Fears that China will catapult past the U.S. in the race to put electric vehicles on the road have fizzled. Despite choking pollution in big Chinese cities, the government faces the same obstacles as the U.S. in the push for electric vehicles: They’re still expensive, many consumers don’t understand them and many drivers don’t have Continue reading →
When we think of automobiles the likelihood is that the US is a country which will spring to mind and then perhaps other operations in the Far East, Europe and beyond. For many years the likes of Ford and General Motors have dominated the automobile industry giving the US government enormous power to lead while Continue reading →
Smart grid development in China will generate $127bn in cumulative revenue from now to 2020, according to a new report. The Chinese government’s current energy strategy calls for “strengthening the construction of the smart grid” and this is resulting in considerable investment and development in the country’s power infrastructure. via China’s smart grid revenue to Continue reading →
China is in the midst of its latest national development strategy, better known as the 12th Five-Year Guideline, which will continue through 2015. One of the Guideline’s primary goals is “strengthening the construction of [the] smart grid.” With the support of the government-owned State Grid Corporation of China, as well as many provinces and cities, Continue reading →
Nissan-Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn says the key to Nissan’s electric car leadership will be localizing Leaf manufacturing near where the cars are sold, and cost reduction. Another target in Ghosns’ mind is China’s emerging electric car market. The statements came during a gathering of Nissan Leaf owners on Tuesday at Kansai University near Osaka Japan. Continue reading →
Shanghai hopes to be a forerunner in China in promoting electric cars for private use by renting them out as soon as next month. Shanghai-based car rental company eHi Auto Services Co said yesterday it will buy 200 electric cars in the next six months under an experiment to propel the new energy car industry Continue reading →
Driven by increasing shares of renewable energy in the electricity generation mix and by the need to update aging grid infrastructure, global investment in “smart grid” technologies rose 7% in 2012, totaling $13.9 billion worldwide, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service. Despite a slight decline in investments, the Continue reading →
The Chinese government is trying to protect its ailing electric vehicle market by agreeing Thursday to extend subsidies to the industry. China will subsidize electric vehicles sold in 25 cities, expanding from the current five cities, and adopt a unified national subsidy standard, The 21st Century Business Herald reported on Wednesday citing China Association of Continue reading →
China will continue to promote electric vehicles despite their dim sales nationwide, China Youth Daily reported Thursday citing Wang Binggang, chief consultant of the State 863 Energy-saving & New Energy Vehicle Project. In 2012, China saw 12,791 electric and hybrid vehicles sold, contributing to 0.7 percent of the nation’s total car sales. via China needs Continue reading →
Despite all the media focus on electric cars, their adoption in the U.S. and around the world can be considered halting at best. The much-hyped Nissan Leaf, for instance, sold only 9,819 units in 2012 – even Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn admitted that was a disappointment. Yet Chinese companies have made a serious investment push Continue reading →
The 2013 China (Xiamen) International Electric Power Equipment and Smart Grid Construction Exhibition will be held in Xiamen International Conference and Exhibition Centre from 21st to 23rd March, 2013. Smart grid enters into full construction period. In the promotion of the national “strong smart grid” projects, China has now become one of the hot market Continue reading →
The ZigBee Alliance named Tobin Richardson as its new chairman and chief executive, replacing Bob Heile, who was named chairman emeritus and chief technologist of the group. With the passing of the torch, the group is poised for expansion in areas such as smart meters and China, said Heile in an interview with EE Times. Continue reading →
China’s big utility is testing passive optical networking technology with a nod to capabilities that extend beyond grid reliability. It’s one of five intriguing smart grid projects that recently caught our eye. Scroll down and onto page 2 for details. PON technology in China An interesting piece in the MIT Technology Review highlights a smart Continue reading →
Investments in smart-grid technologies that boost efficiency and curb energy waste rose 7 percent last year to $13.9 billion, driven by spending in China, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. China raised investments by 14 percent to $3.2 billion, largely because of a smart-metering program, according to the London-based research company. It forecasts Chinese spending Continue reading →
The Merger of China’s Smart Grid and PON: A Potential Perfect Storm, a new report by Ovum, found that demand for passive optical networking (PON) systems to enable smart grids in China could be worth $1.5 billion to $2 billion to FTTx PON optical component and equipment vendors if the State Grid Corporation of China Continue reading →
If there’s anything that’s been consistent about the talking points of either major political party, it’s this: so-called liberals generally don’t trust big business and believe that a conspiracy of big money and big right-manipulated media is making the rich richer and the poor poorer. So-called conservatives generally believe that a conspiracy of big government, Continue reading →
Peggy Liu, chairwoman of the Joint US-China Cooperation on Clean Energy, or JUCCCE, said that she often gets asked if China really wants to go green. “Of course China wants to go green,” she said. “But it’s for a different reason than America. The Americans are coming from a moral standpoint, but in China it’s Continue reading →
Siemens has teamed up with Wasion Group, a Chinese smart meter manufacturer, to develop the market for meter data management solutions in China. The joint venture, in which Siemens is a majority shareholder, will allow Siemens access to the growing Chinese market. Growth in MDM is expected to grow in the double digits in China, Continue reading →
China has surpassed the United States to become the world’s largest energy user, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. As a result of rapidly growing GDP, China’s domestic energy consumption will continue to rise. Meanwhile, renewable energy sources, like nuclear, wind and solar energy are seen as a viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Continue reading →
China has surpassed the United States to become the world’s largest energy user, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. As a result of rapidly growing GDP, China’s domestic energy consumption will continue to rise. Meanwhile, renewable energy sources, like nuclear, wind and solar energy are seen as a viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Continue reading →
