Utharntharm, chair of the University of Sydney’s Net Zero Youth Advisory Group, called it “a clean, scalable alternative to petrol-based vehicles,” noting Australia could adopt similar systems to cut urban logistics emissions.

Olivia Emma Utharntharm (R), chair of the University of Sydney’s Net Zero Youth Advisory Group, lifts a delivery drone to test its weight at Meituan’s national local service consumption big data operation center in Longhua.

Participants gather to take photos of a digital-integrated drone display at Meituan’s National Local Service Consumption Big Data Operation Center in Longhua.

At Hello Tech Energy, the Jackery Solar Mars Bot — a world-first autonomous solar-storage robot unveiled at CES 2026, drew strong attention from Jaime Andrés Peirano Ocharán, low-carbon project manager at Worley Chile.

He called Shenzhen’s 15-year rise as an innovation hub “a compelling model” for climate-vulnerable communities. He also credited the LICC as a key bridge for cross-border green-tech collaboration.

The delegation also visited Shenzhen Energy Group’s clean-power projects and the Futian Mangrove Reserve, the only national-level nature reserve in a Chinese city center, highlighting biodiversity within high-density urban development.

The day closed with a light show over Shenzhen Talent Park. This field trip served as a practical extension of the TELCA seminar, offering delegates tangible case studies across digital services, green storage, and ecological conservation.