GreenergyDaily
Jan. 18, 2024
1. Chinese Premier Li Qiang said China is willing to deepen cooperation with Ireland in such fields as economy, trade and investment, green development as well as scientific and technological innovation.
2. On January 17th, Faraday Future's Executive Director and Global Executive Vice President, Mr. Tin Mok, led an in-depth discussion with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) to enhance the promotion of FF's Middle East strategy.
3. The world's largest clean energy-powered pure car and truck carrier carrying nearly 5,000 Chinese-brand vehicles set sail from Shanghai Wed for its 1st voyage to Europe. The Chinese-invested ship with a capacity of 7,600 cars can cut CO2 emissions by 40% thanks to LNG dual-fuel.
4. NIO will deliver this year's new models featuring the Banyan system with over 40 enhancements, such as intelligent chassis, smart cockpit, and active safety, in mid-March. NIO failed to meet last year's sales target, as it sold just over 160,000 units.
5. Chinese battery materials supplier Ganfeng Lithium plans to spend no more than USD65 million to further raise its stake in a lithium project in West Africa's Mali in which it first invested in March 2022.
6. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the WEF in Davos on Wednesday the phase-out of fossil fuels must happen, saying: "The phase-out of fossil fuels is essential and inevitable. No amount of spin or scare tactics will change that. Let's hope it doesn't come too late."
7. China Petrochemical, better known as Sinopec, has reached an agreement with UK oil and gas giant BP to deepen their cooperation on the exploration of new energy transformation opportunities at the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
8. Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in East China's Shandong Province, the nation's third-generation nuclear power plant, has generated 104.3 billion kWh of electricity, demonstrating China's efforts to cut air pollution and promote green development. According to reports from the China Media Group, it has saved about 44.59 million tons of standard coal and reduced 83.44 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions since entering commercial operation.
9. BYD will invest USD1.3 billion in facilities with a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles in Indonesia, Reuters reported today, citing Indonesia's Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto. The Chinese EV giant also launched three EV models in the Southeast Asian country.
10. The power generation of China's major electricity production enterprises came in at 8.9 trillion kilowatt-hours in 2023, up 5.2% YoY, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed.
