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China and Kazakhstan are planning a new rail connection and border crossing in the Bakhty-Ayagoz area, expressing hope that the new route can cut freight transit times. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced the move during the May 24 Eurasian Economic Forum, attended by representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union. Kazakhstan’s …

China Energy Investment Corporation, a state-owned electricity generator, has started up a carbon capture project at one of its thermal coal power plants which will be the biggest such carbon capture facility in Asia. The carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) facility at the Taizhou thermal coal power plant will …

China’s first offshore million-tonne carbon storage project was put into operation on Thursday in the South China Sea, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The project is designed to store a total of more than 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is equivalent to planting …

Falling coal prices could drive Chinese imports to all-time highs, as fuel unwanted elsewhere in the world is diverted to the biggest consumer. China’s purchases may hit about 326 million to 345 million tonnes in 2023, according to its top industry association. That compares with 266 million tonnes in 2022, …

US ambitions to break China’s dominance of green energy supply chains are “great for the world” as long as tensions don’t lead to war, said iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest. The chairman of Fortescue Metals Group, the world’s fourth-largest iron ore producer, said it was healthy for competitors to challenge …

The largest solar manufacturer in the world has reduced the prices of a key component in solar installations by close to a third as production ramps up, threatening to sink weaker players. The update comes after in December Longi slashed prices by more than 27%. Per a Bloomberg report, Longi …

The world’s largest green hydrogen project — the 260MW Kuqa facility in Xinjiang, northwest China ¬— is to be commissioned at the end of May, with commercial operation scheduled to begin on 30 June, according to its developer, Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec. It will overtake the current world leader, …

Shenzhen-listed Jilin Jinguan Electric Co Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a road between Iran and Russia for the construction of new energy facilities, it said on Wednesday. The company plans to build 70 optical storage and charging stations worth 1.4 billion yuan and 3,400 charging facilities …

The value of non-oil trade exchanges between Iran and China has reached $5.23 billion in January-April, 2023, according to figures by the Chinese customs office. Trade between Iran and China had increased by 4% in value terms in January-April compared to the same period last year, the figures showed. The …

Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Monday to enter the South Asian island country’s retail fuel market as it struggles to resolve a worsening energy crisis amid an unprecedented economic upheaval. The contract agreement would enable Sinopec 386, -0.39% to import, store, distribute and sell …