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China’s ‘Coal Capital’ Turns to PV

2019-02-18T07:45:00+00:00

The so-called Chinese ‘coal capital’, Datong, located in northern Shanxi province, is looking at solar energy to kickstart the economy after coal mining depleted local neighbourhoods, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The city plans to install 3000MW of photovoltaic systems between 2015 and 2017. “Infrastructure construction started in 2015 to turn the uninhabitable swaths into Read More

China’s ‘Coal Capital’ Turns to PV2019-02-18T07:45:00+00:00

Turning Brownfields into Greenfields: From Coal to Clean Energy

2019-02-18T13:19:40+00:00

As the coal industry declines in many places around the world, can the mines it leaves behind be repurposed for cleaner energy projects that benefit multiple stakeholders, including local economies? Several existing and planned projects demonstrate that there may be multiple paths toward that transition. Shahid Mahmud, Team Leader, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approached the Read More

Turning Brownfields into Greenfields: From Coal to Clean Energy2019-02-18T13:19:40+00:00
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