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China’s first high-capacity sodium battery

May 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China launches first high-capacity sodium-ion battery storage station China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage station officially commenced operations on Saturday. The station will help improve peak energy management and foster widespread adoption of clean energy, marking a significant advancement in China’s use of clean and renewable energy.The Fulin sodium-ion battery energy storage station was launched in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On its first day of operation, […]

China’s first high-capacity sodium battery

May 13, 2024 CEN_com 0

China launches first high-capacity sodium-ion battery storage station. China’s first large-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage station officially commenced operations on Saturday. The station will help improve peak energy management and foster widespread adoption of clean energy, marking a significant advancement in China’s use of clean and renewable energy.The Fulin sodium-ion battery energy storage station was launched in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. On its first day of operation, […]

China building 800 battery energy facilities

May 10, 2024 CEN_com 0

In 2021 China began an ambitious plan to build 800 large-scale energy storage stations and this will require an investment of US$830 million. It is expected that all these facilities will be completed and put into use by 2030. WHY IS THIS NECESSARY? The consumption of electricity is not constant, but varies with time of day, season and weather etc. If the demand for electricity is lower there is a […]

China’s 800 battery energy facilities

May 10, 2024 CEN_com 0

In 2021 China began an ambitious plan to build 800 large-scale energy storage stations and this will require an investment of US$830 million. It is expected that all these facilities will be completed and put into use by 2030. WHY IS THIS NECESSARY? The consumption of electricity is not constant, but varies with time of day, season and weather etc. If the demand for electricity is lower there is a […]

China’s new Energy Law closer to adoption

May 8, 2024 CEN_com 0

The latest draft of China’s long-awaited Energy Law has been issued for public comment following approval by China’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). This was stated in an analysis of the text by economic newswire Jiemian. The law, which was initially drafted in 2005, will be “considered at three [NPCSC] meetings before being put to a vote”, the outlet said. This means it could be formally […]

China sinkholes save ancient biodiversity

May 8, 2024 CEN_com 0

Primeval Forest Biodiversity Found in China’s Sinkholes In the midst of southern China’s vast sinkhole-ridden landscape, a recent study of ancient forests found growing in the depths of karst tiankengs – super-deep sinkholes – has revealed the astonishing degree of biodiversity they harbor and protect. Rather than representing a simple extension of surrounding above-ground ecosystems, these lush forests, which are partially hidden hundreds of feet beneath the earth’s surface inside the tiankengs, […]

China sinkholes save biodiversity

May 7, 2024 CEN_com 0

Primeval Forest Biodiversity Found in China’s Sinkholes In the midst of southern China’s vast sinkhole-ridden landscape, a recent study of ancient forests found growing in the depths of karst tiankengs – super-deep sinkholes – has revealed the astonishing degree of biodiversity they harbor and protect. Rather than representing a simple extension of surrounding above-ground ecosystems, these lush forests, which are partially hidden hundreds of feet beneath the earth’s surface inside the tiankengs, […]

China’s new revolutionary sodium EV battery

May 6, 2024 CEN_com 0

China Changed the Future of EVs with New Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries China is leading the way with research and development of sodium-ion batteries, which are safer and potentially cheaper than lithium-ion batteries. The newest and more eco-friendly alternative is coming from China from the world’s largest EV battery producer – Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), in the form of its latest ‘hybrid’ sodium-ion batteries.  CATL began investing in sodium-ion […]

China’s revolutionary sodium EV battery

May 6, 2024 CEN_com 0

China Changed the Future of EVs with New Generation Sodium-Ion Batteries China is leading the way with research and development of sodium-ion batteries, which are safer and potentially cheaper than lithium-ion batteries. The newest and more eco-friendly alternative is coming from China from the world’s largest EV battery producer – Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), in the form of its latest ‘hybrid’ sodium-ion batteries.  CATL began investing in sodium-ion […]

Anti-China moves harm climate action

May 2, 2024 CEN_com 0

Efforts by the US and EU to stem China’s dominance in green technologies risk stalling the fight against global warming, according to the veteran diplomat tasked by Xi Jinping to represent China on climate issues. Liu Zhenmin, appointed in January as China’s Special Envoy for Climate Change, this month heads for his first in-person meetings in the US since taking the role. Those talks come at a crucial juncture for international cooperation — with skepticism about pledges to phase out […]