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New UHV power project starts construction in NW China

STORY: New UHV power project starts construction in NW China DATELINE: March 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site 2. various of new energy projects in Gansu Province STORYLINE: Construction work on an 800-kilovolt ultra-high voltage (UHV) direct current power transmission project began Thursday in northwest China's Gansu Province. According to the State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid), the project will be operational by 2025. The transmission line, which will run through five provinces, starts from the city of Qingyang in Gansu Province and ends in Tai'an City in east China's Shandong Province, stretching 926 kilometers in total. With a total investment of 20.2 billion yuan (about 2.9 billion U.S. dollars), the project is expected to deliver more than 36 billion kWh of electricity to Shandong every year upon completion. On the same day, the Yumen pumped-storage hydropower station started construction. It will be equippe

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Feel charm of China's 1st national wetland park on World Wetlands Day

STORY: Feel charm of China's 1st national wetland park on World Wetlands Day DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Xixi wetlands 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSONDA MUMBA, Secretary-general of Ramsar Convention STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHENG MENGYU, Xinhua correspondent "On Feb. 2, the 27th World Wetlands Day (celebration) in China with the theme of 'Wetland Restoration' was held in Xixi National Wetland Park, Hangzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province. Xixi wetland is the first national wetland park in China. In recent years, more than 800 species of animals and plants have increased here, making it a paradise for birds, fish, insects and vegetation." Xixi National Wetland Park opened in 2005. It is located in Hangzhou's northwestern suburb and occupies about 10 square kilometers with rare and endangered aquatic animals and plants. In 2009, it was listed as a Wetland of

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Adventurer gives up solo trek to North Pole

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yasunaga Ogita, a Japanese adventurer. He gave up his solo and unassisted trek on foot across about 800 kilometers of Arctic ice to the North Pole due to worsening weather conditions, his support office said March 16, 2012.

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Japanese adventurer to start for solo trek to North Pole

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yasunaga Ogita poses in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2012. In March 2012, Ogita plans to begin an unassisted solo trek of about 800 kilometers across Arctic ice from Ward Hunt Island in northern Canada to the North Pole.

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Honda to lease fuel cell vehicle in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will lease its fuel cell vehicle FCX (photo) in Japan and the United States from Dec. 2, the same date that rival Toyota Motor Corp. will start leasing its own fuel cell vehicle. The four-seat FCX, which uses hydrogen instead of gasoline as its power source, can run at a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can travel about 355 km on one tank of hydrogen. It will be leased for 800,000 yen a month under a 12-month contract, 400,000 yen lower than the leasing fee set by Toyota for its FCHV sport utility vehicle.

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China builds first rare earth PML maglev line

STORY: China builds first rare earth PML maglev line DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of the rare earth PML maglev line STORYLINE: China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. The trial line, jointly developed by the Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China Railway Liuyuan Group (CRL Group), China Railway Hi-Tech Industry Co., Ltd. and China National Rare Earth Functional Material Innovation Center, can be applied to bear air trains with medium and low speed and volume. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Nav

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows a train on the maglev line "Rainbow" leaving a station in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 9, 2022 shows a train running on the maglev line "Rainbow" in east China's Jiangxi Province. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train on the maglev line "Rainbow" stops at a station in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 9, 2022. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A driver operates a train on the maglev line "Rainbow" in east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 9, 2022. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train on the maglev line "Rainbow" stops at a station in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 9, 2022. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A train on the maglev line "Rainbow" stops at a station in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 9, 2022. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIANGXI-XINGGUO-RARE EARTH-PML MAGLEV LINE-COMPLETION (CN)

(220810) -- XINGGUO, Aug. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers are seen on a train on the maglev line "Rainbow" in east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 9, 2022. China on Tuesday completed the construction of the country's first independently-developed trial line using rare earth permanent magnetic levitation (PML) technology. Dubbed "Rainbow," the maglev line that is about 800 meters long was built in Xingguo County, east China's Jiangxi Province. With a designed maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the rail system now can serve a two-carriage maglev train with a carrying capacity of 88 people. The transit system is equipped with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, 5G and intelligent sensing technologies. The track with rare earth PML technology can keep trains in a state of suspension, which is energy-saving and environmentally friendly. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)

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Adventurer gives up solo trek to North Pole

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yasunaga Ogita, a Japanese adventurer. He gave up his solo and unassisted trek on foot across about 800 kilometers of Arctic ice to the North Pole due to worsening weather conditions, his support office said March 16, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japanese adventurer to start for solo trek to North Pole

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yasunaga Ogita poses in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2012. In March 2012, Ogita plans to begin an unassisted solo trek of about 800 kilometers across Arctic ice from Ward Hunt Island in northern Canada to the North Pole. (Kyodo)