Thermal still dominates China’s power production
Thermal power still accounts for over 70% of China’s electricity production, while electricity consumption grew faster than the economy in 2018, according to the latest [...]
Energy & trading
China launches 3 billion tonne carbon trading market
China has launched a 3-billion tonne carbon market for the power and heat sectors, with trading expected to commence within a year. According to deputy director of the [...]
CDM hits 6,000 projects and 1.2bn tonnes
The Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) has registered its 6,000th project, bringing the total renewable power delivered by the scheme to 110GW, with 1.2 [...]
Huaneng shows coal under pressure
Figures from Huaneng Power International, one of China’s largest coal-based electricity producers, show a challenging year for coal as power generation fuel. For 2012, the [...]
Success for coal project, but nuclear is Hong Kong’s future
Retrofitting advanced Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) into the very cramped quarters on Hong Kong Electric’s Lamma Island coal plant was a major engineering challenge. But [...]
Warships going green
Blue Skies China took a tour of one of the US Navy’s leading nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the USS George Washington, in Hong Kong this week, witnessing one of the [...]
China calls on US, Vatican City & Andorra to commit to emissions reductions
China has called for developed countries outside the Kyoto protocol – the US, Vatican City and Andorra – to make emission reduction commitments comparable with those made [...]
Investing in China green: proceed with caution
On paper, China’s renewable energy story is one of the most compelling energy investment themes around. The country has pledged a significant portion of its future [...]
Streamlined CDM could deliver Copenhagen targets
A streamlined Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could provide the means for developing nations to deliver their promised carbon dioxide emission cuts, according to [...]
How do I know China didn’t wreck the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room: HK policymaker
Any failures of the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen last month cannot be attributed to one country, according to a leading Hong Kong policymaker who attended the talks as part of [...]
