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Researchers from Qinghai University develop more efficient organic solar cells
Researchers from Qinghai University have found that dye-sensitized cells using dye from rose petals has increased solar cell efficiency by 16.1%. (Energy World/China Green Building Net)
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Suez wins contracts for wastewater works
Suez Environment won a 30-year contract with venture Yangzhou Sino French to treat dry sludge from wastewater plants serving 4.5 million residents and industrial clients in Yangzhou, China. The sludge can be mixed with coal and burned to produce electricity, reducing the consumption of coal, after the biological waste is decontaminated, the company said. (Bloomberg)
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Shijiazhuang plans to cut coal consumption
Shijiazhuang, one of China's smoggiest cities, plans to cut coal consumption by 15 million tonnes in four years, including 4 million tonnes this year. (China Daily)
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Shijiazhuang plans to cut coal consumption
Shijiazhuang, one of China's smoggiest cities, plans to cut coal consumption by 15 million tonnes in four years, including 4 million tonnes this year. (China Daily)
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China pledges more efforts to enhance water management
China's Ministry of Water Resources said it has established a new performance appraisal system to evaluate local governments on their management of water resources. China will start implementing the performance assessment system in March. (Global Times)
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UN highlights China's progress on 'greening' its finance sector
China is the only major economy that has begun to integrate climate constraints into financial regulation. While these new regulatory policies are still in a development phase, they set the stage for comprehensive regulatory reform designed to decarbonise the Chinese financial sector. (China Diologue)
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China's top diplomat wants free-trade deal with Europe
Beijing's top diplomat called on Monday for China and the European Union to consider a multi-billion-dollar free-trade deal, a once unthinkable step that shows a big improvement in relations between two of the world's largest markets. (Reuters)
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Beijing to build 16 water reclamation plants
Beijing will begin construction on 16 new water reclamation plants this year to ease the thirsty capital with a stable "second water source," said water authorities on Saturday. To date, there are already 16 reclamation plants in Beijing. It is estimated that the consumption of reclaimed water in the city will reach 860 million cubic meters in 2014. (Xinhua)
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Energy efficiency to slow China's growth in coal, oil consumption
China is expected to continue increasing energy efficiency this year, resulting in muted growth in oil and coal consumption, according to new projections unveiled by the National Energy Administration on Friday. (Platts)
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Hanergy Solar to start building 3GW CIGS thin-film manufacturing complex in China
Hanergy Solar has said it will start construction of a planned 3GW CIGS thin-film manufacturing complex in Caofeidian, Hebei Province, China in March 2014 with tool install starting by the end of the year. (PV Tech)
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