From http://www.iagua.es/noticias/china/11/10/30/espana-y-china-firmaran-un-%E2%80%9Cmemorando-de-entendimiento-en-materia-de-recursos-de-agua%E2%80%9D-10848 (in Spanish)
The Spanish Minister of Environment, and Rural and Marine Environments, Mrs. Rosa Aguilar, has started an official trip to China aimed at showcasing the potential for exports of the Spanish food sector and also to reinforce the Spanish-Chinese cooperation on water management. She is expected to have a meeting with the Chinese Vice Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Hu Siyi, with whom she will sign a cooperation agreement on water management. Mrs. Rosa Aguilar will also introduce the leadership potential of Spanish water companies in order to help them get into the promising Chinese market.
Showing posts with label Environment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environment. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
ACC1Ó promotes Green Building mission in Singapore
From http://agenda.acc10.cat/agenda/default.php?id=6416 (in Catalan)
ACC1Ó-Competitiveness for Catalonia is organizing a Green Building mission in Singapore for Catalan companies due next September. Singapore is currently promoting architecture, design and construction of buildings which are energetically efficient, the so called Green Buildings. The goal of the government is that by 2030 at least 80% of the buildings in Singapore, both new and existing, could be certified as Green Building, a strategy that is aimed at leading this activity in the Asia-Pacific area. The specific goals of the mission are: i) to do networking with potential local partners in order to know the reality and the opportunities of the local market; ii) to hold meetings with relevant institutions, such as the Building & Construction Authority, the Singapore Green Building Council, the Singapore Institute of Architects and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, among others; and iii) to attend the BEX Asia trade fair (14-16 September 2011).
ACC1Ó-Competitiveness for Catalonia is organizing a Green Building mission in Singapore for Catalan companies due next September. Singapore is currently promoting architecture, design and construction of buildings which are energetically efficient, the so called Green Buildings. The goal of the government is that by 2030 at least 80% of the buildings in Singapore, both new and existing, could be certified as Green Building, a strategy that is aimed at leading this activity in the Asia-Pacific area. The specific goals of the mission are: i) to do networking with potential local partners in order to know the reality and the opportunities of the local market; ii) to hold meetings with relevant institutions, such as the Building & Construction Authority, the Singapore Green Building Council, the Singapore Institute of Architects and the Urban Redevelopment Authority, among others; and iii) to attend the BEX Asia trade fair (14-16 September 2011).
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
China new world's leader on wind energy production
From http://www.avui.cat/noticia/article/1-territori/11-mediambient/411689-la-xina-encapcala-el-ranquing-mundial-de-lenergia-eolica.html (in Catalan)
According to a recent report released by the World Wind Energy Association, in 2010 China surpassed United States as the world's leading country on the production of wind energy with a cumulative installed capacity of 44,733 MW of the former in front of the 40,180 MW of the latter. The third position is for Germany, with 27,215 MW, followed by Spain and India. The list includes other 83 countries (one more than in 2009, Cyprus), but nearly 75% of the overall production happens in the first five countries in the list. Catalonia has recently increased the cumulative installed capacity over 1,000 MW produced in 38 wind farms.
This report was presented at the International Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference CWEE2011 held in Shanghai (China) and it can be downloaded in different languages:
Another downloadable item from the World Wind Energy Association website is the Interactive World Wind Energy Map.
According to a recent report released by the World Wind Energy Association, in 2010 China surpassed United States as the world's leading country on the production of wind energy with a cumulative installed capacity of 44,733 MW of the former in front of the 40,180 MW of the latter. The third position is for Germany, with 27,215 MW, followed by Spain and India. The list includes other 83 countries (one more than in 2009, Cyprus), but nearly 75% of the overall production happens in the first five countries in the list. Catalonia has recently increased the cumulative installed capacity over 1,000 MW produced in 38 wind farms.
This report was presented at the International Wind Energy Exhibition and Conference CWEE2011 held in Shanghai (China) and it can be downloaded in different languages:
Another downloadable item from the World Wind Energy Association website is the Interactive World Wind Energy Map.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Water supply in China under threat
From http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/201012/t20101209_779531.htm (in English)
If Chinese water resouces were already in trouble, authorities recently revealed that the expected rapid urbanization during the coming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) can seriously threaten the country's water supply in the next decades. Apart from whatever effects climate change can cause, the increase in water use, together with the expected increase in the release of pollutants into the environment are seriously affecting rivers such as the Haihe, in Beijing, the Huaihe, which marks the boundary between China's north and south, or the Huanghe (Yellow River), to name a few. This situation poses a great challenge on the present and future management of water resources in China, but at the same time offers opportunities for water companies to test their know-how and equipments to help reverse this dramatic situation.
If Chinese water resouces were already in trouble, authorities recently revealed that the expected rapid urbanization during the coming 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) can seriously threaten the country's water supply in the next decades. Apart from whatever effects climate change can cause, the increase in water use, together with the expected increase in the release of pollutants into the environment are seriously affecting rivers such as the Haihe, in Beijing, the Huaihe, which marks the boundary between China's north and south, or the Huanghe (Yellow River), to name a few. This situation poses a great challenge on the present and future management of water resources in China, but at the same time offers opportunities for water companies to test their know-how and equipments to help reverse this dramatic situation.
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