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China making huge contribution to fight against climate change: German executive

STORY: China making huge contribution to fight against climate change: German executive SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 16, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: MUNICH, Germany CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of green energy related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HERBERT DIESS, Chairman of the supervisory board of Infineon Technologies STORYLINE: China is making a huge contribution to the fight against climate change by drastically reducing the cost of green energies, a top German executive has said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (English): HERBERT DIESS, Chairman of the supervisory board of Infineon Technologies "In EVs (electric vehicles), in high voltage energy transmission, in wind turbines, offshore and onshore wind turbines, floating wind turbines... So, most of the technology, China really is scaling up, promoting and offering to the world. I think that's a huge advantage currently. China is making a huge contribution in the fight against climate change. And I t

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Chinese firms offer sustainable solutions in Lebanon amid electricity crisis

STORY: Chinese firms offer sustainable solutions in Lebanon amid electricity crisis DATELINE: May 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. various of Chinese exhibitors 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ELLA ZHU, Vice president and overseas manager of SOROTEC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FADI HALLOUM, Local electrical engineer 5. various of attendees STORYLINE: At the just concluded Middle East Clean Energy 2023 held in Beirut, Lebanon, multiple Chinese companies brought their sustainable power-generating solutions. SOROTEC, a manufacturer in the UPS (uninterruptible power supply) field, was one of them. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ELLA ZHU, Vice president and overseas manager of SOROTEC "For the market of Lebanon, we are very confident because we will provide very good solutions here. As Lebanon is suffering from power shortage and other energy-related problems, we will provide a variety of products, covering low-end to mid-to-high-end segments, for diff

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China's Gansu accelerates development of clean energy

STORY: China's Gansu accelerates development of clean energy DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of new energy in Gansu 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN XUDONG, Director of comprehensive management department, Gansu Chongtong Chengfei New Energy Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): REN QIANG, General manager, Jiayu Xinxin Investment (Group) Co., Ltd. Wuwei Base STORYLINE: Northwest China's Gansu Province is taking advantage of its rich wind and solar energy resources by developing green energy. Over the past decade, more than 100 power generation enterprises have started new energy-related services in Gansu. Gansu's Wuwei City has become a manufacturing base for clean energy equipment. A total of 24 projects related to clean energy equipment manufacturing are in operation in the city, with an output value of more than 6.2 billion yuan (about 899 million U.S. dollars) last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HAN XUDONG, Director of comprehensive m

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Energy issues top Spanish gov't 2023 agenda

STORY: Energy issues top Spanish gov't 2023 agenda DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a press conference of the Council of Ministers in Madrid 2. various of a green hydrogen plant in central Spain 3. various of a gas plant and infrastructure in Barcelona 4. various of electrical and renewable energy infrastructure 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): TERESA RIBERA, Spanish minister for ecological transition 6. various of gas infrastructure 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): TERESA RIBERA, Spanish minister for ecological transition 8. various of a press conference of the Council of Ministers in Madrid 9. various of a green hydrogen plant in Spain STORYLINE: Spain has made energy issues a priority for 2023. On Tuesday, the Spanish government approved three energy-related measures in its first cabinet meeting this year. The Spanish government will also propose an electricity market reform to the European Union (EU) in March to combat price volat

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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks during a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010, after the company announced it will make Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (C), Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (L) and Panasonic Electric Works Co. President Shusaku Nagae pose for photos ahead of a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make the two subsidiaries wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (R) speaks during a news conference attended by Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works Co. wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (C), Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (L) and Panasonic Electric Works Co. President Shusaku Nagae (R) attend a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make the two subsidiaries wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Panasonic to make 2 subsidiaries wholly owned units

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo (C), Sanyo Electric Co. President Seiichiro Sano (L) and Panasonic Electric Works Co. President Shusaku Nagae join hands ahead of a news conference in Osaka on July 29, 2010. Panasonic announced it will make the two subsidiaries wholly owned units in a bid to bolster its environmental and energy-related businesses.

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Japan, China business leaders agree to work in energy cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Ma Kai (L), chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission, is greeted by Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari at a seminar held at a Tokyo hotel on April 12. Leaders from Japanese and Chinese oil, gas, electricity and other energy-related companies agreed at the seminar to cooperate in spurring bilateral energy cooperation.

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Japan, China business leaders agree to work in energy cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders from Japanese and Chinese oil, gas, electricity and other energy-related companies meet at a seminar held at a Tokyo hotel on April 12. They agreed to cooperate in spurring bilateral energy cooperation.

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Europe's energy crisis may last beyond winter

STORY: Europe's energy crisis may last beyond winter DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHOU XIAOTIAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of energy-intensive industries in Europe 3. various of streets and shops in Europe STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): ZHOU XIAOTIAN, Xinhua correspondent "The severe economic impacts of the energy crisis are being felt in almost all energy sectors in Europe, and the problems are bound to remain until the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is resolved. The crisis in Ukraine has sent energy prices surging, which in turn pushed up inflation rates and disrupted international supply chains. European countries are taking steps to confront the near-term risks from energy-related impacts. They are strengthening natural gas storage capacities and providing economic relief for low-income families and energy-intensive industries." Recently, the European Commission predicted that the 27-nation European Union (EU) wo

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Energy prices drive up Italian inflation to 11.8 pct in October

STORY: Energy prices drive up Italian inflation to 11.8 pct in October DATELINE: Nov. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of gas stations in Italy STORYLINE: Consumer prices in Italy rose by 11.8 percent in October compared to a year earlier, the government's statistics entity reported Wednesday. Energy-related impacts continued to play an oversized role. According to the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), the final data for the consumer price index in October is lower than the 11.9-percent estimate released last month. However, it is still a record since Italy's adoption of the euro currency in 1999. The last time prices rose so sharply in one month was in June 1983, when inflation hit 13 percent during a period when Italy was still using the lira currency. In September this year, prices were 8.9 percent higher than a year earlier. Soaring energy prices continue to drive up other prices, ISTAT said, with prices for energy goods increasing

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Italian inflation climbs to record high in September

STORY: Italian inflation climbs to record high in September DATELINE: Oct. 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people shopping in the supermarket STORYLINE: The consumer price index in Italy set a new record by rising 8.9 percent in September compared to the same month in 2021, the largest year-on-year increase recorded since the creation of the euro currency. The previous record was set a month earlier, when prices climbed 8.4 percent between August 2021 and August of this year. So far, the four largest year-on-year increases in Italy's inflation rate have all been recorded over the last four months. According to Italy's National Statistics Institute (ISTAT), the country's inflation rate over the first nine months of the year was 7.1 percent higher than the same period a year earlier. The main factors pushing prices higher are direct and indirect energy-related costs. While prices for energy goods were 44.5 percent higher in September than in the same

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From backwater to clean energy base, China's Gansu accelerates green development

STORY: From backwater to clean energy base, China's Gansu accelerates green development DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in Gansu STORYLINE: Gansu, a remote inland region in northwestern China, is accelerating green development and building itself into a clean energy base. The harsh natural environment, inadequate infrastructure facilities, and weak industrial foundation once hindered its development. However, rich in wind energy, Gansu decided to develop wind power in 2006 and aimed to become a national new energy base and an equipment manufacturing hub. Over the past decade, more than 100 power generation enterprises have started new energy-related services in Gansu, which is also rich in solar energy. In 2021, the electricity generated by new energy projects exceeded the 40 billion kWh mark for the first time to reach 44.6 billion kWh. Jiuquan in Gansu has become a manufacturing base for clean energy equipment,

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Rolls-Royce logo

Keywords: Rolls-Royce, ROLLS ROYCE, aircraft engine, ship and energy-related machinery, company, signage, logo, logo mark = photographed at the International Aerospace Exhibition on November 28, 2018, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Murata Manufacturing's all-individual battery that has started shipping samples

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. will startmass production of all solid-state batteries using ceramics technology within fiscal 2019. The company will build a new mass production line in the battery-related production building at Yasu Plant (Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture). The production capacity is planned to be 100,000 units per month for the time being. The capacity of the prototype is more than 10 milliampere hours, 100 times higher than that of other companies' products, the highest level in the industry, and the company will accelerate its expansion into energy-related markets, including the lithium-ion rechargeable battery business acquired from Sony in 2005. The company will mass-produce surface-mounted "ceramic all-solid-state batteries" that use ceramic materials as the electrolyte. In addition to converting its manufacturing facilities for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs)(Photo taken on June 13, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Terminal of "Mitsuren," a mobile battery rental service

Major power and gas companies are working to launch and expand new energy-related businesses. Tokyo Electric Power Holdings (HD) will call for tie-ups with major companies that operate chains in order to achieve its goal of installing 10,000 rental terminals for smartphone recharging services by the end of fiscal 2020. Tokyo Gas will establish a new company by the end of FY 2007 to start a new business utilizing storage batteries. As domestic demand for energy is expected to decline in the medium to long term due to a declining population and progress in energy conservation, the company will develop a new source of revenue. Photo taken on May 20, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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