Clean Air Network » China clean energy http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:31:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Shenzhen to introduce China’s first electric taxis http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/2010/05/shenzhen-to-introduce-chinas-first-electric-taxis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shenzhen-to-introduce-chinas-first-electric-taxis http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/2010/05/shenzhen-to-introduce-chinas-first-electric-taxis/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 07:51:29 +0000 cleanairnetwork http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/?p=5531 Related Posts
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]]> SCMP: Last week Shenzhen became the first Chinese city to put all-electric taxis into operation. The city officially launched 30 BYD battery-powered cabs manufactured in China. By 2012, the city government hopes the number of electric or hybrid vehicles on its streets will swell to 24,000 – including 2,500 electric taxis and 4,000 electric or hybrid buses. Although 3x more expensive than a petrol taxi, electric taxis’ running costs are 60% lower and the govt is subsidizing their introduction. (subscription only) A government official said electric cars can improve energy security, reduce dependence on foreign oil and develop an export market of EVs. (subscription only)

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]]> Zhou Minhao, deputy director of Shanghai’s economics and information commission, said Shanghai aims to build 400 roadside charging points and seven to 10 large charging stations by year-end. The new charging stations were specifically designed for electric buses rather than private vehicles which require further preparation before market introduction. To date, Shanghai has more than 200,000 buses on the streets, but only less than 100 use new energy technologies. The city’s electric bus fleet does not include the 1,000 vehicles running at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, which are powered by pure electric, supercapacitors or fuel cells. Shanghai intends to add 4,000 new energy vehicles in its fleet by 2012. The city became one of the first in China to promote the use of electric vehicles under a national campaign launched in 2008. Read the full EcoSeed article at  http://ow.ly/1Krd7

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]]> http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/2010/05/shanghai-to-green-public-transport-through-introduction-of-electric-buses/feed/ 0 China added more renewable than coal energy capacity last year http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/2010/04/china-added-more-renewable-than-coal-energy-capacity-last-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-added-more-renewable-than-coal-energy-capacity-last-year http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/2010/04/china-added-more-renewable-than-coal-energy-capacity-last-year/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:05:48 +0000 cleanairnetwork http://www.hongkongcan.org/eng/?p=5437 Related Posts
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]]> Xinhua news agency released statistics showing that while China’s energy infrastructure remains highly dependent on carbon intensive coal-fired power stations, low carbon sources such as hydro, nuclear and wind power will account for 26% of the national electricity generation by the end of this year.

Many projects to build clean energy sources are underway. The Guardian reports that “renewable energy sources are now expanding faster than coal plants: of the 178GW of power generation capacity under construction at the end of 2009, more than 96GW were renewables and 80GW were thermal power.”

Read the full story here.

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