Meituan Invests in Sodium-Ion Battery Developer Chaona New Energy
Beijing-based life services e-commerce platform, Meituan, had one of its subsidiaries invested in Huzhou Chaona New Energy, with a shareholding ratio of 10%.
12/6/20223 min read
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Chinese Research Team Devises Method for Hydrogen Generation Directly From Seawater
On November 30, a Chinese research team published a paper entitled "A membrane-based seawater electron for hydrogen generation" in Nature, which has solved an important problem of hydrogen production by direct electrolysis of seawater.
CATL Chairman Claims Main Components of Lithium Batteries Can Be Recycled
Robin Zeng, Chairman of Chinese battery giant CATL, said that, unlike oil, lithium battery's main components can be recycled, adding that the development of the lithium battery industry makes the energy mix in China change from relying on resources to manufacturing and recycling.
NIO and UNDP Join Hands For Ecological Conservation in China's Protected Areas and National Parks
On August 15, Chinese EV maker NIO and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed a cooperation agreement in Beijing as the partner of the Clean Parks platform.
8/15/20222 min read
Cell-Cultured Meat Startup CellX Obtains Almost 100 Million Yuan in A-Round Financing
CellX, a cell-cultured agricultural tech startup, has recently completed round-A financing of nearly 100 million yuan ($14.7 million).
5/16/20222 min read
Beijing Releases Implementation Plan for Industrial Carbon Peaking
On August 1, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, National Development and other two departments issued the Implementation Plan for Carbon Peaking in the Industrial Sector.
8/1/20223 min read
World's Largest Shopping Festival Is Going Green
Around the same time as delegates convened in Egypt for COP27, the world's largest shopping festival "11.11 Global Shopping Festival" also kicked off. While sustainable consumption has long been on the agenda against global warming, challenges still persist.
Alibaba's Cainiao Signs Partnership with World Food Programme to Enhance Response Efficiency
Cainiao Network, Alibaba Group's logistics arm, has entered into a strategic partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), the world's largest humanitarian organization.
4/19/20233 min read
CATL's Q1 Net Profit Reaches $1.43B, Gross Profit Margin Exceeds 20%
On April 20th, CATL released an impressive first-quarter financial report. The report revealed that the company achieved an operating income of 89.038 billion yuan ($12.96 billion) in the first quarter of this year, which is an increase of 82.91% compared to last year's figures.
CATL Speeds Up New Energy Heavy Duty Truck Battery Swap Business
On September 17, CATL announced that its self-developed MTB (Module-to-Bracket) technology will be applied to the heavy duty truck battery swap project of Qiyuan Green Power, a Chinese power battery swap operator.
9/20/20224 min read
"No tableware" Orders Reach 1.3 Billion on Ele.me, Driven by Carbon Emission Reduction Advocation
The orders with the "No tableware" option have reached 1.3 billion on Ele.me, according to its president Yongxin Fang. It is equivalent to reducing the use of more than 6,000 tons of wood and more than 3,000 tons of plastic.
11/16/20223 min read
Taobao Live Promotes Agriculture Products Sales through Public-Welfare Livestreaming
Taobao Live starts this year’s public-welfare livestreaming this week to help sell agriculture products from China’s rural areas. The livestreaming attracted over 16 leading livestreamers including the top influencer Li Jiaqi.