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China’s wind and solar potential nine times that needed for carbon neutrality

June 25, 2022 CEN_com 0

In September 2020, China pledged to peak its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2030 and achieve “carbon neutrality” by 2060. In a new study, published in Carbon Neutrality, Drs Qingchen Chao and Wang Yang at the National Climate Center of the China Meteorological Administration explore whether China has sufficient wind and solar potential, given that decarbonising its energy system will be key to meeting its climate goals. At the end of 2020, China’s installed capacity […]

Chinese e-vehicle battery enables 1,000-km journey on single charge

June 24, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s leading automotive lithium-ion battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), revealed on Thursday a new battery that provides electric vehicles with a driving range of over 1,000 km on a single charge. With the third generation of cell-to-pack (CTP) technology, the battery named Qilin, or CTP 3.0 battery, has a volume utilization efficiency of 72 percent and an energy density of up to 255 Wh/kg for ternary battery […]

EU states returning to coal, using West’s own sanctions on Russia as excuse

June 21, 2022 CEN_com 0

European Union countries were this time last year among those who were attacking China for using coal for energy despite the fact that China leads the world in the use of renewable energy. Now these same critics are backsliding on their much vaunted shift from coal. The Netherlands has joined Germany and Austria in reverting to coal power amid the energy crisis – a “crisis” created by the US and […]

Indonesia and China have a rapidly growing ties

June 21, 2022 CEN_com 0

China’s growing role in Indonesia’s economy is now becoming a crucial source of growth for the two nations. China has emerged as the third largest source of investment in Indonsesia, just behind Singapore and Hong Kong SAR. The combined Hong Kong and Chinese mainland investments accounted for 25 % of the total overesas invbestment in Indonesia in 2021. This only behind Singapore which accounts for 30.2 % of overesas investment, […]

China breezes to the lead of offshore wind power race

June 16, 2022 CEN_com 0

China accounted for 80% of all new global offshore wind capacity in 2021. New offshore wind power capacity tripled worldwide in 2021, according to industry data, driven by China in a buildup that is transforming the industry. Last year, 21.1 gigawatts of offshore wind generation was commissioned last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, roughly equivalent to 21 nuclear reactors. The size of the expansion in 2021 alone […]

Why advanced countries must proportionately make the biggest cuts in carbon emissions – a factual briefing

June 14, 2022 CEN_com 0

Shared from: Learning from China, Published by John Ross, Senior Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. The article was written in the context of the COP26 UN climate change conference in November 2021. Ross argues that the factual situation is entirely clear. It is the advanced economies which overwhelmingly have above average per capita CO2 emissions and it is developing economies which overwhelmingly have below average per capita […]

Advanced nations must make biggest emission cuts

June 14, 2022 CEN_com 0

Why advanced countries must proportionately make the biggest cuts in carbon emissions – a factual briefing Shared from: Learning from China, Published by John Ross, Senior Fellow, Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. The article was written in the context of the COP26 UN climate change conference in November 2021. Ross argues that the factual situation is entirely clear. It is the advanced economies which overwhelmingly have above average […]

Joint venture manufactures Chinese wind turbines in Russia

June 10, 2022 CEN_com 0

In the Russia Federation’s Republic of Tatarstan, there are plans to localise the production of wind turbines from China. The project participants include members of the Russian Association of Wind Power Industry. Companies from Russia and China interested in cooperation have set up a consortium called Architects of the Urals’ Wind, which together with Tatneft, a major oil and gas company based in Tatarstan. (Tatneft is the fifth largest oil […]

LNG plant blast cripples US gas exports

June 9, 2022 CEN_com 0

An explosion in the US state of Texas has knocked out 20% of USA’s l;iquified natural gas (LNG) export capacity for weeks. One of the largest US plants producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export has been damaged by an explosion and fire. The incident has forced the Texas Gulf Coast facility to cease operations in a move expected to impact European and Asian markets. “As a result of today’s fire, Freeport LNG’s […]

Water imbalance in Third Pole to pose “great challenge to water resources in downstream regions” – scientists

June 9, 2022 CEN_com 0

Rapid climate warming has caused water imbalances in the Third Pole region, leading to greater water demand in densely populated downstream countries, according to a new study. With the largest global store of frozen water after the Antarctic and Arctic, the Third Pole region, located in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is home to headwaters of over ten major Asian rivers. It has been known as the “Asian Water Tower” for providing […]