China's highest-altitude arch dam, the Yebatan Hydropower Station, has begun generating power. This major project on the upper Jinsha River features a 217-meter dam, saves 3 million tons of coal annually, and powers Central China with clean energy, marking a breakthrough in high-altitude, green engineering.
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China has launched its first million-tonne near-zero-carbon steel line in Zhanjiang. Operated by Baowu Steel, it uses hydrogen instead of coke to reduce iron ore, cutting emissions by 50-80% and preventing over 3.4 million tons of CO₂ annually. This breakthrough helps China meet green industrial goals and avoid future international carbon tariffs.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-million-ton-hydrogen-steel-production
China has launched its first million-tonne near-zero-carbon steel line in Zhanjiang. Operated by Baowu Steel, it uses hydrogen instead of coke to reduce iron ore, cutting emissions by 50-80% and preventing over 3.4 million tons of CO₂ annually. This breakthrough helps China meet green industrial goals and avoid future international carbon tariffs.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/worlds-first-million-ton-hydrogen-steel-production
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PBS: Small plug-in solar panels gain traction as an affordable way to cut electricity bills
The world’s largest green hydrogen–ammonia–methanol integrated project, built by China’s state-owned energy infrastructure giant China Energy Engineering Corp., has entered operation in Northeast China’s Jilin province, marking a milestone in the deep integration of renewable energy and the chemical industry.
China proposes an "ElectroYuan" strategy: using its green tech dominance (solar, EVs) to make the yuan the world's primary currency for financing the energy transition. This offers the Global South cheaper loans and technology, but risks creating new dependencies and intensifying geopolitical competition with the West.
Analysis finds anytime electricity from solar available as battery costs plummet
#HackerNews #solarenergy #renewableenergy #batterytechnology #cleanenergy #sustainability
China’s electric truck revolution is accelerating faster than anyone expected. With EV truck sales surging over 50% in a single year, global diesel demand is collapsing — and traditional fuel markets are facing their biggest disruption in decades. This shift is reshaping logistics, energy consumption, and the future of transportation worldwide.
The coming Japan-Central Asia summit offers Tokyo an opportunity to launch a “Green Master Plan” that leverages its expertise in sustainability and green technology to accelerate climate action in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/10/japan/making-japan-central-asias-key-partner/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #japancentralasiasummit #centralasia #kazakhstan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #turkmenistan #uzbekistan #greenenergy #cleanenergy #climatechange #pollution
PBS: Small plug-in solar panels gain traction as an affordable way to cut electricity bills
“In the past technologies flowed to the global South from the West, but now more and more comes from China, especially in the clean energy area. This facilitates China’s trade and investment ties. Then, political influence follows, of course.” –Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai
https://www.wsj.com/world/china/a-newly-confident-china-is-jockeying-for-more-global-clout-as-trump-pulls-back-5cc3be4e
#China #CleanEnergy
China's BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel's Dominance
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/chinas-bev-trucks-and-the-end-of-diesels-dominance/
#HackerNews #BEVTrucks #DieselDominance #CleanEnergy #ChinaInnovation #SustainableTransport
China has launched the BEST project, a next-generation "artificial sun" fusion reactor, aiming to achieve a self-sustaining burning plasma by 2027.
The goal is to produce more clean energy than it consumes, a major milestone. The project is open for international collaboration, with scientists from over ten countries signing the Hefei Fusion Declaration to jointly tackle the engineering and physics challenges of harnessing nuclear fusion.
https://chinaminutes.com/2025/11/24/china-launches-best-project-to-ignite-the-artificial-sun
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This is some seriously outside-the-box thinking! 🧠⚡ Putting nuclear reactors underground could solve a lot of safety and space issues—but 2026 for a functioning reactor?
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That said, if they pull it off, it could be a game-changer for clean energy. 🌍⚛️
#Nuclear #CleanEnergy #Innovation #Science #TechHacks #NuclearFission #FutureEnergy
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Cuba's power grid, strangled by US sanctions, is being rescued by Chinese-built solar farms. This mirrors a global South trend rapidly embracing renewables because it's cheaper, liberating, and efficient.
Meanwhile, the US petro-state under Trump abandons the transition, threatening invasion for oil and pushing a toxic agenda of climate denial and repression abroad.
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Winning some battles against renewable energy, losing the whole war...
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/19/someone-is-losing-the-war-on-renewable-energy-bigly/
#renewableenergy #renewables #sdg7 #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #greeneconomy #greenfuture #energytransition #wind #solar #sustainable #sustainbility #us #arkansas #windfarms #windinudstry #uswind
Cuba's power grid, strangled by US sanctions, is being rescued by Chinese-built solar farms. This mirrors a global South trend rapidly embracing renewables because it's cheaper, liberating, and efficient.
Meanwhile, the US petro-state under Trump abandons the transition, threatening invasion for oil and pushing a toxic agenda of climate denial and repression abroad.
Winning some battles against renewable energy, losing the whole war...
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/11/19/someone-is-losing-the-war-on-renewable-energy-bigly/
#renewableenergy #renewables #sdg7 #greenenergy #cleanenergy #gogreen #greeneconomy #greenfuture #energytransition #wind #solar #sustainable #sustainbility #us #arkansas #windfarms #windinudstry #uswind
Analysts see 25% global emission reduction by 2035, consistent with a 1.7 °C pathway, with 90% of emission cuts coming from power sector cleanup and widespread electrification.
China's CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, putting China on track to peak emissions years ahead of its 2030 target. The rapid fall in emissions is a result of a massive renewable energy boom, with record-breaking solar and wind installations.
