Russia’s potential withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) will not imply that the country will restore nuclear tests, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday in a statement. The statement came after Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club on Thursday that …
Read More »China Sees Robust Green Growth in Installed Renewable Energy Capacity
China has seen robust growth in the installed capacity of renewable energy in 2023 amid the country’s strenuous efforts to push green transition. The country’s total capacity of renewable energy reached about 2.71 billion kilowatts (kw) in the first half of 2023, according to the latest report by National Energy …
Read More »Japan to Release Fukushima Water into Ocean despite Protests and Concerns
Japan will start releasing more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the ocean from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on August 24, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday at a meeting of Cabinet ministers involved in the plan. The water will initially be released in …
Read More »China Issues First Hydrogen Industry Guideline
China on Tuesday released its first national guideline for the development of industrial standards for the production, storage, transport and use of hydrogen energy. According to the World Economic Forum’s latest white paper, China is the largest producer and consumer of hydrogen globally, but less than 0.1 percent of the …
Read More »China’s Installed Renewable Energy Capacity Reaches 1.3 Billion kw
China has seen robust growth in the installed capacity of renewable energy in the first half of 2023 amid the country’s strenuous efforts to push green transition, with its total capacity reaching about 2.71 billion kilowatts (kw), according to the latest report by National Energy Administration (NEA). The country’s installed …
Read More »IAEA Chief Denies Advising Japan on Nuclear Wastewater Discharge
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not have the competence to advise Japan on where to dispose of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Tuesday. On a visit to the Cook Islands, where he briefed the Pacific Island Forum …
Read More »China Voices Opposition to Japan’s Nuclear Wastewater Release Plan
The Chinese government has solemnly stated strong opposition on multiple occasions regarding Japan’s decision to discharge treated nuclear wastewater into the ocean, said the spokesperson of the Mission to ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) on Monday. In a statement published on the mission’s website, the spokesperson said Japan’s planned …
Read More »China Unveils Nation’s First Converted Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive
China’s first hydrogen-powered locomotive converted from an internal combustion engine rolled off the production line in Datong City, Shanxi Province on Thursday. China Railway Rolling Stock Corp. (CRRC), the country’s largest railway vehicle and equipment manufacturer, said the locomotive, Ningdong, is the world’s most powerful hydrogen-powered locomotive by far. CRRC …
Read More »IEA: China’s Economic Recovery Boosts Global Oil Demand
Amidst an ongoing global shift towards greener forms of energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted that global oil demand will rise more than previously anticipated, partly due to China’s economic rebound. World fuel consumption will increase by 2.2 million barrels a day in 2023 — about 200,000 a …
Read More »China-Central Asia: Turkmenistan Gas Promotes Green Development
For Turkmenistan, energy cooperation with China has injected momentum for the natural gas-rich country’s export diversity strategy and secured a stable and huge market. It has also unlocked potential in areas including green energy, natural gas utilization, energy technologies and equipment to enhance cooperation across the industrial chain. Turkmenistan is …
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