China's drone manufacturer EHang displays its passenger Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (AAV) on Thursday in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province. Photo: Song Lin/GT

Pilotless air taxi

China-based drone maker EHang, the world's leading autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, conducted its first US trial flight of its two-seater passenger-grade AAV, the EHang 216, on Tuesday (US time), said a statement sent to the Global Times by Ehang.

It marked the first time that the EHang 216 received flight approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. "Our mission is to make safe, autonomous and eco-friendly air mobility accessible to everyone and this trial flight represents a significant step toward bringing our urban air mobility solutions to the US market," said EHang founder Huazhi Hu.

Onshore wind power 

An arctic wind power project in Sweden launched by the China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) will be completed and put into operation in the first half of 2020, becoming the largest onshore wind power project in Europe, according to a statement sent by CGPNC to the Global Times.  

CGNPC's total capacity of new energy in operations overseas has exceeded 11.08 million kilowatts. As of December 31, 2019, CGNPC maintained 47 projects globally with total assets of 89.2 billion yuan ($12.85 billion), among the top Chinese companies with power assets overseas.