Energy. Transport & Climate Change~

Australia’s subserviance to US anti-China policy costs loss of ‘billions in green Chinese investment’

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

Australia has the potential to tap into billions of dollars of renewable energy investments from China but only if it changes foreign investment policies and its approach to the superpower nation. The think-tank Climate Energy Finance issued the predictions in its recent Green Capital Tsunami report, which found Chinese investment in Australia had fallen to a decades-long low despite China’s record investment spending. The Climate Energy Finance report targeted 130 major green energy technology projects – […]

Uganda: Chinese hydro project spurs green energy development

October 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

On September 26, 2024 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the Chinese-built 600 MW Karuma Hydropower Station and the 400 kV transmission line of the Karuma Interconnection Project in the midwestern Ugandan district of Kiryandongo. Karuma is Uganda’s largest hydro-power plant and the second major Chinese-built hydro project in the country. Uganda joined the Belt and Road Initiative in 2018. With all units of Karuma synchronized to the grid, Uganda will see a nearly […]

Chinese-Australian researchers develop new recycling process for PV modules

October 4, 2024 CEN_com 0

A Chinese-Australian research team use deep eutectic solvents (DESs) to separate ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesive films from end-of-life solar panels. The low cost method achieved a 100% EVA separation rate with an aluminum removal efficiency of 98.4%. The team comprised scientists from Kunming University of Science and Technology, China and the University of New South Wales, Australia. Abstract From Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol 499, Nov 2024 Sustainable End-of-life (EOL) […]

Sustainable global transport scheme proposed by China

September 29, 2024 CEN_com 0

China has proposed a plan at the United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Forum 2024, aimed at enhancing global sustainable development within the transportation sector, emphasizing improvements in infrastructure and the stabilization of international logistics supply chains. China’s Vice-Premier He Lifeng highlighted the importance of global transportation cooperation during the opening ceremony of the Global Sustainable Transport Forum, held in Beijing from Sept 25 to 26 in Beijing. China’s Ministry of Transport, the organizer of […]

Food security in China and the impact of climate change

September 18, 2024 CEN_com 0

As the global climate changes, extreme climate events, such as heatwaves, droughts, and flooding, are becoming more commonplace. Like many countries, China has suffered from extreme climatic events in recent years and climatic extremes combined with EI Niño effects have exposed vulnerabilities in its agricultural landscape. Climate change poses a great challenge to global food security and the current changes in global food insecurity can be plausibly attributed to its […]

Sino-Vietnamese hydro-power project: green energy cooperation

September 18, 2024 CEN_com 0

Explore the Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Station – built as a testament to Sino-Vietnamese cooperation, this station illuminates not just the local grid but also the lives of communities it serves. The Seo Chong Ho Hydropower Project situated in Lào Cai province in the northwest region of the country bordering China’s Yunnan province, was Việt Nam’s first foreign-invested hydropower project. In October 2006 the two countries established the Vietnam – China Power Investment Co Ltd […]

Xi Jinping urges more efforts in ecological conservation and green development in Yellow River basin

September 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

In China Ecological Civilization newsletter on Substack, Sep 12, 2024, Ying Xue writes: On the afternoon of September 12, during the inspection of Shaanxi and Gansu, Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a symposium in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, on comprehensively promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. In October 2021, China issued the “Outline for Ecological Protection and High-Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin”. Reviewing this document, we […]

China’s decarbonization of aluminum and steel: what it means for renewable energy

September 14, 2024 CEN_com 0

China is pushing its steel and aluminum industries to adopt cleaner methods by incorporating them into its carbon emissions trading system (ETS). China’s recent move to include aluminum and steel in its ETS marks a pivotal moment for industries that depend on these materials, particularly renewable energy. Aluminum production in the United States is dropping rapidly and in the last two years, three plants have closed, leaving four running, with […]

China’s EV exports maintain upward trend

September 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China’s electric vehicle (EV) industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth, even as the global market faces a temporary stagnation in demand. Last year, China’s EV exports surged by 70% compared to the previous year, reaching an impressive $34.1 billion. This growth is underscored by the domestic sales ratio of “new energy vehicles” (NEVs), which includes battery electric vehicles (BEVs), fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles […]