Cleaner Greener China

Hawaii Reporter article Hawaii Hosting Official U.S.-China Energy Meeting highlights a recent effort to bring the scientific communities from the US And China together to develop relationships, a common understanding, and hopefully some solutions.

Ok, maybe that is a bit much, but according to the article their goals were to develop a task force that would:

U.S. and Chinese scientists and technicians will look for ways the two countries can cooperate in developing and utilizing electricity from renewable energy. As major technology exporters, the U.S. and China are also poised to jointly lead the way in fostering a worldwide transition to renewable energy-based economies.

The study will pursue three separate but related goals:

• Comparatively assessing the resource potential in China and the U.S. for grid-scale electricity generation;

• Exploring near-term market opportunities for mature technologies; and

• Recommending priorities for enhanced collaboration, with a focus on cost reduction, improved efficiency and grid connectivity, and storage.

Where I am a bit hesitant is that I am still of the mind that we shoudl really be BEYOND the talking stage, and really would like to see a stage of action.

A pilot program. A co-investment… a something.

Another area of hesitation is the fact that both countries have grids that few would either consider smart, nor say that should be a first priority in terms of developing a sustainable economy. so, working on topics that could have impact now would also be nice

Building technologies that exist to reduce energy footprint, lighting technology, insulation & glass, etc.

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