Visitors had their traditional concept of home overturned when they stepped into a two-floor "smart home" at the new energy and energy saving exhibition of the 12th China Hi-Tech Fair, which opened on Nov 16.
This year's China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), which kicked off on Nov 16 and will go until Nov 21, is seeing companies focus more on exhibiting environment-friendly technologies as China steps up efforts to promote a “low-carbon” economy and encourage green innovations.
All-electric cars are the only area where Chinese automobile companies are likely to play a leading role in the global market, Chen Quanqing, president of the World Electric Vehicle Association, said on Monday.
Shenzhen plans to have 35,000 electric cars on its road within 3 years, the city's vice-mayor Tang Jie said on Friday.
China issued its first green development level report Thursday. Eastern provinces got higher ranks than western and central regions, while Beijing topped the list, China Environment News reported.
China should choose a low-carbon way in pursuit of urbanization, said an expert at a climate change conference in Hong Kong on Thursday.
French power and transportation equipment maker Alstom opened a 1 billion yuan ($150.02 million) hydropower manufacturing facility in Tianjin on Thursday to expand its portfolio in China's rapidly growing energy market.
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Global aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS offered a glimpse into the future when it unveiled its new aircraft, hailed as an engineers' dream, at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) in the United Kingdom in July this year.
Private equity firm Silver Lake has invested in a Chinese energy efficiency firm Nobao Renewable Energy Holdings, seizing growth opportunities in China's booming green sector.
China's commitment to develop one of the world's largest renewable energy markets has led to global financial institutions competing for a slice of the pie as increasing numbers of domestic "green-power" players look abroad for business.
The 50 zero-emission electric buses will first be used for the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2010 (AMNC 2010) in Tianjin from Sept 13 to 15. Then they will be put into daily commuting and other conventional services for citizens, to help make public transportation cleaner and greener.