Oil fell for a third day on a challenged Chinese demand outlook and after an industry report pointed to rising US inventories. West Texas Intermediate sank toward $88 a barrel after sliding 4 per cent over the first two days of the week. Swelling virus outbreaks in China show the …
Read More »Coal is Casting a Shadow over China’s Remarkable Renewable Achievements
China is struggling to balance its pressing need to shore up energy security with its ambitions to position itself at the forefront of the global clean energy transition. As the world gears up for the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP27, the world’s major …
Read More »Oil Prices Fall as China Demand, Recession Concerns Outweigh Supply Woes
Oil prices fell on Tuesday as recession concerns and worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in China sparked fears of lower fuel demand, outweighing supply worries. Brent crude fell 31 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to $97.61 a barrel by 0434 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 36 cents, or …
Read More »Covid Restrictions Force Chinese EV Maker to Suspend Production
China’s Nio, the EV maker, has suspended manufacturing activities due to Covid restrictions amid the latest flare-up in infections in the country. “The news that production at Nio’s factories has been temporarily suspended is true and this will have an impact on production and delivery schedules,” a company representative told …
Read More »Iraq and Saudi Send more Oil to China despite Cutting Overall Shipments
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iraq boosted their crude oil shipments to China last month, strengthening their share of a market that Russia has pushed into following the invasion of Ukraine. The Middle East producers loaded almost 4 million barrels a day of crude for Chinese buyers in October. With …
Read More »Has China already Won the Clean Energy Race?
More than a decade ago, back in 2010, Scientific American asked, “Is the U.S. Falling Behind in the Clean Energy Race?” In the twelve years following, that question has been answered: unequivocally, yes. While other countries around the world have been developing renewable energy technology as their best hope at …
Read More »China and India Lead LNG Regas Additions in Asia
China and India will significantly expand their LNG import infrastructure over the next five years with the pair, led by China, set to record the highest LNG regasification capacity additions in Asia. China is set to register the highest liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification capacity additions in Asia between 2022 …
Read More »China is Doubling down on Coal despite its Green Ambitions
China is building a vast array of new coal-fired power stations, potentially more than the operating capacity of the US, even though it knows the plants will probably never be fully used. The puzzle of why the world’s leading installer of clean energy is investing so much in the worst …
Read More »China Develops 3D Printed Lithium Metal Battery with High Energy Density
Chinese researchers have recently developed a new type of lithium metal battery with 3D printing technology, significantly improving the battery’s lifespan and energy density, according to the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Lithium metal batteries are expected to be the next-generation of high-energy batteries …
Read More »China’s Renewable Energy Capacity Expands in January-September
China’s installed capacity of renewable energy registered rapid growth in the first nine months of the year amid the country’s pursuit of green development. In the January-September period, the installed capacity of wind power increased 16.9 percent year on year to around 350 million kilowatts, while the installed capacity of …
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