SCMP – Mar 24, 2009 New guidelines for the development of the Pearl River Delta issued recently by Beijing say new petrochemical plants in the region should be built in the less developed east and west, away from population centres including Hong Kong. But Guangzhou city officials have continued to insist that a controversial oil [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
Introducing Natural Gas / Liquefied Petroleum Gas Buses And Heavy Duty Vehicles In Hong Kong – Feasibility Study
Source – EMSD The objectives of this study are to assess the technical feasibility of introducing natural gas (NG) or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) buses and heavy duty vehicles to Hong Kong with a view to improving air quality. This study concludes that LPG/NG vehicles are not practicable for buses or heavy duty vehicles in [...]
160 Green Cars On Way
Staff Reporter. SCMP – Mar 21, 2009 About HK$112 million will be spent to replace 401 government vehicles, or 6 per cent of the government vehicle fleet, in the next financial year, according to the Government Logistics Department. The department said all 401 replacements would comply with the relevant emission standards. About 160 cars and [...]
CLP To Fire Up Cleaner Generator By Year’s End
Joyce Ng, SCMP – Mar 17, 2009 CLP Power (SEHK: 0002) will fire up its first upgraded lower-emission generating unit at its Castle Peak coal-fired power plant by the end of the year. The upgrade is part of a programme aimed at meeting the company’s 2010 emission-reductions target. But the whole project, which requires upgrading [...]
Residents Struggle With Glare As Light Pollution Spreads To Tseung Kwan O
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Updated on Mar 16, 2009 Light pollution has spread to the outskirts of the city, with hundreds of residents complaining about glare from excessive advertising lighting at a recently renovated shopping mall in Tseung Kwan O. Residents of Yan Ming Court have been doing everything they can to block the light [...]
4 Clean-energy Plants Approved
Eric Ng in Beijing, SCMP – Updated on Mar 13, 2009 The central government has approved the construction of four clean-energy projects that could cost up to 19.8 billion yuan (HK$22.45 billion), as part of the country’s effort to reduce pollution. The National Development and Reform Commission yesterday said it had given China Huadian Group [...]
The Electric Revolution
A budget promise to explore the use of battery-powered cars has raised hopes of a green future. Now comes the hard part Sarah Monks – Updated on Mar 11, 2009 – SCMP Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah’s pledge to explore a future for electric cars in Hong Kong came out of the blue for many [...]
HK Regulations Pull The Plug On Electric Car
Cheung Chi-fai – Mar 03, 2009 – SCMP An electric vehicle developed in Hong Kong will hit the European market this year, but it cannot be registered as a passenger car in its city of origin because it fails to meet design standards, the manufacturer said. Europe, which recognises microcars as a category of vehicles, [...]
More Thinking Needed On Electric Cars
Updated on Mar 03, 2009 – SCMP Hong Kong should be an innovating city when it comes to electric cars. Our compact area, technology-savviness and obvious problem with air pollution are ideal draws. There is even a local company that has developed such vehicles. Yet they are not being sold or even driven in the [...]
LED Street-Lighting In Finland
Golden DRAGON LEDs in first LED street-lighting in Finland Semiconductor Today After extensive testing, the Levi ski resort in Kittilä is to be the first district in Finland to install LED street-lighting. The system comprises 64 Starium Dragon 60 luminaires from EasyLed Oy, each equipped with 60 Osram Opto Semiconductors Golden DRAGON LEDs fitted with [...]