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GE and Shenhua form coal gasification JV in China

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GE and Shenhua have agreed to form an industrial coal gasification joint venture to advance the deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. The new company combines GE’s expertise in industrial gasification technologies with Shenhua’s expertise in coal gasification and coal-fired power generation.

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Celanese signs MOU with Wison for coal-derived syngas for ethanol production in China; transaction value approx. $815M

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Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wison (China) Holding Co., Celanese previously announced its intention to construct manufacturing facilities in China that will use its newly-developed and proprietary advanced technology to produce industrial ethanol.

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Energy Secretary Chu says US faces a new Sputnik Moment in Chinas clean energy successes

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In a speech at the National Press Club, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said that the success of China and other countries in clean energy industries represents a new “Sputnik Moment” for the United States, and will require a similar mobilization of innovation to enable the US to compete in the global race for the jobs of the future.

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China has formed the world’s largest electric vehicle charging infrastructure

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In the context of global energy supply shortage, can China’s energy carbon peaking work be realized as scheduled? The second is to actively promote the clean and efficient utilization of coal. The cumulative replacement of scattered coal exceeds 150 million tons, which contributes to reducing the concentration of PM2.5

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HVDC Networks Come to Europe

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Grid operators are also installing subsea DC interconnections in other regions to share wind-energy surpluses and connect to backup supplies, such as Scandinavia’s giant hydropower reservoirs. Energy from the AC source is stored in DC capacitors in the submodules. An inverter there can feed into the mainland AC grid.

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A Skeptic’s Take on Beaming Power to Earth from Space

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These rectennas would then convert the signal to usable DC electricity. Space authorities in China aim to put a small test satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) later this decade. It would take two or three of these giant satellites to replace one large retiring coal or nuclear power station.

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What is Electrification of Transportation?

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Because of the size of the US, the country is second only to China in gigawatts generated by renewable energy sources. EVs will be greener in Washington state, where almost half of electricity comes from hydropower, than in Wyoming, where electric generation is primarily fueled by coal. But again, location matters.