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Five new Chinese migratory bird sanctuaries added to UNESCO World Heritage List

July 27, 2024 CEN_com 0

Xinhua (2024-07-26) reported that five nominated sites of the migratory bird sanctuaries along the coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China successfully passed the review process Friday to be included on the World Heritage List by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The decision was made during the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in New Delhi, India, according to China’s National Forestry and Grassland […]

China to build thorium-based nuclear power plant

July 27, 2024 CEN_com 0

China plans to start building the world’s first molten salt reactor power station next year in the Gobi Desert. Currently, China operates the only  thorium reactor on Earth, located in the Gobi Desert around 120km northwest of the city of Wuwei, Gansu province. This is an experimental reactor which can only produce 2MW of thermal power and does not generate electricity. However, it incorporates some revolutionary technologies, including superalloys that can withstand […]

China-led bloc renews call for West to pay trillions in climate funds for poor nations

July 26, 2024 CEN_com 0

A bloc of developing countries has accused wealthy nations of a lack of transparency in their approach to climate financing while seeking to “dilute their legal obligations” to help poorer economies. A China-led bloc of four newly industrialised countries said rich countries needed to pay up “trillions of dollars” in climate finance, adding that developed countries were “backtracking” on their earlier pledges. “Historical emissions and the use of the world’s […]

Joint Kazakhstan-China Aral Sea forestation project

July 26, 2024 CEN_com 0

Kazakhstan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Yerlan Nyssanbayev, met with scientists from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography to discuss an environmental project focused on establishing artificial forest plantations on the dried base of the Aral Sea. The proposal includes the creation of a joint Kazakh-Chinese center aimed at addressing the environmental challenges associated with the Aral Sea’s desiccation. As part of this initiative, Chinese scientists will visit Kazakhstan’s Kyzylorda […]

China’s advanced satellites for climate, carbon monitoring now operational

July 26, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday. Air pollution, greenhouse gases and forests among monitoring targets. During their in-orbit testing, these satellites demonstrated favorable application results across multiple areas, including ecological environment, forestry and grassland, geographic surveying, meteorology, agriculture and emergency disaster response, according to an official of the CNSA. The […]

BYD to construct a sodium-ion battery production base

July 25, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s BYD announced it will collaborate with the Xuzhou Economic Development Zone located in Jiangsu, China, to construct a sodium-ion battery production base, and the parties will also jointly establish the world’s largest micro-car sodium battery system supplier. The project marks BYD’s significant entry into the sodium-ion battery market, leveraging the technology’s potential for applications in EV and energy storage solutions. On November 18, 2023, the two parties formally signed […]

China innovates: World’s first dual-tower solar thermal plant for better efficiency

July 25, 2024 CEN_com 0

A Chinese power company is pioneering world-first technology by combining two endothermic solar towers to achieve a significant efficiency boost. China Media Group (CMG) released a video on Tuesday showing the impressive project near Guazhou County in Gansu Province. The two towers are each 200 meters tall with nearly 30,000 mirrors installed on the ground. The mirrors form two vast, overlapping circles that focus sunlight onto each tower. Like a […]

China pledges to build energy cooperation with Russia

July 24, 2024 CEN_com 0

China hopes that the two sides will actively strengthen cooperation in renewable energy and energy technology innovation, and promote green and low-carbon energy transformation. Xinhua reports that Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said in talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the 21st meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, that China is willing to work with Russia to build a high-level energy cooperation partnership. Ding proposed that […]

China builds world’s largest all-electric container ships

July 23, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s Ningbo Ocean Shipping commissioned a pair of all-electric container ships earlier this year, described as the first of their kind in China the largest in the world. Ningbo Ocean Shipping plans to maintain a feeder service with the vessel. The plan calls for routing between Ningbo Port and Zhapu, located to the north across Hangzhou Bay from the busy international seaport at Ningbo. Ningbo Ocean Shipping was established just over […]

Chinese scientists create first meltdown-proof nuclear reactor

July 23, 2024 CEN_com 0

The biggest fear about nuclear power just vanished. Scientists in China worked out a way to prevent the widespread damage caused by meltdowns, it was revealed this week. The key idea is simple. In a standard nuclear power plant design, excess heat around the fuel rods is handled by automated cooling mechanisms. If the problem gets too big, humans intervene by employing emergency systems using water or liquid carbon dioxide. […]