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China winning the clean energy export race

The Chinese clean energy technology production model is excellent, say analysts, who point out that it is now being exported around the globe.

China gives the world a sound – and clean – energy wake-up call, The Daily Maverick, 10 Sept 10, :Despite lingering Western hubris about China being the big lumbering lummox of the 21st century desperately playing catch-up, the world’s most populous nation is leaving the rest of world far behind in the race to create clean energy. Continue reading

September 10, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

China outpacing the world in renewable energy investment

In the second quarter of 2010, China attracted $11.5 billion in asset-financing for clean technologies, more than Europe and the U.S. combined, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

China Supplants U.S. at Top of Ernst & Young Ranking for Renewable Energy,  Bloomberg, By Alex Morales – Sep 9, 2010 China overtook the U.S. to lead a quarterly index of the most attractive countries for renewable energy projects for the first time, according to a list compiled by the global accounting firm Ernst & Young. Continue reading

September 9, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Unstoppable move to renewable energy offers investment promise

“with the needs for energy security and energy demand from countries like China, the move to renewables is unstoppable, and you’re increasingly seeing renewable energy companies that are good value,”

China Goes Green, Keeps Bankers and Investors Busy – WSJ.com. By NISHA GOPALAN, 6 sept 10, Propelled in part by the backing of powerful Beijing bureaucrats, green-themed Chinese companies are set to reap billions of dollars from public offerings to new investors in coming months…. Continue reading

September 7, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China is taking Climate Change seriously

At the end of 2010, the UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Cancun, Mexico. The core task of the conference is to enhance an overall, effective and continued implementation of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

China’s view on strengthening climate cooperation, Reuters AlertNet -30 Jul 2010   by: Xie Zhenhua “……In spite of present difficulties, China expects to be able to reduce its energy consumption per unit of GDP by 20 percent by the end of 2010 from 2005 levels and increase its renewable energy to 10 percent of the total energy mix, leading to a carbon dioxide emission reduction of over 1.5 billion tons…… Continue reading

August 2, 2010 Posted by | China, climate change | , , , , | Leave a comment

China has no national strategy for nuclear wastes

the IAEA panel said the government should set up a comprehensive national strategy for dealing with nuclear waste

Chinese nuclear safety bodies need more money, IAEA experts say | Earth Times News, 30 July 2010, Vienna – China’s nuclear safety authorities need more funds and staff to keep pace with the country’s rapidly expanding nuclear energy sector, a panel of experts appointed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Friday. Continue reading

July 31, 2010 Posted by | China, safety | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

China building nuclear plants in earthquake area

Nuclear power stations in south China not affected by earthquake. English.news.cn 2010-07-10  GUANGZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) — Two nuclear power stations under construction have not been affected by a mild earthquake that struck south China’s Guangdong Province Friday, company officials said.According to the provincial earthquake monitoring network, an earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter Scale Friday hit the junction of Taishan City and Yangjiang City where the two nuclear power stations are located.Nuclear power stations in south China not affected by earthquake

July 10, 2010 Posted by | China, safety | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fake nuclear waste rattles Hong Kong’s Environment Bureau

Greenpeace warns of nuclear power hazards,  The Standard, MaggieQiu, , June 29, 2010 Greenpeace yesterday protested against the government’s plan to expand the use of nuclear energy, warning of its danger.Four Greenpeace activists, wearing protective suits and masks, delivered two empty drums marked “radioactive waste” to the Environmental Bureau. (photo from Greenpeace send nuclear waste to Hong Kong’s Secretary for the Environment | Greenpeace International)

They waved a banner reading: “Nuclear is not the solution.”A suspicious leakage of radioactive iodine from the Daya Bay nuclear plant on May 23 once again points to its potential danger, Greenpeace campaigner Koo Wai-muk said….. He also said there has been no effective method to deal with radioactive waste, and instead the waste would only be packaged and transferred to some remote areas where it can be buried Greenpeace warns of nuclear power hazards – The Standard

June 29, 2010 Posted by | China, politics | , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

China pushing ahead of USA on renewable energy

A copy of the report was obtained by Secrecy News.  See “China and the United States — A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies,” June 14, 2010.

China’s Green Energy Programs, and More from CRS, Secrecy News, June 23rd, 2010 by Steven Aftergood One thing that is even more impressive than China’s nuclear history is its emerging green energy future. “China has set ambitious targets for developing its… renewable energy resources with a major push of laws, policies and incentives in the last few years,” according to a new report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service. Continue reading

June 24, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

China needs to improve nuclear safety

Monitoring of nuclear safety needs attention, China Daily, BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhaunet) — “……..China needs to invest more in monitoring nuclear safety at civilian nuclear power projects,…China adopted its nuclear power industry standards from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Yu Zusheng, a member of the experts committee with State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC). “They are among China’s first group of standards which are in line with international markets.”…………
Chinese expenditure on monitoring nuclear safety at the 11 operating nuclear power plants totals around 40 million yuan ($6 million) per year. In comparison, in the United States, which has around 100 nuclear power plants, the country’s total budget for monitoring nuclear safety is $700 million annually.

Monitoring of nuclear safety needs attention

June 23, 2010 Posted by | China, safety | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China to sell nuclear reactors to Pakistan, as U.S. to sell them to India

Having muscled the Indian deal through the NSG in 2008, the US is likely to struggle to forge a consensus against China’s deal with Pakistan.

US defies China on Pakistan reactors Jeremy Page, Islamabad The Australian * June 22, 2010 CHINA and the US are on a collision course over Chinese plans to build two nuclear reactors in Pakistan. Continue reading

June 22, 2010 Posted by | China, politics international | , , , , | Leave a comment

Nuclear radiation leak in China kept secret

The report said a large amount of radioactive iodine was released into the air.

It said the plant’s management had kept the incident secret

China nuke leak ‘kept secret’  The Australian From: AFP   June 16, 2010 HONG KONG: A nuclear plant in China’s southern Guangdong province has recorded a small leak, the Hong Kong government said yesterday, after the incident was exposed by a US-based radio station….. Continue reading

June 16, 2010 Posted by | China, secrets,lies and civil liberties | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China doing a quiet nuclear deal with Pakistan

China on verge of unveiling nuclear deal with Pakistan Pakistan Daily, Pakistan Jun 15, 2010 China is on the verge of unveiling a nuclear deal with Pakistan that will, in effect, be “cocking a snook” at the world as it will be outside the purview of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), a noted security expert said.After the exception the NSG accorded to India in 2008 to enable the implementation of its civilian nuclear pact with the US, Pakistan had sought a similar deal from Washington and after having been turned down, “it now appears that China will soon announce its deal with Pakistan to export two nuclear reactors”. China on verge of unveiling nuclear deal with Pakistan | Pakistan Daily

June 16, 2010 Posted by | China, politics international | , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Radiation leak at Chinese nuclear plant

Small leak at Daya Bay nuclear plant RTHK, 15 June 2010,  It has been revealed that there has been what is described as a “very small leakage” at a fuel rod at the Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station.

Small leak at Daya Bay nuclear plant

June 15, 2010 Posted by | China, safety | , , , , , | Leave a comment

China launches world’s biggest solar energy venture

China’s Solar Valley: biggest solar energy production base in world, SmartPlanet, By Andrew Nusca | May 21, 2010 China is in the process of building what it calls “the biggest solar energy production base in the world.”Called “Solar Valley,” the experimental venture has claimed the land of tens of thousands of farmers in an effort to construct China’s answer to California’s Silicon Valley, according to a new Washington Post report.

The $740 million project, which is located near the northern city of Dezhou, is supposed to demonstrate how China can both promote and profit from cleantech. China’s Solar Valley: biggest solar energy production base in world – SmartPlanet

May 22, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable | , , , , | Leave a comment

Renewable energy bounding ahead in China

China’s Push for Renewable Energy, donga.com[English donga] 18 May 2010, The popularity of renewable energy sources including wind, photovoltaic and biomass is growing dramatically in China. Beijing designated renewable energy as a strategic industry last year, and invested 34.6 billion U.S. dollars, twice as much as the U.S.Despite the global financial crisis, the renewable energy industry knows no recession. Continue reading

May 18, 2010 Posted by | China, renewable | , , , , | Leave a comment