China Amends Its Climate Policy Playbook
China this week adjusted its emissions policies to prioritize more renewable energy and a more robust electrical grid.
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CleanTechnica In Chinese
I’m sure you’ve been reading our new Chinese CleanTechnica sub-site, right? Wait, what, Chinese? Indeed, we have launched a Chinese (中文) sub-site — in the “Future Trends” section of our website. To be honest, I don’t think this interests most of you, since I assume most of you are like … [continued]
7 Charts — Solar Leads The Way As Renewables Grow Faster Than Expected
The latest report from the IEA says that renewables are growing faster than expected and will continue to outpace all other forms of energy over the next 5 years.
Coal Falls Hard As Renewables Continue to Surge, Oil & Gas Giant BP Reports
Coal continues to fall hard as renewables surge worldwide (including in China), all despite the Trump administration wanting to go back to the “good old days.”
China’s Citizens Overwhelmingly Want Renewable Energy
There are many places in China that are “worst-case scenarios” of the Industrial Age and its wastes. It is no wonder that many Chinese citizens are wide awake to solutions. A new survey (by Ipsos) shows that 96% of Chinese urbanites believe “green power” could help. Of course, it will. Renewable … [continued]
Wind Turbine Tower Market Set To Decline By 2020
The global wind turbine tower market is set to decline over the next several years, dropping several billion dollars due to falling costs, decreasing capacity expansion, and increased tower height. These are the findings from a new report from research and consulting firm GlobalData, which investigates the global wind turbine … [continued]
China Renewable Energy Growth Soars & Coal Use Declines
China’s solar and wind energy capacity increased by 74% and 34%, respectively, in 2015, while coal consumption dropped by 3.7%. China’s National Bureau of Statistics released figures for 2015 this week, and officials believe that the country’s current growth path will allow them to soon surpass their carbon emissions targets. … [continued]
China Hit Record Wind & Solar Year In 2015
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon Chinese wind energy installations rose to record highs in 2015, with 30.5 gigawatts (GW) of new project capacity installed during the year, according to recent reports. The country also appears to have surpassed its old record for new solar energy installations in a … [continued]
200,000-Member Org Fights For FL Solar Choice, China Wind Market… (Clean Electricity News)
Here’s some more solar and wind electricity news, as well as analysis and commentary, from around the cleantech interwebs: Layman’s Guide to the Value of PV Solar The PV solar industry is experiencing explosive growth and many homeowners and business owners are being approached by solar companies to buy or lease … [continued]
China’s Offshore Wind Growth Surges 487.9%
The latest data from China’s leading industry body for the wind power sector indicates that the country’s offshore wind capacity posted a surge in growth last year. The 2014 China Wind Power Installation Capacity Statistics (2014年中国风电装机容量统计) just released by the Chinese Wind Energy Association indicate that in 2014 China added a total … [continued]
