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iCET organizes Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) Roundtable Discussion With Beijing Stakeholders
iCET co-organized the Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) Roundtable Discussion on March 20 in Beijing with Beijing Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Center (BEEC) operating under the municipal Development and Reform Commission (DRC). The goal was to strengthen EV commercialization in China through the promotion of the market-based ZEV credits mandate. Speakers included representatives from Tesla Motors, iCET, CATARC, and Beijing NEV Promotion Center. Participants included vehicle companies, Beijing DRC, Beijing ETS, Beijing Transport commission, NRDC, the Energy Foundation and others.
iCET organizes Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEVs) workshop in Beijing and Shenzhen
Shenzhen DRC commissioned iCET to research and host a workshop regarding Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV). The introduction and study report along with the recommendation paper developed by iCET， served as part of its ZEV credits project.They were introduced to local NEV stakeholders during the workshop, which was held in Shenzhen’s government building. ZEV stakeholder from Shenzhen were engaged in the workshop that was co-organized with Shenzhen Low-Carbon Development Foundation (SCDF) and supported by the Shenzhen DRC. The workshop provided local stakeholders with best-practices and lessons learnt from the leading California ZEV-Credits program. It also offered recommendations for local mandate development, and enabled stakeholder engagement and discussion regarding the promotion of ZEVs in China.Over 30 experts, officials, and industry representatives participated in the workshop.
Read More…iCET as China CAFC expert, was invited to speak at a recent Automotive Roundtable
iCET’s president, Dr. Feng An, was invited to speak as a China CAFC expert at the "Corporate Average Fuel Consumption Automotive Roundtable", which was held in Beijing earlier this month. The topic that was discussed at the forum was the challenges and opportunities for the automotive industry in China amid changing regulatory environment. Dr. An stated that energy security and air quality are the two major forces that will promote the development of new energy vehicles and fuel consumption reduction governance in China. In addition, pure electric vehicles will gradually take over China’s private vehicle market. Leading industry players attended the roundtable that was organized by "German-Inspire Events” roundtable, including president of Hangzhou IVECO Automobile Transmission Technology as well as executives from China ABO Cummins, FAIST, FEV, Fiat-Chrysler and other major automotive corporations.
Read More…iCET Co-organizes the Sino-US Clean Transportation Policy and Technology Summit
iCET co-organized the “Sino-US Clean Transportation Policy and Technology Summit” jointly with the Beijing Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Center (BEEC) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on December 10 in Beijing. The event was supported by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport, Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission, Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau and the Embassy of the United States.
Read More…iCET supports NEA/TC24 in the review of five non-food biomass energy standards
A meeting of China’s Technical Committee on the Non-food Biomass Energy Feedstock (NEA/TC24) was held on November 25 in Beijing. As the only NGO working on biofuel research in China, iCET was invited by the National Energy Administration (NEA) to engage in biofuel standard strategy planning and draft review.