Month: April 2024

Noise affects mate choice in animals: Chinese study

April 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

Chinese researchers have discovered that noise influences mate choice based on visual information in animal Published2022/08/16 Chinese researchers have discovered that noise influences mate choice based on visual information in animals via cross-sensory interference, according to the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Animal communication is often hampered by noise interference, while little is known about its cross-modal effect and how animals weigh unimodal and multimodal […]

China ends super-tall construction

April 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

New ban set to smash China’s super-tall construction craze Published2022/08/15 The 632-meter Shanghai Tower easily puts to shame other skyscrapers in China ever since its construction was finished in 2015. Sitting on the Huangpu River bank in Shanghai, it is currently the world’s third highest. Where the next new super-tall construction would come out in China has since been a question on many lips as several cities announced their ambitious […]

China commissions 200 MW vanadium battery

April 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

China commissions first phase of 200 MW ‘vanadium flow battery’ – scale dwarfs anything else in the world Published2022/08/12 Energy Storage News reports that China has commissioned a 100MW/400MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage system in Dalian City’s Shahekou District, which is in Liaoning Province in northeastern China. A vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is a type of rechargeable flow battery is a type of electrochemical cell where chemical […]

BRI projects benefit PNG

April 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

BRI projects bring significant benefits Papua New Guinea Published2022/08/12 BRI boosts local living standard, creates jobs, and nurtures skills in PNG Papua New Guinea was the first country in the South Pacific to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the construction of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Projects undertaken by Chinese enterprises under the BRI have led to fruitful benefits for local people – higher living standards, more […]

China vows to honor climate commitments

April 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

China vows to honor commitments on climate change – says US must stop finding excuses for its own inaction Published2022/08/11 China remains committed to international cooperation on climate change and honors the promises it has made, the top Chinese envoy in Washington said on 9 August 2022 in New York, as he refuted the U.S. claim that the suspension of climate talks with it is “punishing the whole world”. Ambassador […]

Yellow River water rebalance

April 11, 2024 CEN_com 0

The Yellow River has been plagued by flooding for thousands of years, but decades of water conservancy and erosion control projects by China has tackled the root cause of the Yellow River’s flooding, promising to provide relief to the densely populated areas along its course. The Yellow River has undergone a dramatic shift during the last six decades. In the late 20th century its streamflow severely dwindled away, but in […]

China’s advantage in green manufacturing

April 8, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s advantage in green manufacturing is blessing for climate action “Washington’s longing for China to slow down its green technology innovation and exports in order to give US companies more time to catch up is laughable.” US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on March 27, 2024 alleged that a jump in China’s green technology exports is “problematic” for the US and the world, particularly at a time when the US is […]

China tool renewal boosts green transition

April 7, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s climate goals: action plan calling for renewal of equipment can also boost green transition In a circular issued on March 13, 2024, the State Council, China’s cabinet, released an action plan to promote large-scale equipment renewals and trade-ins of consumer goods to propel the high-quality development of its economy and to boost investment and consumption. The South China Morning Post reported that in adition to stimulating the economy, the […]

Chinese solid-state 2000 km EV battery

April 5, 2024 CEN_com 0

New Chinese solid-state battery to give EVs 2000 km range A solid-state battery developer in China has unveiled a new cell that could help change the game for electric mobility. Tailan New Energy’s vehicle-grade all-solid-state lithium batteries offer energy density twice that of other cells in the segment, empowering the Chinese battery maker to hail the cells as a record-setter in the industry, according to the Electrek news and commentary site. Tailan New […]

Chinese solid-state 2000 km EV battery

April 4, 2024 CEN_com 0

New Chinese solid-state battery to give EVs 2000 km range A solid-state battery developer in China has unveiled a new cell that could help change the game for electric mobility. Tailan New Energy’s vehicle-grade all-solid-state lithium batteries offer energy density twice that of other cells in the segment, empowering the Chinese battery maker to hail the cells as a record-setter in the industry, according to the Electrek news and commentary site. Tailan New […]