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Renewable energies are an integral part of China’s policy. The current, 14th Five-Year Plan primarily promotes the technological areas of energy and materials and focuses on the development of alternative energy sources. In contrast to the previous five-year plan, the focus is no longer on achieving global technological leadership in renewable energy technologies, but rather on expanding the infrastructure and strengthening the economic and secure energy supply. In the 14th Five-Year Plan, the Chinese Ministry of Energy (NEA) has given concrete figures for renewable energy. Thus, the total installed capacity of wind power and solar is to reach 1200 GW by 2030. As early as 2020, China’s energy system experienced record renewable energy growth despite the coronavirus crisis. By 2025, the final 16.5 percent should be reached.

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The impressions of his first trip to China have left a lasting impression on Nis Gruenberg. Even today, when he thinks back on it, he is overcome with such intense emotion that the half-Dane is left speechless. “Mindblowing,” the lead analyst of the Berlin research institute Merics told China.Table instead: simply overwhelming. That was 18 […] continue reading →

China’s renewable energy industry could soon receive a shower of money worth ¥350 billion (about €50 billion). Developers and operators of wind and solar farms have been waiting for years for the overdue subsidy payments. The government had promised massive subsidies in the 2010s. In 2017, the money ran out. Since then, overdue subsidy applications […] continue reading →

Following the introduction of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), solar products from Xinjiang are piling up at US customs. Modules with a capacity of more than three gigawatts have been delayed at the border by the agency since the end of June because importers have not yet been able to provide the necessary […] continue reading →

Rising infrastructure spending is supposed to help China's weak growth get back on its feet. However, unlike the situation after the financial crisis in 2008, money is not being poured into roads, railways and airports, but into new power grids, cloud computing, 5G and Big Data. continue reading →

Solar systems on roofs have great potential for the energy transition. The German government is debating mandatory solar panels for new buildings, and some German states have already introduced similar measures. China has long lagged behind other countries in this respect. But for some years now, the People's Republic has been experiencing a boom. Thanks in part to an innovative pilot program. continue reading →

Power generation and production in China’s photovoltaic sector surged in the first half of 2022. Between January and June, nearly 31 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic capacity were installed for power generation, an increase of 137.4 percent over the same period last year. This was reported by Xinhua, citing the China Photovoltaic Industry Association. Production in […] continue reading →

Both solar cell manufacturers Longi and Tongwei have raised their prices. Tongwei raised the price of solar cells of various sizes by between 3 and 4 percent on Monday. Rival Longi followed suit on Tuesday, raising prices for wafers – a precursor to cells – by 3 to 4 percent as well. The price adjustment […] continue reading →

A Chinese startup has become the first company in the world to begin mass production of large bendable perovskite solar cells. The bendable cells can be built into windows, walls, smartphones, and other tech products. The cells have an efficiency of ten percent, which is half that of standard silicon cells, reports Nikkei Asia. Smaller […] continue reading →

Chinese authorities have published two plans for sustainable cities. The 14th Five-Year Plan “for new-type urbanization” and an implementation plan to limit carbon emissions in urban and rural construction sectors aim to make cities and the construction sector more sustainable, according to consulting firm Trivium China. The Five-Year includes: The orderly conversion of heat supply […] continue reading →

Hydropower is currently providing welcome relief in the fight against emissions in China: Thanks to abundant rain, the reservoirs are well filled, and the turbines are achieving record output. In the first five months of the year, electricity production at dams in southern China rose by 18 percent, Greenpeace China reports. In May, hydropower electricity […] continue reading →

Is it possible to build solar power plants in space to supply Earth with energy? The idea is controversial among scientists. China now wants to place test satellites in high orbits that will send energy to Earth. continue reading →

Prices for polycrystalline silicon, the raw material for solar modules, have risen to a ten-year high in China. One kilogram now costs $40. Prices have thus tripled since the beginning of 2021, after declining for years, as Bloomberg reports. The cause is considered to be the increasing demand caused by the solar boom in the […] continue reading →

To secure its energy supply, China builds new coal-fired power plants and massively expands coal production. Yet China claims to be climate-friendly. This is because the power plants are to be used as flexible backups for renewable energies. But even if the power plants are only operated temporarily, China's dependence on coal jeopardizes the Paris climate targets. continue reading →

China’s wind and solar power saw a spurious growth over the past decade. Recently, China released its 14th Five-year plan for Renewable Energy to determine the action path until 2025. The goals will make a major contribution to China’s targets of a carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. However, since late last year, the government relies heavily again on coal power to fire economic growth and ensure energy security. This renewed focus on coal can undermine China’s climate change endeavors going forward. continue reading →

On Wednesday, China published a Five-Year plan for renewable energy that had been long-awaited in expert circles. The plan sets the following expansion targets: By 2025, non-fossil energy sources are to account for 20 percent of energy consumption Renewable energies are to cover at least 50 percent of the additional energy demand by then Power […] continue reading →

China’s carbon dioxide emissions dropped by an estimated 1.4 percent in the first three months of 2022. This marks the third consecutive quarter of declining emissions. According to an analysis by Carbon Brief, this is the longest emissions decline in China in at least a decade. CO2 emissions peaked in the summer of 2021 before […] continue reading →

Europe's companies have their headquarters breathing down their necks: They are also expected to reduce emissions in China as quickly as possible. Although the People's Republic does have climate targets, the actual framework is largely lacking and the conditions are difficult. continue reading →

China is close to connecting its first compressed air energy storage facility to the power grid. This new type of power storage system is able to pump air into an underground salt cavern when power supply is high, Bloomberg reports. If power demand increases, the air is then released and generates power through a turbine. […] continue reading →