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China to Increase Non-Fossil Fuel Consumption to 20% by 2030

Apr 25, 2017 04:47 PM EDT

China wants its non-fossil fuels to account for around 20 percent of its total energy consumption, increasing by over half of the current demand by 2050, the country's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Tuesday.

Terrestrial Photovoltaic Power Project Built In Yantai

China to Install Fewer Solar Panels This Year

Prei Dy |

Apr 20, 2017 08:00 AM EDT

China plans to erect fewer solar panels this year, amid arrears in government subsidies and problems with its power grids.

Solar, Wind Energy Could Pump $2T to China's GDP by 2030

Prei Dy |

Apr 13, 2017 01:45 PM EDT

China's wind and solar industry is anticipated to increase fivefold by 2030, significantly boosting the country's GDP, according to Greenpeace.

China, US Lead Solar Power Growth Globally in 2016

Prei Dy |

Mar 08, 2017 01:29 AM EST

The amount of solar power added worldwide jumped to 50 percent in 2016, thanks to China and US increasing demand.

China's solar power more than doubled in 2016.

China is now World's Biggest Solar Energy Producer

Prei Dy |

Feb 06, 2017 01:20 AM EST

China's photovoltaic (PV) capacity more than doubled in 2016, making the mainland the world's biggest producer of solar energy in terms of capacity, according to the National Energy Administration.

The government pays these generators for electricity produced by them.

China to Slash Subsidies for Solar and Wind Power Projects

S. Rina |

Dec 28, 2016 02:11 AM EST

China is planning to slash its solar and wind power subsidies to account for fall in project costs. The government pays these generators for electricity produced by them. However, due to fall in the overall costs related to these projects, the government has decided to take the new step.

Electronic Car Maker Telsa Reports Quarterly Earnings

Tesla Wants to Merge Panasonic with SolarCity Project

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Oct 18, 2016 10:14 AM EDT

Tesla is hoping that its plan to merge its SolarCity project with Panasonic, its major battery partner, will win shareholder approval next month.

Photovoltaic power panels stand at Abaste's El Bonillo Solar Plant while wind turbines spin at a wind farm on the background on December 2, 2015 in El Bonillo, Albacete province, Spain.

China to Build World's Largest Solar Power

Charissa Echavez |

Sep 30, 2016 07:00 AM EDT

China will soon become the home to the world's largest solar power as China Minsheng New Energy Investment Co. is set to develop a 2 gigawatts solar farm in the Ningxia region.

China plans to generate 10 gigawatts of electricity from solar energy by 2020.

China Inks Deals With BrightSource Energy to Build new Solar Farms

S. Rina |

Sep 29, 2016 12:20 PM EDT

China is looking to increase the user of clean energy in the country. To this end, Shanghai Electric Group Co Ltd. has signed a deal with BrightSource Energy, a California-based company, to build a solar farm.

Solar Impulse 2 Completes Journey Across America

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Jun 12, 2016 09:18 AM EDT

The solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2, has completed its journey across the United States after its arrival at the John F. Kennedy Airport this weekend. The voyage, which began last year in the United Arab Emirates, ended after the plane safely at its final destination in New York on Saturday.

Solar-powered plane successfully landed in California after a three-day flight over the Pacific.

Swiss Pilots Successfully Land Solar-Powered Plane After 62-Hour Flight over the Pacific

Charissa Echavez |

Apr 25, 2016 10:37 AM EDT

An experimental, solar-powered plane that flew around the world without fuel successfully touched down in California following its two-and-a-half day trip over the Pacific.

China To Increase Wind Power, Solar Power Amid Move To Curb Carbon Emissions

Roguero Caler |

Jul 01, 2015 06:15 AM EDT

Due to China’s commitment to stop the rising greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the world’s second-largest economy recently pledged to increase the share of non-fossil fuels as part of its primary energy consumption. The pledge came after the nation declared war against pollution.

Japan to Become a Solar Super Power in Asia by 2030

Eana Maniebo |

May 27, 2015 11:26 AM EDT

A group of companies and stakeholders in Japan believes that the country will become a solar super power in Asia in fifteen years' time.

China Adds Solar Power in First Quarter That Rivals Whole of France's

Dino Lirios |

Apr 21, 2015 10:15 AM EDT

China has just added a significant amount of solar power to the country within the first quarter, matching all of France's own supply of solar energy.