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China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring

China factories ration power as heatwave sends demand soaring

Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs. Temperatures in the province — home to nearly 84 million people — have hovered above 40-42 degrees Celsius (104-108 degrees Fahrenheit) since last …

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Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy

Net zero, Russia war driving nascent hydrogen economy

Kevin Kendall pulls up at the only green hydrogen refuelling station in Birmingham, Britain’s second-biggest city, and swiftly fills his sedan with clean gas. Green hydrogen is in sharp focus as governments seek to slash carbon emissions amid record-high temperatures and to safeguard energy supplies hit by the invasion of …

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Vietnam, UK cooperate in fighting illegal immigration

The first U.K. – Vietnam migration dialogue was held Monday in Hanoi to improve cooperation and prevent human smuggling. The dialogue was part of U.K. Home Office Permanent Under-Secretary Matthew Rycroft’s two-day visit to Vietnam. The dialogue aimed to improve migration cooperation, deliver on the potential of the existing migration …

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