Closer ties among developing nations help tackle global issues: expert BRICS countries will strengthen cooperation in a wide range of fields, including the digital economy, energy and the green economy, according to the BRICS Summit Beijing Declaration released on 23 June 2022, which reaffirmed the commitment to tackling climate change…
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Inner Mongolia: China’s first 1000 MW grade onshore wind power project starts operating
A giant onshore wind power project with a generation capacity of one million kilowatts (1000 MW) was put into operation after being connected to the national power grid for electric power supply in the Xing’an League of north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Wednesday 29 June 2022. Built by…
The West sabotages Bonn climate talks – Global South betrayed yet again on ‘historical responsibility’
Let us not forget that global climate change is a problem largely created by the West through its carbon-intensivbe industrialisation over the past two centuries. At a time when the collective West is channeling hundreds of billions of dollars into Europe to prolong a futile war, it has once again…
Looking back: history of wind power generation in the Soviet Union
Introduction: A 2017 study by the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) showed that Russia has an enormous wind power potential. A further analysis of the study data in March 2021 provided an in-depth and detailed analysis of the current Russian wind sector and its strengths and weaknesses. The WWEA said:…
Cuban International Renewable Energy Fair
Cuba’s energy minister says the country’s long-term goal is to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources. The second International Renewable Energy Fair, was held on June 22 to 24 at the Pabexpo fairgrounds in the Cuban capital, Havana, and featured the participation of important institutions and foreign…
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China’s wind and solar potential nine times that needed for carbon neutrality
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…
Chinese e-vehicle battery enables 1,000-km journey on single charge
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,…
EU states returning to coal, using West’s own sanctions on Russia as excuse
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…
Indonesia and China have a rapidly growing ties
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…
China breezes to the lead of offshore wind power race
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…