Invitation ECECP studies dissemination public event 14:30 – 18:00 Wednesday 13th December 2023  A networking cocktail dinner will be held from 18:00 – 20:30. Results from three studies developed under Component B (business component) of ECECP will be presented at this results dissemination public event. These studies are: China Rural Energy Transition: Integrating Renewable Energy, Heating and Transport Sectors - Potential Areas for EU-China Cooperation Energy Security in the Context of Energy Transition – Le

As the world contemplates the switch away from fossil fuels and towards electrification and renewable energy sources, energy planners now need to find ways to plan for a revised infrastructure that can integrate renewable energy sources into a nationwide energy system while avoiding the risks of curtailment, stranded assets and blackouts. The EU is ahead of China in this regard: since 1996, it has worked to develop an energy market that is able to respond rapidly to changing geopolitical conditions and to ensure security of supply. China, on the other hand, is

English version (Chinese version) PDF (12.55 MB) Kindle (mobi) (3.07 MB) eBook (epub) (1.70 MB)           Table of Contents Letter from the Team Leader 1. Reaching net zero emissions demands faster innovation, but we’ve already come a long way 2. China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy emissions peak and decline 3. The ‘new three’: How China came to lead solar cell, lithium battery and EV manufacturing 4. Implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment

Both the EU and China have introduced programmes to encourage development of innovative technologies that will boost production and development of renewable energy. There is plenty of appetite for collaboration and cooperation amongst companies in China and the EU. An updated perspective is provided, by conducting interviews with 15 leading industry players in the EU and China to find out what stands in the way of clean energy cooperation, and what can be done to overcome those obstacles.  The report is structured in three sections. First it presents the s