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Shanghai : Leading fashion labels Levi Strauss, adidas Group, H&M, and GAP, joined 13 of their top suppliers and 60 other key stakeholders to support the development of sustainable factories in China during the Opening Summit of “Greening China’s Supply Chains: A blueprint for optimizing energy efficiency” hosted by project implementer Azure International in Shanghai. The project is one of 21 global concepts funded by Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership Program (REEEP), which is aimed at widening access to modern energy and supporting low carbon development in emerging markets and developing countries.
Gasification is a key technology allowing the use of a broad range of biomass resources for the production of biofuels, power, heat and gas. China has made significant steps in developing and commercialising this technology in the domestic market and is increasingly active in the international market.
Azure International is pleased to announce we have been awarded a grant from the 8th programme cycle of the Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership Program (REEEP). Our project, “Greening China’s Supply Chains: A blue print for optimizing energy efficiency in factories,” is one of 21 selected from over 412 concepts aimed at widening access to modern energy and supporting low carbon development in emerging markets and developing countries.
Jiangsu Province unveiled the latest version of the Energy Efficiency Star Label at a high-level workshop co-organized by Azure International in Suzhou on March 30, 2011. Created by Suzhou Energy Conservation Center, the Energy Star Rating Label evaluates and assesses a facility’s overall energy performance and is considered to be China’s first homegrown, government backed energy efficiency label.
Oct. 13-15 – Two of Azure's wind energy experts deliver key presentations at the 2010 China Windpower conference in Beijing. Sebastian Meyer and Hubert Beaumont provided unique insights to an expert audience of national and international industry professionals, government actors and windpower specialists from non-governmental organisations.
Azure's Rachel Enslow and Hubert Beaumont provided expert advise and methodological support for the publication of "China: An Emerging Offshore Wind Develpoment Hotspot". Commissioned by WWF, the report estimates the potential for off-shore wind energy along the Chinese coast at 11,580TWh. The report enables the identification of hotspots for the development of off-shore projects.