GreenergyDaily
Jan. 22, 2024
1. CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun recently stated at Davos 2024 that it provides technical licensing services to help Ford build its battery factories and also plans to offer similar service models to automakers and battery manufacturers in Europe and the United States.
2. On Jan. 20, Geely Yuancheng, the electric commercial vehicle brand of Geely Auto, announced that the first batch of Euro-edition V6E vehicles was sailing off from Shanghai Port to Turkey. This marks the first time Yauncheng delivered V6E to overseas markets.
3. Two Chinese-made 160km/h electric-diesel dual-power bullet trains started operation in Chile on Friday, becoming the fastest and most advanced trains in South America. Each train is made up of 4 cars and can accommodate 236 passengers.
4. China saw stable growth in the production of natural gas in 2023, with an output of 229.7 billion cubic meters, up 5.8% YoY, while the country's import of natural gas totaled 119.97 million tonnes in the same period, up 9.9% YoY, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
5. Exxon Mobil filed a lawsuit against US and Dutch climate activist investors to remove what it describes as their "extreme agenda" from the ballot at its annual shareholder meetings, and force a stricter interpretation of SEC rule-making.
6. Starting in January 2024, over 8,000 electric buses in Beijing will gradually switch to using green electricity for charging, marking the first time this is done in Beijing.
7. Huawei has inked a deal with Voyah, a Chinese luxury electric auto brand owned by Dongfeng Motor Group, to cooperate in fields such as the commercial use of smart driving technologies. The pair also discussed the future development of intelligent connected vehicles.
8. The US banned The Pentagon from directly buying from six Chinese battery makers, including BYD and CATL, from October 2027, Bloomberg reported. The measure doesn't extend to Ford, Tesla, and other US firms that purchase from blacklisted Chinese supply chains.
9. Russia leapfrogged Saudi Arabia to become China's top crude oil supplier in 2023, data from the Chinese customs showed on Saturday. Russia shipped a record 107.02 million metric tons of crude oil to China in 2023, equivalent to 2.14 million barrels per day, far more than other exporters such as Saudi and Iraq. Imports from Saudi Arabia, previously China's largest supplier, fell 1.8% to 85.96 million tons, as the Middle East oil giant lost market share to cheaper Russian crude.
10. The world's largest clean energy corridor comprising 6 mega hydropower stations on China's Yangtze River generated over 276 billion kWh of electricity in 2023, up 5.34% YoY, cutting CO2 emissions by over 200 million tonnes and meeting the annual needs of 290 million residents.
