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Ultra-high voltage power lines are crucial to a greener future, but world leader China’s growing net......

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China to Roll Out Provincial Renewable Energy Targets

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China Slams Own Energy Agency Over Failed Environmental Policies

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Residents say the transition from coal to gas or electricity may be good for the environment but str......

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Amid Power Rationing, Top Official Says China Has Enough Coal

Several provinces have restricted electricity use during peak hours due to local power crunches.

2020-12-22 10:51:07

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Amid Coal Crunch, Cities Limit Power to Businesses, Factories

Authorities in China say increased manufacturing, combined with winter heating, has resulted in high......

2020-12-18 10:49:18

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To Meet Energy Target, Wenzhou Limits Heating in Govt Offices

The temporary rule appears to apply to all of Zhejiang province, according to leaked official docume......

2020-12-15 13:11:01

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China’s Homegrown Third-Generation Nuclear Reactor Is Now Online

The domestically developed Hualong One reactor can generate 10 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity......

2020-11-27 11:10:04

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Beijing to Invest in Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles

The Chinese capital has designated one of its districts as a “model zone” for zero-emission hydrogen......

2020-09-10 06:49:53

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Yunnan Court’s Ruling May Not Stop Damaging Dam, Activists Warn

Despite winning their lawsuit against a hydropower project, environmentalists say intervention by ce......

2020-03-26 13:20:38

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China to Slash Subsidies for Renewable Energy

The move affecting solar plants and offshore wind farms is part of a government drive to wean such i......

2020-03-12 10:04:42

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Cities’ Steel Mill Squabble Reveals Smog Struggles

As China puts pressure on cities to reduce pollution, officials are trying to offload factories onto......

2019-12-13 02:32:44

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Hebei Govt To Investigate ‘Clean Coal’-Related Deaths

Since October, at least six people in the northern province have died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

2019-12-05 12:38:50

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China Will Merge Coal Power Producers To Reduce Energy Glut

Experts worry that consolidating five large state-owned companies may result in monopolistic behavio......

2019-12-04 09:15:52

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Red, Dead, Renewed

Like other Chinese socialist-era frontier towns, Yumen has a glorious past, a troubled present, and ......

2019-10-29 13:20:28

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CEO of Chinese Solar Firm Apologizes for Delayed Paychecks

The apology followed three days of protests by hundreds of Hanergy employees, some of whom have not ......

2019-10-18 12:56:27

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After Subsidy Cut, China’s NEV Sales Dip for 2nd Straight Month

Slowing sales of electric vehicles — once the lone bright spot for China's flagging auto industry — ......

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