China emphasizes clean coal thermal power supply systems
According to a report by the China’s National Energy Board, by October 2018 ultra-low emission coal-fired power generation equipment in China reached over 700 million kW. Due to ultra-low emissions and energy savings, annual emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and flue dust in China’s coal-fired power generation industry has drastically decreased since 2014, and standard coal usage for power supply also tends to decrease.
Japan JST China news release, February 14, 2019
China emphasizes clean coal thermal power supply systems
According to a report by the China’s National Energy Board, by October 2018 ultra-low emission coal-fired power generation equipment in China reached over 700 million kW. Due to ultra-low emissions and energy savings, annual emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide...
read moreChina plans for stratospheric photovoltaic power plants
According to a recent post in Science Daily, construction of the first space base for an experimental solar power station has begun in Chongqing. A small to medium-sized stratospheric photovoltaic power plant will be built between 2021 and 2025. After 2025,...
read moreXiamen University team develops humanized mouse model for hepatitis B
Previous studies had shown that mesenchymal stem cells from human bone marrow have the potential to differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells in vitro and continue to maintain essential hepatocyte functions after being transplanted into host mouse livers. After HBV...
read moreMetal-free photocatalyst destroys E. coli in water in 30 minutes
A team from Yangzhou University, CAS Institute of Process Engineering and the University of Technology in Sydney has developed a mthod which killed model Escherichia coli under visible-light irradiation within 30 min, by using an edge-functionalized graphitic carbon...
read moreRail traffic between China and Europe increases strongly
According to a report of China Daily, 6,300 freight trains travelled between China and Europe in 2018, 72% more as compared to 2017. China Daily German edition, February 1, 2019
read moreJinan announces Quantum Information Science Center
Jinan, capital of Shandong province, has already built one of the largest and most functional commercial quantum communication networks, named "Jinan Quantum Communication Test Network". The city now pushes for a National Institute of Quantum Information...
read moreA catalyst removing CO traces from hydrogen gas may accelerate introduction of hydrogen fuel-cell cars: University of Science and Technology of China
A team around Junling LU has developed a catalyst based on atomically dispersed iron hydroxide on Pt nanoparticles which allows to purify hydrogen fuel efficiently over a temperature range from -75 - +107 C. This PROX -catalyst (for preferential oxidation of CO...
read moreChina’s renewable energy generation increased by 12 % in 2018
According to a report by the National Energy Bureau of China, renewable energy capacity increased by 12 % in 2018 and reached 728 million kW. Hydropower capacity increased by 2.5% to 352 million kW, wind power by 12.4% to 184 million kW, solar power by 34% to 174...
read moreChina builds 5G base station in Xining, Qinghai province
Xining is a gateway to Tibet and at a level of over 2,000 m. Last April, the provincial government adopted a plan to develop new wireless technologies, such as the 5G network. According to telecommunications companies, 5G technology can narrow the information service...
read more8000 taxis in Italy accept payment of fares by Alipay
According to the report, the Italian taxi federation URI has accepted payment by Alipay, a subsidiary of the Alibaba group. Chinese customers who visit Italy can now pay in many cities such as Rome, Milan, Florence etc. by their mobile phones. According to a Nielsen...
read moreCAS QIBEBT team prepares modified bacterial cellulose
A research team led by XIAN Mo and ZHANG Haibo from the CAS Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology has developed a new method for the preparation of modified bacterial cellulose. Using the microorganism Komagataeibacter...
read moreCAS Shanghai Center for Plant Sciences sequences genome of broomcorn millet
Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) was domesticated on the Loess Plateau of Northern China as early as 10,000 years ago. It achieves the highest amount of grains produced with the same amount of water. ZHANG Heng and ZHU Jiankang from CAS Shanghai...
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