China

Michael Graetzel of Switzerland, is announced as the winner of the 2017 Global Energy Prize for his “transcendent merits in the development of low cost and efficient solar cells”. The Global Energy Prize is the world’s leading prize for advanced energy research awarded annually and he will be honored as this year’s laureate with a nice gold medal (and the US$693,000 is a nice touch too). The announcement had all the trappings of typical of a big media release as well.

It's taking a leap towards becoming the undisputed renewable powerhouse of a low carbon-consuming world.

Wasted wind energy is roughly equal to Beijin's annual power use.

Its 800MW farm is quickly progressing.

This will be between 2016 to 2030.

Westinghouse's nuclear business is likely to be sold.

Gas and renewables are the stellar sub-sectors.

No thanks to declines in Liaoning and Guangxi.

Additional policies will likely be rolled out to achieve this.

Will India come at a close second?

Power projects comprise over 40% of those in the pipeline.

It is already "self-sufficient" in terms of reactor design.

Average plant utilisation also dropped 5.4%.

Renewables and gas will offset the cut in coal-fired power.

Down from the previous estimate of 67%.

No thanks to lower generation in China amidst oversupply.