SHANGHAI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- CarbonBox, China's independently developed direct air capture (DAC) facility, has passed its reliability verification, with a single module capable of capturing over 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air each year and generating 99 percent high-concentration product.
CarbonBox, developed by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and China Energy Engineering Corporation, has an annual CO2 capture capacity of 600 tonnes, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's DAC technology.…
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday.
During their in-orbit testing, these satellites demonstrated favorable application results across multiple areas, including ecological environment, forestry and grassland, geographic surveying, meteorology, agriculture and emergency disaster response, according to an official of the CNSA.…
BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled an action plan on the green development of data centers, specifying a set of targets to accelerate the low-carbon transition of the sector.
By 2025, the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers, a metric for energy efficiency, will be lowered to less than 1.…
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to improve relevant policy support systems for the National Carbon Emission Trading System (ETS), according to a report released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday.
While extensively considering factors such as sector carbon emissions, data quality, the synergy between pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction, and high-quality sector development, China will work to expand the coverage of key sectors through the National ETS in stages, according to the Progress Report of China's National Carbon Market (2024).…
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Citing data from the China Passenger Car Association, several media outlets recently carried stories saying that Brazil has overtaken Belgium as the largest export market for Chinese new-energy vehicle (NEV) shipments.
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As a Chinese poem says, "Heaven does not speak, yet it alternates the four seasons; Earth does not speak, yet it nurtures all things." Throughout history, the Chinese people have harbored deep reverence for nature, striving for harmonious coexistence between humans and the natural world.…
The East Sixth Ring Road is a major transportation artery in Beijing, bustling with steady streams of cars every day. Beneath this road, workers are busy and China's largest tunnel boring machine is operating at full capacity to construct new underground sections of the East Sixth Ring Road.…
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This photo taken on July 17, 2024 shows a launching ceremony of forestry carbon-sink trading of Heilongjiang Province in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. A launching ceremony of a forestry carbon-sink trading system of Heilongjiang Province was held here on Wednesday.…
An aerial drone photo taken on June 19, 2024 shows workers installing the blade of a 16-megawatt wind turbine of the phase II project of Zhangpu wind farm in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
The phase II project of Zhangpu wind farm, China's first offshore wind farm with the largest single-capacity with turbines, was connected to the grid for power generation on Thursday.…
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An aerial drone photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows a photovoltaic power project in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. In recent years, the city of Yangzhou has been boosting the construction of clean energy projects to promote the green development.…
SHANGHAI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- CarbonBox, China's independently developed direct air capture (DAC) facility, has passed its reliability verification, with a single module capable of capturing over 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air each year and generating 99 percent high-concentration product.
CarbonBox, developed by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and China Energy Engineering Corporation, has an annual CO2 capture capacity of 600 tonnes, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's DAC technology.…
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday.
During their in-orbit testing, these satellites demonstrated favorable application results across multiple areas, including ecological environment, forestry and grassland, geographic surveying, meteorology, agriculture and emergency disaster response, according to an official of the CNSA.…
BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled an action plan on the green development of data centers, specifying a set of targets to accelerate the low-carbon transition of the sector.
By 2025, the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers, a metric for energy efficiency, will be lowered to less than 1.…
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to improve relevant policy support systems for the National Carbon Emission Trading System (ETS), according to a report released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday.
While extensively considering factors such as sector carbon emissions, data quality, the synergy between pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction, and high-quality sector development, China will work to expand the coverage of key sectors through the National ETS in stages, according to the Progress Report of China's National Carbon Market (2024).…
SHANGHAI, July 26 (Xinhua) -- CarbonBox, China's independently developed direct air capture (DAC) facility, has passed its reliability verification, with a single module capable of capturing over 100 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) directly from the air each year and generating 99 percent high-concentration product.
CarbonBox, developed by researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) and China Energy Engineering Corporation, has an annual CO2 capture capacity of 600 tonnes, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's DAC technology.
BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China's atmospheric environment monitoring satellite and terrestrial ecosystem carbon monitoring satellite have been officially put into operation, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Thursday.
During their in-orbit testing, these satellites demonstrated favorable application results across multiple areas, including ecological environment, forestry and grassland, geographic surveying, meteorology, agriculture and emergency disaster response, according to an official of the CNSA.
BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China has unveiled an action plan on the green development of data centers, specifying a set of targets to accelerate the low-carbon transition of the sector.
By 2025, the average power usage effectiveness (PUE) of data centers, a metric for energy efficiency, will be lowered to less than 1.
BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to improve relevant policy support systems for the National Carbon Emission Trading System (ETS), according to a report released by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on Monday.
While extensively considering factors such as sector carbon emissions, data quality, the synergy between pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction, and high-quality sector development, China will work to expand the coverage of key sectors through the National ETS in stages, according to the Progress Report of China's National Carbon Market (2024).