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2012-05-16 | Beijing
Forest of fossils faces threats from coal mines, 15 May 2012
Had it not been for coal mining, Wang Jun may never have made his most important discovery: a forest buried by a volcanic eruption almost 300 million years ago.
To be able to excavate the site, just west of Wuda district in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, he needed both the mining industry and the authorities on board in 2007.
Power use up just 3.7% in April, 16 May 2012
China's electricity consumption growth rate in April was 3.7 percent year-on-year, the slowest in the past 16 months, which indicates a cooling down of the country's economy, analysts said.
Government funds green purchases, 17 May 2012
China will provide financial subsidies of 26.5 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) to stimulate the consumption of energy-saving products, mainly automobiles and household appliances, said the State Council.
Asia's largest crude oil terminal opens, 17 May 2012
A 450,000-tonnage terminal of Ningbo Shihua Crude Oil Terminal Co Ltd, Asia's largest crude oil terminal, was formally opened in Daxie, Ningbo, Zhejiang province, chinanews.com reported May 16.
Solar power seeks spring thaw, 17 May 2012
More than 200 people gathered in a big, bright, green-themed factory in Xi'an looking for signs of "spring" in China's photovoltaic solar industry, which is experiencing its coldest "winter".
The audience, including PV executives from foreign and Chinese companies, industry experts and government officials, were attending an "Innovation Summit" that aims to send an important signal: When times are bad, that's when it's time to spend on new technology to prepare for the good times to come.……
Newly-built vessel to sail for South China sea gasfield, 18 May 2012
Photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows the newly-built deepwater pipelay crane vessel "Hai Yang Shi You 201" in Qingdao, a coastal city of East China's Shandong province. The vessel, with a length of 204.65 meters and width of 39.2 meters, will sail for the South China Sea to conduct pipelay operation in the Liwan 3-1 gasfield.
New nuclear projects ready to power ahead, 18 May 2012
China is expected to resume the expansion of its nuclear power sector next month, with many plans reaching the final approval stage, according to Xu Yuming, deputy secretary-general of the China Nuclear Energy Association.
Solar insiders upbeat on industry's future, 19 May 2012
Solar industry insiders remain optimistic about the sector's future, despite the recent challenges it has faced from a supply glut and weak demand.
Huge investment in 'green' projects, 21 May 2012
China will invest more than 2 trillion yuan ($316 billion) in promoting energy-saving and low-carbon projects during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-15), Xie Zhenhua, vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said.
PetroChina sets its sights on storage, refining in Americas, 24 May 2012
PetroChina Co Ltd will focus on storage and refining assets in the Americas this year, as part of its plan to establish three overseas operation centers to facilitate trade, said Chairman Jiang Jiemin on Wednesday.
China continues opposition to EU emissions plan, 24 May 2012
China's civil aviation authority on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to the European Union's imposition of an emissions trading plan on global aviation, despite a threat from the EU last week to punish Chinese airlines for not cooperating.
China sets lead-acid battery threshold, 1 June 2012
BEIJING - China on Thursday set thresholds for the entry into its lead-acid battery industry, the output of which accounts for more than a quarter of the world's total.
Exhibition Special: World's biggest solar power conference, 3 June 2012
After a year of preparation, the SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference and Exhibition will begin today at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
The world's largest in the industry, the three-day event has once again broken records with 2,200 exhibitors from five continents displaying their latest products across 200,000 square meters of exhibition space.