Hong Kong is cleaning up its air by asking all ocean-going vessels to conform to new, cleaner fuel guidelines.

U.S.-based GE is working with Chinese authorities to help reduce emissions from the Taiyanggong Thermal Power Station in Beijing. GE Power Generation Services is upgrading and rebuilding two gas turbines at the Taiyanggong plant.

Apple announced a new multi-year project with World Wildlife Fund to increase responsibly managed forests across China.

U.S.-based Halliburton has signed an agreement with a Chinese company for hydraulic fracturing in the oilfields in the Xinjiang area of China. Halliburton inked the deal with an SPT Energy Group Inc. affiliate, Petrotech (Xinjiang) Engineering Co., Ltd., to establish a joint venture company focused on hydraulic fracturing and production enhancement services. The new company, […]

The Beijing municipal government has reached a cooperation agreement with IBM to use the tech company's advanced weather forecast and cloud computing technologies to solve the stubborn smog problem in the city. Facing serious environmental pollution problems, the Chinese government has promised citizens that it will take measures to improve the environmental situation. To handle […]

Chinese security software provider Qihoo 360 and home appliances maker TCL announced that the two companies will help Chinese consumers fight the horrible pollution in many cities. The companies will cooperate in the launch of a smart Internet air purifier product named T3 Air Guard. This new product will reportedly be released on April 9, […]

Open source software firm Redhat says it wants the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification for its Beijing office. Completed in December 2012, Red Hat's office in Beijing consists of approximately 21,500 square feet and encompasses an entire floor of an existing LEED certified building. The new space provides seating for approximately 160 […]

New green toilets in southern China are helping villagers recycle their waste for use in their agricultural production. Students from Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University traveled to Jinhe Village, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, with a mission to be involved in a community development project by constructing environmental-friendly toilets. During their two-week stay at the […]

Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department has approved the seventh batch of applications for the trial of green transport technologies under its Pilot Green Transport Fund. The eight newly approved applications include the trial of one solar air-conditioning system on a shuttle bus and 10 electric light goods vehicles, involving a total subsidy of about HKD2 […]

U.S.-based solar module company Solaria Corporation has established operations in China for high efficiency large-scale solar projects. The company did not release important details yet about whether their newly ensconced China operations are part of a joint venture, wholly foreign-owned enterprise, or a simple representative office. The company has also not released the amount of […]