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Chinese president vows to boost green, low-carbon development

China will constantly boost green and low-carbon development in an effort to promote harmony between human and nature, according to a congratulatory letter sent by President Xi Jinping to the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and inaugural Mission Innovation Ministerial on Thursday.

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China, Russia vow to seek stronger energy, SMEs cooperation

Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli and his Russian counterpart Arkady Dvorkovich agreed here on Monday to enhance cooperation on energy and between small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Win-win cooperation lifts China-Russia energy partnership to new high

Energy cooperation between China and Russia, featuring mutually beneficial cooperation in oil, natural gas, electricity, coal as well as nuclear and renewable energy, has been ever growing and has reached a new high.

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Chinese know-how can help Africa achieve clean, sustainable power

​An environment expert has said Chinese know-how in renewable energy development could help generate clean and sustainable power in Africa, which is home to almost half the global population lacking access to electricity.

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New-energy vehicle sales prompt investment fervor

​China's auto industry is ramping up investment in new-energy cars after a surge in their sales.

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Thai solar energy company aims for 20-megawatt plant

Thai-listed renewable energy company, Inter Far East Corporation Public Company Limited (IFEC), which is constructing a 20-megawatt solar power plant for industrial applications in Kampong Speu province, aims to be up and running by the second quarter of this year, a company spokesperson said yesterday.

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World's largest floating windfarm to be built off Scottish coast

Statoil granted seabed lease to develop floating windfarm 15 miles off the coast of Peterhead that is expected to be operational by the end of 2017

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Some 1,000 protest against climate change in S. Africa

South African environmentalists converged in Johannesburg on Saturday to demonstrate against climate change.

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Africa turning to nuclear to meet growing energy needs

​The UN nuclear agency said on Friday that African countries are expressing greater interest in tapping nuclear power for their energy needs.

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Australia's largest energy retailer buys large solar output as industry heats up

​Australia's largest power and gas retailer Origin Energy Ltd. has signed its first contract to purchase electricity from large-scale solar project to meet its renewable energy target following renewed interest in the local sector.

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China nuclear power development set to quicken for cleaner growth

​With the passing of its most environmentally conscious five year development roadmap, China looks set for a greener, cleaner future.

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Water scarcity raises risks to energy supplies: WEC report

​The World Energy Council (WEC) predicted a 40 percent shortfall of available water across the globe by 2030 in a new report presented at the Asia-Pacific Energy Leaders' summit in Wellington Thursday.

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Australian gold mine to be transformed into energy hub

An abandoned gold mine located in north Queensland, may soon be transformed into a large renewable energy hub.

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Xinjiang's new energy generating capacity to double in 2020

The installed generating capacity of new energy, including wind and solar power, in China's far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is expected to nearly double to 43 GW by 2020, Xinjiang Grid said Monday.

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China new energy vehicle output swells in January

China's production of new energy vehicles surged by 144 percent year on year in January to 16,100 units, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Tuesday.

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China to strengthen poverty relief in old revolutionary base areas

China will increase poverty alleviation in old revolutionary base areas, mostly in the country's less-developed central and western parts, to boost local growth and improve people's livelihood, an official document said.

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China to accelerate developing nuclear power

China will further develop nuclear power to fulfill its target of increasing the proportion of non-fossil energy consumption to 20 percent of the total energy consumption by 2030, a climate official said Wednesday.