renewable-energy
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China’s vast arid regions – combining solar energy generation and ecological restoration
In the arid northwestern region of China, a solar farm is transforming the landscape and improving the local environment. The interaction between solar technology and the environment here illustrates how renewable energy developments can have multifaceted impacts. Spanning hundreds of square kilometers, this vast array of photovoltaic panels not only harnesses the sun’s rays to Continue reading
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China’s green ammonia ships – potential to replace 91% of maritime fossil fuels
China has taken a significant step towards maritime decarbonization with the completion of the world’s first green ammonia ship bunkering operation. This groundbreaking achievement was executed at Dalian Port using renewable ammonia produced by Envision Energy’s plant in Chifeng. The operation marks a considerable milestone in the maritime industry, demonstrating the feasibility of using green ammonia Continue reading
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China has built world’s largest energy transmission network
Sets example to world China now powers its eastern megacities with 80% of their power from renewable sources through its West-to-East Power Transmission Project. Last year, 2.4 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity were transmitted from western China to the east – that’s enough to power five Germanys. More than 80% of that electricity came from clean, Continue reading
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China’s Launches Giant 20-Megawatt, Typhoon-Resistant Floating Wind Turbine – World’s Largest
In a groundbreaking move towards sustainable energy, China has launched the world’s largest floating wind turbine, the “Qihang,” which promises to significantly reduce carbon emissions and set new standards in renewable energy technology. The “Qihang” turbine exemplifies a remarkable leap in renewable energy technology. Independently developed by Chinese sate-owned CRRC Corporation Limited, this 20 MW floating Continue reading
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Xi Jinping: China injects certainty into global climate governance
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech via video link at the UN sponsored Leaders Meeting on Climate and the Just Transition on Wednesday. Xi highlighted that China is a steadfast actor and major contributor in promoting global green development, noting that China is willing to work with all parties to earnestly honor the principle of common Continue reading
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China sets new record for clean electricity, dominates wind power
China’s power system notched up several new clean energy generation records during the January to March quarter of 2025, cementing the country’s position as the global leader in clean electricity production. Total clean electricity generation in China during the first quarter of the year was just over 951 terawatt hours (TWh), according to data from Continue reading
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China Achieves Solar-powered Water Splitting for Hydrogen Production
Chinese researchers recently achieved a breakthrough in “photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production.” The scientists did this by performing “structural reshaping” and “element substitution” on a semiconductor material, they significantly enhanced the efficiency of converting water into clean hydrogen energy by using sunlight. Current solar-driven hydrogen production primarily relies on two methods — one uses Continue reading
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Developing countries’ demand doubles for Chinese solar
China’s exports of solar panels to the global-south have doubled in the past two years, overtaking global-north sales for the first time since 2018, according to data collated in the Ember export explorer. Global-south imports of Chinese solar panels more than doubled from 60 gigawatts (GW) in 2022 to 126GW in 2024. That surpassed global-north imports, Continue reading
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Global electricity consumption surge
Renewable energy accounted for 81.1% of all new global electricity, as global consumption surged by 4.3% in 2024, nearly double the annual average growth rate over the past decade and almost twice as fast as wider energy demand, according to the International Energy Agency. China as the engine of the world’s economy, accounted for more than Continue reading
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China’s global BRI push is being driven by green tech
More than three years after Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to stop building new coal projects abroad, the country’s Belt and Road Initiative is increasingly driven by renewables. Last year, renewable technologies eclipsed fossil fuels — once the core of Beijing’s overseas developments — in all the power projects completed under the BRI, according to analysts at Continue reading
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China mandates increased use of certified green energy
China’s Renewable Energy Notice provides that Green Energy Certificates (GECs) are the only proof of the environmental attributes of green energy electricity and, as such, the only evidence for recognizing the production and consumption of green energy electricity. On March 18, China’s National Development and Reform Commission and other government departments issued “Opinions on Promoting the High-Quality Development of the Renewable Energy Green Power Certificate Market(关于促进可再生能源绿色电力证书市场高质量发展的意见),” emphasizing the Continue reading
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Chinese renewable energy tech and its influence on the Gulf Cooperation Council energy ambitions
In 2025, Beijing’s strategic location in renewable technology and vital minerals has taken center stage in international affairs, especially in respect to its relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. Energy diplomacy, economic diversification initiatives, and the worldwide competition for technological leadership in the clean energy sector are all being reshaped by the dynamic interaction between Continue reading
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China’s Antarctic Outpost Swaps Fossil Fuels for Hydrogen, Wind
On a remote island in the Southern Ocean, China’s Qinling Station has switched on Antarctica’s first large-scale hydrogen energy system — a breakthrough in sustaining research operations in one of the harshest places on Earth. The renewable energy system ensures stable power in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, and is estimated to cut fossil fuel use by Continue reading
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China built hydro facility helps Cambodia meet green transition goals
Deep in the Cardamom Mountains, surrounded by mountains in Koh Kong Province in southwestern Cambodia, the China Huadian Lower Stung Russei Chrum Hydro-Electric Station has been continuously delivering clean energy and transmitting development hope to Cambodia for more than a decade. Project construction commenced in 2010 and the plant entered into commercial operation in 2013. Continue reading
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China as Catalyst for Energy Transition in the Global South
China is the world’s leading country in electricity production from renewable energy sources, with over triple the generation of the second-ranking country, the United States. China’s clean technology industries — particularly the “new three” sectors; photovoltaic, lithium-ion batteries and new energy vehicles — have emerged as key engines of growth in China. While global renewable energy investment reached US$771 billion in Continue reading
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Sustainable rail transport – China built world’s longest electric train
The attached video examines the world’s longest and most powerful electric train: China’s Shen 24. Not only is this a feat of Chinese ingenuity but also a major step forward for the future of sustainable rail transport. This engineering marvel, capable of producing 40,000 horsepower and hauling 30,000 tons, has set new global benchmarks in Continue reading
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China-Chile Environmental and Economic Cooperation
Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric during the 2022 APEC meeting in Bangkok. Chile’s ambitious carbon neutrality goals, supported by its National Green Hydrogen Strategy and advances in renewable energy, have presented significant opportunities for cooperation with China, with investments in hydrogen energy, wind and solar power, and sustainable mining Continue reading
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China powers record solar growth in Belt and Road countries
China installed 8 GW of solar power across various nations under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2024, according to data from Wood Mackenzie. This contribution formed part of a record-breaking 24 GW of total power projects deployed in over 140 participating countries within a single calendar year, the highest since the initiative began Continue reading
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China condemns US regime’s shift on climate
US President Donald Trump has withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement – a move widely denounced by the international community. China has expressed its concern over Trump’s moves to reverse US climate goals, with Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun saying: “Climate change is a common challenge facing mankind. No country can be outside Continue reading
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China’s Green Sector drives global climate fight
With the return of climate skeptic Donald Trump to the White House — especially his threat to withdraw the United States from all climate treaties including the Paris Agreement, which is central to the battle against climate change and keeping global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius — the heavy lifting on the climate front Continue reading
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China submits documents on tackling climate change to UN
China meets targets for forest stock and total installed capacity of wind and solar power ahead of schedule. Xinhua reports that China has submitted two reports to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, detailing its climate actions and progress, according to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. These documents, the first biennial Continue reading
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While Bombs Fall, China Powers Hope with Solar in Gaza
China’s low-cost solar panels are bringing light and hope to Palestinians living under the shadow of war in Gaza. In Gaza’s refugee camps, besieged by Israeli occupation forces, one of the most crucial survival tools may come as a surprise: solar panels. While food and water are essential to life, in Gaza, a city under siege, Continue reading
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South Africa’s China-built Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Project
The China-built Redstone Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) Project in South Africa, the first-of-its-kind in sub-Saharan Africa, is due to be connected to the grid in early September 2024. CSP plants produce electricity by concentrating solar thermal energy using mirrors to reflect the sun to a receiver that collects and stores the heat energy to power a Continue reading
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