Review of International Energy News ◆Tokyo Electric Power Co. admitted for the first time that sewage generated by the nuclear accident in Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan has been pumped into the sea. ◆As energy consumption for transport in cities is expected to double by 2050, IEA points out in a new report,A Tale of Renewed Cities, potential savings of up to USD 70 trillion. ◆CEDIGAZ predicts that natural gas storage capacity will increase from 377 billion cubic meters of early 2013 to 557-631 billion cubic meters of 2030. Review of Domestic Energy News ◆Fuel Consumption of Automobile Report is released in Beijing by the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, giving the ranking of automobile in environmentally friendliness of China in 2012. ◆Experts predict future solar-thermal power capacity will greatly exceed photovoltaic, and is likely to replace conventional energy and widely used. ◆The coal production license and coal business license has been abolished in modified Coal Act. ◆2013 Global Energy-Saving and New Energy Vehicles Summit was convened in Beijing, showing the positive trend of energy-saving and new energy vehicles of China. |