CHANGCHUN — As scorching summer heat grips much of China, the country’s northeast has emerged as a popular sightseeing destination with cool weather and breathtaking views of lush mountains and lucid waters. Encompassing Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces and part of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the northeastern region, once…
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Builders of Malaysia’s mega railway project join hands to rehabilitate mangrove forest
Chinese and Malaysian companies building Malaysia’s mega rail project have planted mangrove tree saplings in a mangrove forest near Malaysia’s Port Klang, a move to strengthen the values of protecting the environment. The East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) is a 665 km-long railway project being developed by the state-owned Malaysia…
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Pathway to Propserity: the Belt and Road Initiative
From Left Review Online. Today, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China is promoting joint development and prosperity among the countries along the Eurasian and African routes. This initiative is allowing people from various countries to share a harmonious, peaceful, and prosperous life, continuing the legacy of connectivity…
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China’s largest electrochemical energy storage facility connected to grid
China’s largest electrochemical energy storage facility connected to grid World Energy reports that Huadian (Haixi) New Energy Co., a subsidiary of China Huadian Group, has successfully completed the full-capacity grid connection of the Togdjog Shared Energy Storage Station in a cold, high-altitude region of China. This milestone marks the commencement of…
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China – EVs showing greater potential to feed power grids
Using EVs as mobile power banks in first large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) hook-up. Involving over 1,000 electric vehicles (EVs), Jiangsu province trialled off-peak charging and reverse discharging, showcasing EVs’ potential as mobile power banks. Electric vehicles can potentially double up as super giant “mobile power banks” to support electricity supply and…
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Surge in U.S. Solar Company Bankruptcies Despite $ Trillions in Subsidies
On July 18, the American solar giant SunPower announced the suspension of several core operations. The company will neither acquire new customers nor install already-delivered solar panels. A day later, Renova Energy, affected by SunPower’s shutdown, declared a temporary halt of all operations in California and Arizona. SunPower is the…
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Climate-Resilient Ocean Governance in the People’s Republic of China
Focused on the People’s Republic of China (PRC), this article looks at how climate change impacts coastal ecosystems and marine biodiversity. In an era of global connectivity and shared environmental challenges, the linkages between oceans and climate change are becoming increasingly apparent. Oceans have the great potential to exacerbate or…
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Chinese enterprises drive Cambodia’s green and low-carbon energy transition
“The active participation and contributions of Chinese enterprises are crucial to Cambodia’s green and low-carbon development.” This statement was made by Chuop Paris, Cambodia’s Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment, on August 15 2024 at an international symposium in Beijing, themed as “Environment, Development and Human Rights: Green…
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China transforms saline-alkali land into symbiotic grain-seafood farms
In north China’s Hebei Province 8,000 mu (about 533.33 hectares) of rice paddies are monitored in real time by a hardware engineer via a large screen in a control room. This is no ordinary rise paddy but part of an agricultural demonstration zone where rice seedling are grown along side…
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De-risking West’s critical minerals trade with China will cost $ billions and delay global energy transition
Securing copper supply: no China, no energy transition. Inefficiencies of shifting away from China for critical minerals would increase the cost of finished goods and delay the energy transition. The global shift toward clean energy and decarbonisation hinges significantly on copper. With the increasing demand for copper, Western efforts to…