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Rooftop solar is a rational and important step in China’s path to peak coal use: A rebuttal
The focus on China’s growth in coal-fired plants is misguided as its growth in renewable energy ensures they’ll see less use. And solar power in Shandong Province — although it is only moderately sunny — actually makes a lot of sense.
October 25, 2023 Source: The China Project
China is going to use less coal, despite reports to the contrary
Hydro, wind, and solar power are stabilizing, and burning the dirtiest of fossil fuels is near the plateau it must reach before coal is dethroned.
September 21, 2023 Source: The China Project
A brief guide to China’s complicated green hydrogen industry
Made without any carbon emissions, green hydrogen can play an important role in cleaning up dirty industries like coal and steel. Beijing’s hands-off approach has motivated local governments, SOEs, and the private sector to take the reins, but results so far are mixed.
September 13, 2023 Source: The China Project
Eclipsing Russia: China’s green energy expansion into Central Asia
China has a significant comparative advantage in green energy. Growing incentives for Central Asian countries to diversify their energy mix are creating opportunities for Chinese companies, with significant implications for Russia, as well as the U.S. and EU.
July 18, 2023 Source: The China Project
Denise van der Kamp on how China’s environmental businesses are regulated
China has been lauded by many in recent years for its accomplishments in environmental protection. But on-the-ground experiences show that its path toward emission reduction and environmental sustainability may have inadvertently sowed seeds of long-term challenges.
July 17, 2023 Source: The China Project
Can China replace coal with biomass power generation?
A new joint venture aims to generate electricity from biomass, part of the Chinese government’s plans to diversify away from coal and reduce carbon emissions.
January 11, 2023 Source: The China Project
In Saudi Arabia, Xi Jinping tells Gulf states he wants to pay for oil in yuan
Xi Jinping schmoozed Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia, and signed deals to buy oil and sell telecom gear, while signaling mutual political support.
December 9, 2022 Source: The China Project
China is building gigantic wind turbines, but are they too cheap?
The largest wind turbine in the world has just rolled off the production lines in Fujian Province and will soon be erected in the Taiwan Strait, a symbol of China’s wind power golden age. But foreign customers are not buying Chinese turbines, despite (or because of) their ultra-low prices.
November 30, 2022 Source: The China Project
China shows signs of backing OPEC’s pro-Russia oil production cut
In this week’s Russia-China update: The PRC demonstrates more “pro-Russia neutrality,” and Elon Musk says Beijing pressured him to drop Starlink coverage for Ukraine.
October 13, 2022 Source: The China Project
China is pouring huge investments into water conservation and hydropower
A total of 748 billion yuan was devoted to water conservation in the first half of the year, while China Yangtze Power leads the hydropower charge.
July 12, 2022 Source: The China Project
China-Russia relations have ‘withstood the new test’ as Beijing’s balancing act continues
While China maintains a strategic friendliness with Russia and shared antipathy for the U.S.-dominated world order, Chinese companies have recently shown extreme caution in maintaining sanctions compliance. What is Beijing’s next move?
March 31, 2022 Source: The China Project
China’s clean energy conundrum
Climate change looms over China’s population and resources, but cutting carbon may not be as important as the nation’s top priority: security.
March 3, 2022 Source: The China Project
Huawei transitions from phones to clean energy
Huawei is expanding into clean energy, as the firm moves away from smartphones amid growing competition and pressure from Beijing.
March 3, 2022 Source: The China Project
AI firm 4Paradigm tries for an IPO in Hong Kong, again
4Paradigm, an artificial intelligence services firm, plans its second IPO in Hong Kong in six months. It may signal an end to China’s regulatory freeze.
February 24, 2022 Source: The China Project
Link-U Tech is pumping electricity from EVs back into the power grid
Link-U Tech, a Chinese company founded last year by a team at Tsinghua University, is trying to commercialize two-way charging stations for electric vehicles. It has competition in major Chinese EV companies like NIO.
February 21, 2022 Source: The China Project
Beijing puts Chinese tech on display at Winter Olympics
From smart beds to catering robots, China has gone all out to show the world how far Chinese technology has progressed since the last Olympics in Beijing.
February 2, 2022 Source: The China Project
The Kazakhstan protests and Sino-Russian relations
What do the protests in Kazakhstan mean for China and its relationship to Russia, which has sent troops to the central Asian nation to crush the unrest?
January 7, 2022 Source: The China Project
Is Huawei really building the world’s biggest battery?
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October 19, 2021 Source: The China Project
Chinese power sector reforms mean more coal now, less coal later
China needs to burn coal to end power shortages, but is the country’s ongoing electricity crisis all bad news for the climate? No, writes energy policy researcher David Fishman, because by using the crisis to implement fundamental price reforms for power markets, Beijing has actually disadvantaged coal in the future and taken a major step toward decarbonization.
October 18, 2021 Source: The China Project
Editor’s note for Tuesday, October 12, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Xi Jinping dials in to a UN meeting on biodiversity and announces major initiatives, including the establishment of China’s first batch of national parks; Harvard’s Chinese language program has relocated from Beijing to Taipei.
October 12, 2021 Source: The China Project