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Chinese energy companies expanding in Portugal

Water and sanitation are also new business areas for Chinese companies.

Chinese energy companies expanding in Portugal

Water and sanitation are also new business areas for Chinese companies.

Chinese wind power production zooms

Hits 100.8 terawatt hours in 2012.

SOEs control China’s wind power sector

State-owned enterprises comprised 81% of the sector's installed capacity in 2012.

Buffet aiming for bankrupt Suntech?

Rumors of a buy-in by the "Wizard of Omaha" rallies Suntech stocks.

How Chinese solar practices are actually good for the industry

What is it about the Chinese solar industry that scares us so much? Is it truly a fear that distorted market prices will lead to large-scale bankruptcies in the West? 

China's power grid investment likely to hit RMB4 trillion

Find out more about China's industry in this exhibit.

China to develop Kazakhstan’s oil and gas sector

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev discusses development of bilateral during China trip.

Sinopec to build China’s largest coal-to-gas project

To cost US$11.3 billion and will meet soaring demand for natural gas.

China, Japan compete for Turkey's second nuclear plant

South Korea dropped out of the race to build 5,000 megawatt nuclear plant.

China invests US$8 billion in coal gasification project

Project at Xinjiang Uygur is one of four.China has also given its approval to huge coal gasification project. The National Development and Reform Commission has ratified four coal gasification projects with a total output capacity of 15 billion cubic meters and an investment of US$16 billion.China’s growing economy has been fuelled largely by coal power that has led to high pollution levels. Coal gasification, however, will become a key sector in China’s clean energy initiative.In 2011, global emissions increased by 1 billion tonnes, with 720 million tonnes attributable to China.

Sinopec admits 14% profit drop

Asia’s biggest refiner to look overseas to restore growth.

China and Russia sign massive energy deals

Hail breakthrough agreements that will see Russia increase oil supplies to China.

China Shenhua Energy posts 6% rise in net profit

Brings profit to US$7.9 billion in 2012 from US$7.4 billion year-on-year.

China Longyuan bids for Aussie wind farm

Australia’s Boco Rock wind farm drawing other heavy hitters.

Profit at Huaneng Renewables plunges 46%

Grid bottlenecks that limited power production the cause.