Some ethanol plants in China have suspended production due to the high cost of corn coupled with low ethanol prices. The tightness of the corn market is blamed on traders stockpiling corn in the expectation of higher prices. Government concern that China's ethanol producers are jeopardising China's food supply is also dampening prospects for the sector...    more »

Bad news from London-listed China Biodiesel International. China, more than any country, could do with some greener alternatives to fuel its rapidly growing economy. But biodiesel's attractions have waned because of a rise in the price of the feedstock that CBI uses to make its fuel...   more »

Siemens has won a €300m order to bring electrical power to China's power-hungry Pearl River Delta. It will help build the world's highest capacity power link stretching 1,400km beween the provinces of Yunnan, where new hydroelectric plants are being built, and Guangdong...    more »

Latest results from Spanish wind-turbine maker Gamesa reveal that China has grown to be its third most important market. The current boom in wind power means that Gamesa has its order books full for the next couple of years with China accounting for around 11% of orders. And who said that China does not take renewable energy seriously?   more »