China will continue to be the global leader in renewable energy capacity growth over the next five years, despite phasing out renewable subsidies and the country’s heavy reliance on coal, which will remain unchanged in 2022, according to analysts. The global renewable energy sector saw strong growth in the past …
Read More »China’s Artificial Sun Hits New High in Clean Energy Boost
China has made a new breakthrough in its quest for clean fusion energy, as one of its “artificial suns” set a new record in sustained high temperatures, according to state media. The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a nuclear fusion reactor research facility, ran at 70 million degrees Celsius for …
Read More »China Cuts First Batch of 2022 Crude Oil Import Quotas by 11Percent
China has issued its first batch of 2022 crude oil import quotas at a volume 11per cent below 2021’s first allotment, according to industry sources and a document reviewed by Reuters, with large private firms winning out over smaller processors, Global oil prices pared gains following the drop in import …
Read More »China’s Risen Plans $7 Billion Solar Factory Run on Clean Energy
Risen Energy Co. is planning to build a 45 billion yuan ($7 billion) integrated solar power factory in Inner Mongolia that’ll run on clean energy. The plant will produce materials across the supply chain from industrial silicon to finished solar modules, the company said in a Dec. 27 filing with …
Read More »China Oil Demand to Peak by 2030 on Petrochemical Use
China’s oil consumption is expected to keep growing for a decade on robust chemical demand, reaching a peak of about 780 million tonnes per year by 2030, a research institute affiliated with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) said on Sunday. Last year, the research group, called the CNPC Economics & …
Read More »Oil up over Big U.S. Crude Supply Draw, Chinese Economy Stabilization Efforts
Oil was up Wednesday morning in Asia, holding gains as the latest U.S. crude oil supply data showed a bigger-than-expected draw. Trading volumes are also thinning out as the holiday period approaches. Brent oil futures edged up 0.18% to $74.11 by 11:13 PM ET (4:13 AM GMT) and WTI futures …
Read More »China, Russia Forge Close Ties in Energy Cooperation under BRI
China’s oil giant Sinopec on Tuesday released a report about the company’s participation and growth in Russia which deepens ties with China on energy cooperation, a key sector following global energy crunch in tandem with climate change crisis. The report focuses on sustainable development of Sinopec in Russia and its …
Read More »India Overstretches in Trying to Counter China’s Solar Industry
India’s leading renewable energy developer, ReNew Energy Global PLC, has reportedly planned to switch its strategy, from growth based on China’s raw material supply to seek independent development, which has been viewed as India’s move to “counter China” in the sector. Until recently, ReNew Energy and other Indian renewable energy …
Read More »Coal Use is Reaching Record Levels in India and China
The International Energy Agency has called on China and India to reduce coal power generation and put their climate pledges into action, describing both countries as “holding the key to future coal demand”. The world’s two largest coal producers – with economies that account for nearly three billion people combined …
Read More »Covid-Zero Policies and Pollution Curbs Stunt China’s Oil Demand
China, the world’s biggest buyer of crude, is set to start 2022 with a subdued appetite for oil. For that, you can blame — or thank — Beijing’s increasingly tough line on the virus, pollution, and rule-breakers. The winter months are usually the time when refiners buy crude to replenish …
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