The Iraqi government has signed an initial agreement with the giant PowerChina for the construction of a power plant with a capacity of 2 thousand megawatts. The world’s second-largest Opec producer, the country depends on imports from Iran, which is subject to U.S. sanctions. In 2020, it burned about 17.37 billion cubic meters of gas. […]
Air Liquide’s Technology Chosen For the World’s Largest Hydrogen Station in Beijing, China
The Daxing hydrogen station equipped with Air Liquide technology is the world’s largest hydrogen station with a capacity of nearly 5 tonnes per day. Located in Beijing, it is part of a 200,000 square-meter International Hydrogen Energy Demonstration Zone which includes an exhibition hall opened to the public and inaugurated July 8 2021. Air Liquide […]
JA Solar Once Again Recognized as Overall High Achiever in RETC 2021 PVMI Report
BEIJING : JA Solar has once again been recognized as “Overall High Achiever” for its excellent performance in the strict testing of modules for quality, reliability and performance in the 2021 PV Module Index Report (PVMI) recently released by the Renewable Energy Test Center (RETC), a leading engineering services and certification testing provider for renewable […]
China Warns Two-Thirds of Regions For Missing Energy Targets
The worst offenders were the eastern province of Zhejiang, the provinces of Yunnan and Guandong and the Guangxi region in southern China, which received red ratings, the lowest, for both their consumption and intensity targets. BEIJING : China’s state planner on Thursday warned provincial and regional governments against missing their energy consumption and efficiency targets […]
Sinopec to Launch First Green Hydrogen Project in 2022
Sinopec currently owns an annual hydrogen production capacity of 3.5 million tonnes, mainly grey hydrogen as a byproduct from its refineries, accounting for about 14% of total hydrogen output in China. BEIJING : Chinese state-controlled oil giant Sinopec said it expects to launch its first green hydrogen project, a zero-carbon fuel generated from renewable energy […]
JA Solar Awarded Silver Medal by EcoVadis for Ongoing CSR Efforts
BEIJING : JA Solar, a leading manufacturer of high-performance photovoltaic products, has received a Silver Medal in the EcoVadis 2021 Sustainability Rating. The award recognizes JA Solar in the top 12% of all organizations surveyed by EcoVadis, and in the top 1% of companies when it comes to sustainable procurement. EcoVadis Medals reflect the quality […]
China to inspect renewable power consumption to improve offtake
China, the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged to bring emissions to a peak by 2030 and propel solar and wind power generating capacity to 1,200 gigawatts (GW) from 535 GW in 2020. BEIJING: China’s energy administration, as part of a drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, will inspect renewable power consumption across […]
Huawei files two patents related to electric vehicles, says new report
Huawei is in talks with state-owned Changan Automobile and other automakers to use their car plants to make its electric vehicles (EVs). Beijing: Chinese tech giant Huawei is planning to make electric cars under its own brand, and now a new report has claimed that the company has filed a couple of patents relating to […]
China’s coal consumption share falls to 56.8% at end-2020
The rapid rollout of renewable-energy capacity and the growing use of natural gas has helped reduce the share of coal consumption from around 68% over the last decade and 57.7% a year earlier, but overall coal use has not peaked. BEIJING: China cut its coal use to 56.8% of energy consumption at the end of […]
China’s July power consumption up 2.7% on year
China’s January-July power consumption up 4.6% year-on-year to 4.1 trillion kWh, the NDRC said BEIJING : China’s July power consumption rose 2.7% year-on-year, according to a transcript from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) press briefing on Friday. * China’s January-July power consumption up 4.6% year-on-year to 4.1 trillion kWh, the NDRC said. Source […]