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'Lake killer' to heal Dianchi Lake

[2011-07-13 17:28]

Water hyacinth is being planted in Yunnan province's Dianchi Lake in a bid to tackle pollution caused by industrial and human waste.

Turning in junk for green products

[2011-07-12 16:04]

Volunteers from Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University organized the environmentally-themed exchange programme in 15 communities in Zhejiang.

Smelter goes green

[2011-07-11 16:17]

The main production line of eco-friendly steel at Dongbei Special Steel Group's Dalian base is underway. The new project, which started operation in July, aims to be eco-friendly.

Xigaze solar power plant in operation

[2011-07-07 16:36]

Xigaze photovoltaic power plant came on grid in Tibet on July 6, 2011.

The zero-emission Qinghai-Tibet Railway

[2011-06-28 17:29]

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is said to be a eco-friendly railway with zero emission.

Baoding to take the wind

[2011-06-21 16:08]

China was again the world leader in clean-energy investment in 2010, ahead of Germany and the United States, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts. It also announced last month that it has doubled its target for installed photovoltaic power capacity over the next five years.

Electric vehicle batteries 'must improve'

[2011-06-10 11:09]

China's new-energy vehicle production capacity is expected to hit around 300,000 units by 2012.

Solar power to become cheaper

[2011-06-10 10:29]

The price of solar power in China is expected to drop by 20 percent in the next five years as the country prepares to start large-scale application of the green energy source after 2015.

Schneider buys clean tech company for $650m

[2011-06-10 10:54]

Schneider Electric SA has agreed to pay $650 million for Leader & Harvest Technologies Holdings Ltd. 

Chinese wind turbines tested in Denmark

[2011-06-08 16:06]

Chinese Envision Energy is to manufacture and test a new offshore wind turbine prototype developed in Denmark, just one year after the Chinese wind energy company opened a Global Innovation Centre in Denmark in March 2010.

Nuclear projects continue

[2011-05-26 09:41]

Chinese nuclear power developers are continuing preparations for new projects, signaling their undiminished appetite for the clean energy despite Japan's nuclear crisis.

Solar-powered bus stops debut in Jiangsu

[2011-05-24 11:27]

A total of 14 solar-powered bus stops have been introduced in Liangyunguang, Jiangsu province, on May 23.

SPDB, ADB in partnership to reduce emissions

[2011-05-17 07:51]

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co Ltd on Monday launched a program in partnership with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide 300 million yuan in credits to support financing of energy-efficient buildings in China.

Paper buildings stand in college

[2011-05-11 21:23]

Students nestle inside a cubic paper building during a "Low emission, Green Living" campaign in Fujian Engineering College, Fuzhou, south China's Fujian province on May 10,2011

Himin offers new solution for high-temperature steam system

[2011-05-10 15:30]

China's Himin Solar Co Ltd launched the world's first roof-installed solar high-temperature steam system for industrial utilization, the company said in a press release on May 7.

Green building in Hubei

[2011-05-09 15:30]

A building coated in ivy in Xiangyang, Hubei province. [Photo / Asianewsphoto]

World's largest solar roof to power on

[2011-05-06 14:37]

The Nanjing South Railway Station, which will be completed in June, is set to be the world's largest Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) project.

Legless man planted 3,000 trees in 10 yrs

[2011-05-04 17:24]

Sixty-two-year-old Ma Sanxiao, a former recon scout with no feet, looks at a newly planted tree in Shixing, Hebei province on April 26, 2011.

Turning trash into art treasures

[2011-04-25 07:59]

Thousands of Beijing residents got into the green spirit last Friday to celebrate the 42nd World Earth Day.

"Low-carbon" group wedding in Wuhan

[2011-05-04 14:04]

Twenty couples were married at a collective wedding ceremony on May Day in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei province.

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