China on Saturday launched a test satellite for satellite internet technologies from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China.
The 1 million-kilowatt wind-solar power project in Qingyang, Northwest China's Gansu Province, started operation as the first 4.05-megawatt wind turbine began to run on Dec 21.
The "Xiangyun" AS700 civil manned airship independently developed by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Ltd. (AVIC) was recently issued a type certificate by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
China has been making strides in the green transition of coal energy in recent years amid the country's push toward renewables, with domestic coal companies actively promoting clean utilization of coal while stepping up integration with carbon capture, utilization and storage, experts said.
The first advanced ultradeep ocean drilling vessel independently developed by China was officially named Mengxiang, meaning dream in Chinese, on Dec 18.
China completed its first 3,000-meter ultra-deepsea three-dimensional seismic exploration on Dec 21, according to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
Availability of Huanliu-3 (HL-3), China's new-generation artificial sun, was announced to the whole world on Dec 14, an invitation to scientists around the world.
A Long March 5 carrier rocket was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in South China's Hainan Province on Dec 15, sending the Yaogan-41 satellite into orbit.
