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China’s nuclear power giant sees big jump in clean energy portfolio

China General Nuclear Power Group, the country’s largest nuclear power plant operator by installed capacity, reported a significant expansion of its clean energy portfolio, with operational capacity reaching 113 million kilowatts by the end of 2025.  The State-owned giant successfully navigated China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) by securing approvals for 16 new nuclear power units,…

China’s nuclear power giant sees big jump in clean energy portfolio

China General Nuclear Power Group, the country’s largest nuclear power plant operator by installed capacity, reported a significant expansion of its clean energy portfolio, with operational capacity reaching 113 million kilowatts by the end of 2025.  The State-owned giant successfully navigated China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) by securing approvals for 16 new nuclear power units,…

China-UK collaboration in education reaches new heights

Chinese and British students at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China, play ping-pong in their spare time. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Over the past two decades, Sino-British collaborative education has witnessed steady development with the establishment of two independent universities, 66 secondary institutions, and…

China operationalizes world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility

China has officially operationalized the world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility in Jiangsu province, marking a major technical milestone in the nation’s push to stabilize its green energy grid. Harbin Electric Corporation in Harbin, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, announced recently that the second unit of its salt cavern demonstration project in Jiangsu province achieved…

Chile forging closer economic ties with nation

Consumers choose cherries at a supermarket in Chongqing on Nov 8. SUN KAIFANG/FOR CHINA DAILY Over the past year, Ivan Marambio, president of Frutas de Chile, has made five trips to China. He spent two weeks in the country in Jan, continuing his frequent visits to maintain close ties with the world’s largest importer of…

Safe freight transport ensured

Chinese railway operators have taken heightened measures to safeguard safe and smooth rail transport by battling the recent cold spell. At Yuci Station in Shanxi province, freight inspectors braved wind and snow, shuttling back and forth between rails, while carefully inspecting the loading and reinforcement status of cargo on each vehicle. They conducted focused checks…

Podcast: making sense of transport with new glossary

In the latest episode of Eurostat’s Stats in a Wrap podcast, we discuss the latest changes in the transport sector and why having a common glossary for transport statistics matters. Our host Jonathan Elliott is joined by 4 experts on transport statistics: Eurostat’s Stefanie Hille, Francesco Dionori from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe…

Nuclear power production increased by 4.8% in 2024

In 2024, 12 EU countries with nuclear electricity production generated 649 524 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity, an increase of 4.8% compared with 2023. This was the second consecutive year with a rise since the 2022 decrease (609 255 GWh). Nuclear power plants accounted for 23.3% of the total electricity production in the EU.  The…