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Sanctions on Chinese solar – US domestic deployment drops 50%

August 17, 2022 CEN_com 0

Washington’s sanctions on Chinese solar panels: US domestic deployment falls by 50% – global prices up by 30-40% The US publication pv magazine reported on 16 August 2022 that a large quantity of Chinese solar panels had been seized by US customs authorities. The seizure were carried out under US anti-China legislation, the so-called “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” (UFLPA). The legislation is one of many US government actions designed […]

Washington’s sanctions on Chinese solar panels: US domestic deployment falls by 50% – global prices up by 30-40%

August 17, 2022 CEN_com 0

The US publication pv magazine reported on 16 August 2022 that a large quantity of Chinese solar panels had been seized by US customs authorities. The seizure were carried out under US anti-China legislation, the so-called “Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act” (UFLPA). The legislation is one of many US government actions designed to wage economic warfare against China and to undermine adoption of affordable renewable energy. The US is both […]

China commissions first phase of 200 MW ‘vanadium flow battery’ – scale dwarfs anything else in the world

August 12, 2022 CEN_com 0

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 energy is provided by two chemical components dissolved in liquids, that are pumped through the system on separate sides of a membrane. Because of their relative bulkiness, […]

China vows to honor commitments on climate change – says US must stop finding excuses for its own inaction

August 11, 2022 CEN_com 0

China reiterates commitment to international cooperation on climate change and will honor the promises it has made China refutes U.S. claim that the suspension of climate talks “punishing the whole world Washington can’t speak for world US must stop finding excuses for its inaction on climate change China remains committed to international cooperation on climate change and honors the promises it has made, the top Chinese envoy in Washington said […]

BRI: China to build 1000 schools, 2 solar power plants in war-torn Iraq

August 7, 2022 CEN_com 0

Iraq has become the third-biggest Belt and Road Initiative partner in energy engagement, after Russia and Pakistan. Fudan University’s Center for Green Finance and Development in Shanghai reported that in 2021, Iraq received $10.5 billion in investment under the Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. China–Iraq relations have advanced in recent years, but China-Iraq energy cooperation has been the cornerstone of their bilateral relationship since 1981, when the China Petroleum Engineering […]

Japan starts construction of nuclear wastewater discharging facility despite opposition

August 5, 2022 CEN_com 0

Japan’s nuclear regulator has authorized a plan to release treated water from crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into sea despite widespread criticism. China Global Television Network reports: The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) began construction of a facility for discharging treated nuclear wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean despite opposition from the local fishing and other communities and neighboring countries. Plant workers started construction of a pipeline […]

Chinese research: Global warming of 2.0C could ‘double’ flooding costs in China compared to 1.5C

August 1, 2022 CEN_com 0

Economic losses from flooding in China at 2C of global warming could be double those at 1.5C, research suggests. The study was by a group of researchers at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, and the College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing. Their findings were published in the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, estimates future […]

Indonesia champions shift to clean energy

July 30, 2022 CEN_com 0

With G20 presidency, country aims to push for more action on climate change Indonesia has flagged its strong commitment to curbing emissions, with its plans to reduce reliance on fossil fuels likely to resonate with fellow members of the G20 group of nations at a summit in Bali where climate action is expected to be high on the agenda. Upon Indonesia taking over the G20 presidency late last year, President […]

USA: world’s largest producer of oil AND its largest oil consumer

July 29, 2022 CEN_com 0

The Largest Oil Producers in 2021 According to an analysis by Elements Newsletter based on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2022, roughly 43% of the world’s oil production came from just three countries in 2021 — the US, Saudi Arabia, and the Russian Federation. Together, these three countries produced more oil than the rest of the top 10 combined. The US surpassed Saudi Arabia as the largest oil producer in […]

China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan BRI rail project – construction to start in 2023

July 25, 2022 CEN_com 0

The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway, which has been in the planning stage for two decades, has finally received the go-ahead. When completed, the railway will be the shortest route to transport goods from China to Europe and the Middle East, cutting the freight journey by 900 kilometers and saving seven to eight days in shipping time. The project to connect the three countries by railway goes back to 1997 and thus […]