The tragic Coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak is having numerous effects on our Australian industries, however it could provide some good news amongst the bad for hour motorists.

It’s no secret – China has an air pollution crisis. As a matter of fact, some of its cities have thick smog layers hanging over them, with thousands of deaths reported each year as a result of this.

President Donald Trump’s move to slap tariffs on imported solar equipment is the biggest blow to the renewables industry yet. Apparently, the United States proposed solar tariff has imposed duties of about 30 per cent on solar systems made abroad, a decision that threatens to ultimately collapse the $28 billion industry that heavily relies on imported parts for at least 80 per cent of its supply.

As a bid to get kids interested in clean energy, a Chinese solar power company has just finished the first phase of a 100MW solar power plant… in the shape of a panda!

There is no reason why the third-party way can’t be adapted for use in China as well, and many people are probably aware that China very much needs a clean energy alternative to coal due to very severe and hazardous air pollution problems.

China has unveiled its plans to build a mega solar power plant that will generate 50 megawatts of pure energy in Garissa, Kenya. The project is part of the ongoing investment initiatives that bind both countries to widen their economic alliances.

A team of Chinese scientists have developed the first hydrogen-powered train in the world. It is hoped that the launching of this green train will contribute to the current efforts in reducing the massive amounts of smog in China’s most populated cities.

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has questioned China’s energy stance and has request that China be considered a developing country in mandatory renewable energy target talks.

Zhenya Liu, the Chairman of the State Grid Corporation of China spoke recently at an Electrical Engineering conference in Washington D.C. about his company’s vision to establish a global energy internet: a vastly encompassing global electricity grid powered by renewable energy sources.

When one thinks of environmentally advanced and proactive countries, China isn’t among the first to jump to mind. In fact, many associate the nation with poor air quality, lax regulation and gargantuan amounts of carbon dioxide emissions from numerous coal fired power stations.