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Electricity Transmission in China : The Long March to Smart Grids

July 25, 2021 CEN_com 0

To support activity in China, the world’s leading industrial power and most populous country, the transmission and distribution of electricity have become a major challenge. The geographical distance between the areas where energy resources are located and those where they are consumed has made UHV (Ultra High Voltage) technology a priority for over ten years. Today, Smart Grid technology has now also been added to this. The enormous energy consumption […]

China’s first ultra high-voltage (UHV) power superhighway powers quest for green future

July 25, 2021 CEN_com 0

After one year of operation, China’s first ultra high-voltage (UHV) power superhighway for transmitting clean energy delivered 13.1 billion kWh of power from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to densely populated Henan in central China. As the world’s first all-clean energy UHV power transmission project, it is a pilot project aiding China’s pursuit of attaining carbon dioxide emissions peak before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. The line is expected to […]

China’s green mining praised by Congo local community

July 24, 2021 CEN_com 0

KINSHASA, July 18 (Xinhua) — In Kolwezi, in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), beyond counting are drilling rigs and dump trucks coming back and forth on mine after mine. But on the outskirt of this world-class mining hub, one particular mine stands out from the others, with greenery sprawling its mining dumps where a lot of dust are always supposed to be in the air. After years of […]

Inner Mongolia’s Hohhot China’s most ecologically competitive city

July 24, 2021 CEN_com 0

See special of Hohhot’s ecological progress: http://en.hhhtnews.com/Hohhotgreendevelopment.html Hohhot in Inner Mongolia [Photo/Hohhot news network] Hohhot, capital city of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is one of the most ecologically competitive cities in the country, it was announced at the 2021 China Forum on International Ecological Competitiveness held on June 25. Six cities and districts were included on the list: Hohhot, Fengxian district in Shanghai, Huangshan in Anhui province, Tongren […]

China makes headway in rejuvenating population of Chinese alligators

July 21, 2021 CEN_com 0

The National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China announced Friday that the population of the Chinese alligator has effectively increased after years of protection boosted by artificial breeding. The Chinese alligator, also known as the Yangtze Alligator, is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Chinese alligators were once widely distributed in the Yangtze and Yellow River basins, but have been […]

Fossil fuel electricity peaks as emerging markets leapfrog to renewable energy: report

July 21, 2021 CEN_com 0

Emerging economies are increasingly investing in clean power grids over polluting power plants but many are still reluctant to quit coal. Vietnam is experiencing a solar energy boom Researchers say the amount of electricity generated from burning fossil fuels has likely peaked worldwide as emerging markets invest in clean and cheap renewables over coal, oil and gas. That is the finding of a report published Wednesday by environmental think tanks […]

China invests in renewable energy in Cuba

July 21, 2021 CEN_com 0

On April 1, 2021, the Cuban News Agency (ACN) reported that the use of renewable energy sources in Cuba during 2020 reached and installed power potential of 297,4 Megawatts, which is expected to increase in tune with a national energy strategy aimed at diversifying energy sources. Cuba began investing in renewable energy in 2014 and is ramping up its efforts in a push to make renewables its principal source of […]

China builds world’s largest floating solar farm

July 16, 2021 CEN_com 0

A massive civil engineering experiment is underway 150 km south of Shanghai and is causing an international wave in more ways than one. Floating technology could potentially be capable of providing 50% of the world’s ongoing energy needs** the clean and green technology being tested at China’s Hangzhou Fengling Electricity Science Technology Solar Park will also provide jobs and nutritious food from aquaculture for local people. So what are the […]

Southeast Asia’s forest clearance – unprecedented forest carbon stock loss

July 14, 2021 CEN_com 0

Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new research. A joint China-UK research team led by the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China, with collaboration from the researchers from The University of Hong Kong, Leeds University UK, Mae Jo University, Thailand and the Wildlife Conservation Society, USA, has shown that forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating […]

Habitats of endangered wild animals demonstrably improve in China

July 14, 2021 CEN_com 0

As China has made active efforts to protect ecological environment and biodiversity, the country is seeing more and more traces of wild animals, which signals evident improvement and restoration of China’s wildlife habitats. The country has established a relatively complete system of nature reserves that systematically and thoroughly puts large areas of natural ecosystems under protection, and effectively improves the living environment of wildlife, said Cui Shuhong, director-general of the […]