[South Africa plans to add 8GW a year to the grid] On June 2, 2023, South Africa's current rollout of solar and wind power to increase the share of solar and wind in the country's energy mix from 7% to 40% by 2030 is the fastest way out of the electricity crisis, according to the South African Presidency's Climate Commission (PCC). It is also the cheapest option to build the energy sector South Africa needs to stick to its global climate commitments. The PCC, which was set up by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2020 to advise on issues such as a just energy transition, released a set of recommendations on electricity planning in South Africa on June 1. The PCC said South Africa aimed to solve its power crisis by integrating at least 8GW of wind and solar power into the grid annually over the next two to four years. About 2.5GW of new renewable energy projects are now registered with South Africa's national energy regulator. Experience shows that this target is achievable in the first three months of 2023. Ultimately, South Africa will need to add 50 to 60Gw of renewable energy by 2030. Steve Nicholls, head of mitigation issues at the PCC and climate change adviser at the National Business Initiative, said this would take the share of renewables in South Africa's energy mix to about 40 per cent. According to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, coal-fired power will account for around 80% of electricity generation by 2022, with renewables (excluding hydropower) accounting for 7%. Editor/Xu Shengpeng

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• 2026.06.05 09:39
• [Beijing's first space computing industry innovation center established]
• On June 1, 2026, the Beijing Satellite IoT Industry Development Conference was held in Haidian. The first space computing power industry innovation center in Beijing was approved and established, jointly built by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and industry leaders. The center focuses on tackling key technologies across the entire industry chain in six major directions, and plans to officially unveil and form an alliance by the end of June. Beijing has issued relevant plans, aiming to build a domestic satellite IoT demonstration city by 2030. Haidian has set a target of 100 billion yuan in anchored industries, relying on the center to tackle shortcomings and promote the large-scale landing of commercial aerospace.Editor/Gong Ziwei

• 2026.06.05 09:33
• [The world's first new synthetic ammonia process has completed pilot testing]
• Recently, the world's first 100 ton photovoltaic catalytic synthesis ammonia industrial demonstration project completed pilot testing in Yulin. The project was jointly developed by the Xi'an Jiaotong University team and the United Nations Energy Yulin Chemical Industry. New technologies have revolutionized the traditional high-energy Haber method, resulting in stable operation of the device for over a thousand hours. Energy and water consumption have significantly decreased, and a single ton of ammonia has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 3.1 tons. The project has developed a complete process package of 10000 tons, holding multiple patent papers and possessing independent intellectual property rights. This achievement fills the gap in domestic industrialization and helps Yulin's coal chemical industry achieve low-carbon transformation.Editor/Gong Ziwei