Month: May 2024

China improves Uzbekistan’s Aral Sea ecosystem

May 15, 2024 CEN_com 0

Greening the Silk Road: China’s contributes sustainable water saving technology to improve harvest and ecosystem in Central Asia’s Aral Sea Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, the Aral Sea, located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has shrunk remarkably since 1960 — with its surface area dwindling from 67,000 square km in 1960 to just 6,000 in 2020. Farmland expansion, rising temperatures and a lack of water-saving technology caused the sea to shrink […]

China aids Uzbekistan’s Aral Sea revival

May 15, 2024 CEN_com 0

Greening the Silk Road: China’s contributes sustainable water saving technology to improve harvest and ecosystem in Central Asia’s Aral Sea Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, the Aral Sea, located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, has shrunk remarkably since 1960 — with its surface area dwindling from 67,000 square km in 1960 to just 6,000 in 2020. Farmland expansion, rising temperatures and a lack of water-saving technology caused the sea to shrink […]

China issues national regulations on water conservation

May 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

On March 20, 2024, the State Council of China issued the “Regulations on Water Conservation”, which is the first national-level regulations on water conservation in China. The Regulations will take effect on May 1, 2024. The regulations determine rules on water use management, including setting water use quotas for major crops, industrial products and service sector, controlling annual water use amounts within administrative regions, and restricting water-intensive projects in regions with severe […]

China’s new water conservation rules

May 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

On March 20, 2024, the State Council of China issued the “Regulations on Water Conservation”, which is the first national-level regulations on water conservation in China. The Regulations will take effect on May 1, 2024. The regulations determine rules on water use management, including setting water use quotas for major crops, industrial products and service sector, controlling annual water use amounts within administrative regions, and restricting water-intensive projects in regions with severe […]

Chinese scientists propose AI-based global flood forecasting

May 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

More accurate predictions expected to enhance disaster prevention, mitigation efforts. Chinese scientists have recently proposed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based model to address streamflow and flood forecasting at a global scale for both gauged and ungauged catchments which remains one of the long-standing challenges in hydrology, given that more than 95 percent of small- and medium-sized watersheds worldwide do not have any monitoring data.  In light of global climate change, the […]

China’s AI global flood forecasting

May 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

Chinese scientists propose AI-based global flood forecasting – More accurate predictions expected to enhance disaster prevention, mitigation efforts. Chinese scientists have recently proposed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based model to address streamflow and flood forecasting at a global scale for both gauged and ungauged catchments which remains one of the long-standing challenges in hydrology, given that more than 95 percent of small- and medium-sized watersheds worldwide do not have any […]

Wind & solar: Fastest-growing electricity sources in history

May 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

Wind and solar are growing faster than any other sources of electricity in history, according to new analysis from thinktank Ember. Clean capacity expansion The report says that wind and solar are now growing fast enough to exceed rising demand, meaning there will be a peak in fossil fuel electricity generation – and emissions – from this year. As a result, Ember says in its latest annual review of global electricity data that a […]

Rapid rise of renewables for electricity

May 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

Wind and solar are growing faster than any other sources of electricity in history, according to new analysis from thinktank Ember. Clean capacity expansion The report says that wind and solar are now growing fast enough to exceed rising demand, meaning there will be a peak in fossil fuel electricity generation – and emissions – from this year. As a result, Ember says in its latest annual review of global electricity data that […]

BRI: Hungary-China ties deepen

May 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

Hungary deepens ties with China through BRI ventures Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the government of Hungary has finalised 18 bilateral agreements with China, with key deals focusing on infrastructure projects, some of which also include Serbia. These agreements were signed during discussions between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on Xi’s recent state visit to Hungary. The Foreign Minister stressed that the two nations […]

China’s first high-capacity sodium battery

May 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China launches first high-capacity sodium-ion battery storage station China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage station officially commenced operations on Saturday. The station will help improve peak energy management and foster widespread adoption of clean energy, marking a significant advancement in China’s use of clean and renewable energy.The Fulin sodium-ion battery energy storage station was launched in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On its first day of operation, […]