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Analysts try to make sense of China’s massive energy moves over summer — here’s what’s happening

Cs news2 months ago03 mins

China’s coal and gas usage declined this summer despite increasing electrical demand, according to Bloomberg. Chinese officials asked coal producers to cut back on output, leaving renewables and storage to meet electrical demand. While that might strain energy production, the government only needed to get a small number of factories to lower electrical demand for…

China’s ‘explosive’ ironmaking breakthrough achieves 3,600-fold productivity boost

Cs news11 months ago03 mins

After more than a decade of intensive research in China, a groundbreaking new ironmaking technology is poised to revolutionise the global steel manufacturing industry. The new method involves injecting finely ground iron ore powder into an extremely hot furnace, triggering an “explosive chemical reaction”, according to the engineers involved in the project. The result is…