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Chinas push for efficiency

China: After the terrible earthquake and nuclear fallout in Japan, Chinas government put a halt to the approval of new nuclear plants and ordered safety reviews. Nuclear power was to become a key energy source for this fast growing economy, but now the Chinese government is revising its energy plans.

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pv magazine

21 Apr 2011

Every two minutes freight trains laden with coal from China’s western regions travel east to China’s population centers on the coast. These trains carry loads of up to 10,000 tons and are the only trains allowed on these lines traveling from west to east. Track maintenance is only possible once or twice a week and …

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