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Floating wind power model developed by the CHN Energy Group is officially launched

20 July 2021

Recently, the world's first floating wind power integrated cage aquaculture demonstration prototype test model, developed by the CHN Energy Group, was officially launched in the Ocean Engineering Laboratory of Shanghai Jiaotong University, marking the official entry of the project into the model test stage....
Construction officially starts on China's first million-ton-level CCUS project

13 July 2021

On July 6, construction started on Sinopec’s first megaton CCUS project in Shandong. This project is currently the largest CCUS project in China....
Chemical factory explosion kills one and injures 39 in Thailand

09 July 2021

A fire and explosion at a plastics factory in Bangkok injured an initial 21 people on July 5. Despite firefighters' efforts to extinguish the blaze, it reignited on July 6, causing a second blast which killed a firefighter and injured a further 18 people....
US assesses Chinese nuclear plant after reports of leak, China says no radiation release or environmental concern

17 June 2021

The US government has been assessing reports of a leak at the Taishan nuclear power plant in China after a French company that helped design the plant’s reactor warned of an "imminent radiological threat". The company, which is also involved in the plant’s operations, also accused the Chinese safety authority of raising the acceptable limits for radiation detection outside the plant in order to avoid having to shut it down....
Chemical leak kills eight people, injures three in China

14 June 2021

A toxic chemical leak at a factory in the Guizhou province of China killed eight people and injured three others on June 12. The incident occurred as workers unloaded a shipment of methyl formate at the chemical handling plant, local news reported....

Japan announces 370 billion yen (£2.4 billion) boost for hydrogen industry 21 May 2021

The Japanese government announced on May 18 that it will allocate 370 billion yen (£2.4 billion) towards accelerating hydrogen research and development (R&D) and promotion. The money will come from Japan’s green innovation fund and follows an announcement in December 2020 in which the government set the goal of boosting hydrogen demand to 20 million tonnes a year by 2050....

Beijing Winter Olympics to be supplied by 100% clean energy 19 May 2021

As we approach the 24th Winter Olympic Games, various projects are proceeding intensively and efficiently. Being a "green Olympics" is one of the important concepts for the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, and the aim for organisers is that the event and all venues will be completely powered by clean energy – a pioneering move in the history of the Olympics....

Chemical plant explosion injures four in Japan 17 May 2021

An explosion at a chemical plant in Fukushima prefecture, northeast Japan injured four people on May 11. The blast happened at Sakai Chemical Industry Co.'s Yumoto Factory in Iwaki which manufacturers chemicals used in paint, printer ink, and plastics....

CNOOC builds China's first smart offshore gas field cluster 13 May 2021

On April 29, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced the completion of China's first offshore intelligent gas field group. The Dongfang Gas Field Group consists of 10 offshore production platforms, one land processing terminal and several subsea oil and gas pipelines. It is currently the largest self-operated gas field group in the western South China Sea....

Will China be the largest carbon trading market in the world? 26 April 2021

Qi Kang, Deputy Chief Engineer of the Shanghai Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Center, is the main designer of the Shanghai carbon trading market. While currently relying on the Shanghai Energy and Environment Exchange, Kang is participating in building a national carbon trading platform....