Promoting the Application of Heat Pumps in China to Contribute to Energy Decarbonization
Sino-German Business Roundtable on High Temperature Heat Pumps On 16 May 2022, GIZ and China Heat Pump Alliance (CHPA) jointly organized the “Sino-German High Temperature Heat Pump Round Table” under the framework of the Sino-German Energy Partnership. The event allowed German and Chinese business representatives to present their high temperature heat pump solutions – along […]
Germany and China Strengthen Cooperation on the Energy Transition
10th Meeting of the Sino-German Working Group on Energy On 27 April 2022, the tenth meeting of the Sino-German Working Group on Energy between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the National Energy Administration of the PRC (NEA) took place virtually. At the meeting, both sides reviewed last year’s […]
Sino-German Energy Transition project shares project outcomes at BETD
BETD22 side events on capacity adequacy & flexibility and E-mobility & RE integration With growing shares of variable renewable energy, flexibility measures and adequate planning of dispatchable generation and energy infrastructure play an increasingly important role for security of supply in the future energy system. In the GIZ led project Sino-German Energy Transition (EnTrans, supported by BMWK), […]
Sino-German Cooperation on Energy Efficiency Deepened
7th Meeting of the Sino-German Working Group on Energy Efficiency On 20 January 2022, the 7th annual meeting of the Sino-German Working Group on Energy Efficiency between the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the National Development and Reform Commission of the PRC (NDRC) took place virtually. Both sides reviewed the […]
Greener Data Center: Flexibility and Renewables
In this podcast, experts discuss their joint research of data center flexibility in China and Europe Click here to access the Environment China Podcast – episode on: Data Center Flexibility and Renewables” Data centers are having an increasing effect on the environment and climate due to their rapidly rising energy consumption. In 2018, data centers […]
Energy Partnership supports energy efficient and sustainable development of industry parks in China
Launch event of the Sino-German Demonstration Project on Energy Efficiency in Cities On 18 January 2022, the Energy Partnership successfully launched the Sino-German Demonstration Project on Energy Efficiency in Cities in Jintan Economic Development Zone (Jintan EDZ). The implementation partners, GIZ, CECEP Consulting and the German Energy Agency (dena), kicked-off the project by signing a […]
Empower Women’s Leadership in the Energy Transition – Networking Event “Women in Green Energy” Initiative
. On 14 December, the Sino-German Energy Partnership and the Beijing Energy Network jointly organized a network event on empowering women’s leadership in energy transition. As one of the following activities under the “Women in Green Energy” initiative launched in 2020, the event gathered senior experts and scholars in the energy sector and gender research […]
German electricity market capacity adequacy study shows how Germany successfully handles clean energy within the European electricity market
Author: Anders Hove (侯安德)Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Project Director of Sino-German Energy Partnership . A German government-funded study shows that Germany has adequate resources through 2030. The report uses a complex and sophisticated methodology to estimate the loss-of-load probability (LOLP), while accounting for both rising shares of variable wind and solar power as well as […]
Sixth German Local Business Advisory Council on corporate decarbonization in China
As a key instrument for the business-to-government exchange, the German Local Business Advisory Council (BAC) meeting took place for the 6th time on 18 November 2021. The BAC meeting brought together German energy related industries in China and representatives from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) as well as the German […]
Promote the integration of renewable energy in cooling sector
Cooling workshop enables German and Chinese experts to exchange on barriers for coupling renewable energy and cooling in commercial applications. In a nutshell The cooling sector accounts for 25 % of electricity consumption in China and for 14% of power consumption in Germany, making it an important sector for decarbonization in both China’s and Germany’s […]
