Nation hikes petroleum prices
2010-04-14 07:19:47
China raised gasoline and diesel prices by 320 yuan ($47) per ton, or 4 to 5 percent, starting Wednesday.The increase is the first price hike in five months and pushes domestic prices to new highs.
China's Q1 power consumption jumps 24%
2010-04-13 16:39:38
China's electricity consumption in the first quarter rose 24.19 percent year on year to 969.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWhs), the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a statement on its website Tuesday.
Sinopec makes China's biggest Canada oil sands deal
2010-04-13 09:40:46
China's state-owned Sinopec plans to buy ConocoPhillips' stake in the huge Syncrude project in Canada's oil sands for $4.65 billion, marking one of the country's largest investments ever in North America.
China sets on-grid price for 4 solar power stations
2010-04-12 17:37:49
China has set the on-grid tariff for four new utility-level solar power stations in northwestern Ningxia region at 1.15 yuan ($0.169) per kilowatt hour (kWh), sharply lower than 4 yuan/kWh that Beijing approved for two pilot projects in 2008.
Technology key to keeping cutting edge
2010-04-12 10:11:06
Peng Xiaofeng, one of China's leading billionaire entrepreneurs, said it was small operators not prepared to invest in technology that were causing overcapacity in the solar power industry.
Powering sustainable growth
2010-04-12 09:15:59
China has made significant efforts to pursue energy and resource efficiencies to achieve sustainable development, while the nation still faces challenges in the transition to a low-carbon economy and needs integrated solution systems.
TEDA strives for energy efficiency with international help
2010-04-12 09:14:36
It seems to be a contradiction for a manufacturing powerhouse to lead the campaign on energy conservation and environmental protection, but Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) is working hard to achieve this.
East China to get first lithium high-tech zone
2010-04-10 15:07:55
China's first Lithium-New Energy High-tech Industry Base is to be established in Yichun in the eastern Jiangxi province.
China leads in clean energy
2010-04-09 11:06:33
Last year China overtook the United States in the race to invest in wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy to become the world's biggest investor in clean energy, according to a report published by a US-based think tank.
Installed wind power capacity in N China region grows 40 times
2010-04-09 00:52:37
The installed capacity of wind power in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region grew over 40 times to 7.3 million kilowatts by the end of March from 170,000 kw in 2005, figures released Thursday by a local power company showed.
Australia's Icon Energy inks LNG deal with China
2010-04-08 15:31:00
Australian coal-seam gas minnow Icon Energy, which has no existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, said on Thursday it had signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with a Chinese firm to sell LNG.
Better prospects seen for listed coal firms
2010-04-08 10:25:24
Share prices of listed coal producers are set to soar in the second quarter of this year on the back of demand and price hikes, even as the nation's economic recovery gains further ground and oil prices climb, analysts said on Wednesday.