Environmental
BMW launches closed loop battery manufacturing in China
BMW has begun to utilise a closed recycling loop for the first time in China. The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture has created a closed
Environmental
China leads global offshore wind growth
The global wind market grew by 94GW in 2021 according to new data from the Global Wind Energy Council. This brings installed capacity up to
Space
Chinese satellite tows space debris to safety
The Shijian-21 ‘space debris mitigation satellite’ docked with a dead satellite last month and elevated it to a less crowded orbit. The achievement made China
Build
China to push prefabrication and robots in construction
China’s state council has shared plans for more use of prefabrication, digital technology and construction robots in its five year construction plan to 2025. Modernisation
Environmental
#137 The Calculator that Could Still Save the World
Two years ago the world was preparing for COP25 in Madrid, and we released this episode (#36) about a calculator that was helping countries around
Quick reads
Largest seaplane completes maiden flight
After delays due to COVID-19, the AG600 ‘Kunlong’, which is largest seaplane in the world, has made it’s maiden sea-based flight during a successful trial.
Digital
Technology vs Biology – Fighting COVID 19
Wuhan, China – a city of 11 million people and a commercial, manufacturing and transportation hub, sitting at the confluence of two of Asia’s longest rivers, the Yangtze and the Han.
Build
#51 Covid 19: Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
The rapid and exponential spread of the new coronavirus, COVID 19 is changing the way that we live and work. First detected in December 2019
Digital
#36 The Calculator that Could Save the World
How a calculator is helping countries around the world to lower their greenhouse gas emissions and create more sustainable energy systems. When Professor David MacKay
Build
#10 How China has automated road design
With 4.8 million kilometres of road China sits third in the world in terms of length of highways behind only the US and India. But