A new ultra-high voltage transmission line launched this week in China is expected to dramatically cut demand for thermal coal, according to market sources quoted by S&P Global Platts.
The electric and plug-in hybrid drivetrain solutions firm Efficient Drivetrains Inc (EDI) has now unveiled its new PowerDrive 8000 Series line of products, which were designed to function in heavy-duty Class 8 vehicle applications.
China installed an impressive 7.21 gigawatts of new solar capacity in the first quarter of 2017, and generated 21.4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, up 80% over the same period a year earlier.
China’s north-western province of Shaanxi has given the green light to a batch of new wind power projects in an area that’s fast emerging as one of the country’s inland clean energy hubs. The People’s Daily reports that Shaanxi’s development and reform commission has given the go-ahead to a pair of 100-megawatt (MW) … [continued]
