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European aircraft maker Airbus and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Ltd or Sinopec are jointly developing a new aviation fuel made from biomass. The partners said the new renewable fuel will be first used in China. Sinopec is to develop the fuel with its own technology at a plant recently built in Hangzhou, near Shanghai. "The refinery is one of the few in the world that has the capacity to produce aviation fuel from biomass in large-scale," Airbus said. The company did not say when output would begin, but sources said it could take about a year. The partners are in the process of selecting the raw material for the biomass. This raw material will come 100% from China and will be sustainable. Among the raw materials being considered is agricultural waste such as straw. Sinopec will assist the central government establish a Chinese airworthiness certification for alternative aviation fuels made from locally grown feedstocks.

The European Union has signed a finance agreement with China that will help the latter's transition to a low-carbon economy.

China will celebrate a "National Low Carbon Day" beginning June 2013.

An increasing scarcity of water threatens to hinder the flow of electric power needed by the huge Chinese economy for growth.

China is attempting to restore growth in the weak solar power market by installing more solar panels domestically.

Newly installed wind power capacity will see up to 19 gigawatts added to China’s grid this year.

China National Petroleum Corporation, the largest oil and gas firm in China, has invested in 22 oil and gas projects in Arab countries.

China will invest around US$39.5 billion in domestic solar power generation between 2011 and 2015.

Asia’s growth as international manufacturing powerhouse is in part due to low apparent energy prices, worker cost, and open-ended materials procurement. The greatest profit driver has been consistent exclusion of environmental true costs associated with handling carbon and nuclear-based emissions and waste.

China expects investments in solar power to hit US$39.5 billion by 2015 and a huge rise in the sector’s employment.

Hawaiian Governor Neil Abercrombie and Secretary General Xu Hubin of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade have signed an agreement to jointly pursue clean energy projects.

Jilin New Energy Investment Company Ltd plans to invest US$168 million in renewable energy projects in the Republic of Estonia in the Baltic Sea region.

China’s wind park developers are now seeking higher-quality turbines rather than just picking the cheapest machines.

China expects investments in solar power to hit US$39.5 billion by 2015 and a huge rise in the sector’s employment.

Wind power developers could not yet benefit from China's scheme ordering electricity distributors to source up to 15 percent from renewable energy.