Cleaner Greener China

Rarely a day passes without a headline like Al Gore praised China and Japan on their climate leadership, which touts all that is great about China’s commitment to green, and how China’s leadership should serve as a model for others.
It was a recent topic of conversation between myself and an old friend who has been [...]

Tianjin’s Economic Development Zone (TEDA) has been one of the premier investment zones in China, and keeping in mind their proximity to the new Singapore invested ecocity, it should come as no surprise that this would lead to some very large cleantech projects for TEDA.
Here are three that they recently reported out as part of [...]

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has released a filming of their recent Event, The Future of Green Business in China.
Terry Yosie, President and CEO of World Environment Center and Ye Weijia, head of New Ventures China, discuss green businesses in China.
They discuss the work their companies have already done, while anticipating new challenges.
At [...]

While the rumors over the final green stimulus are flying right now, it is good to see that at least the first 3.4 billion has been allocated:
Of the 23 billion yuan spending, 13 billion went to improving urban water treatment facilities, 4 billion yuan to pollution prevention projects on the Huaihe and other big rivers, [...]

Yesterday in Beijing, the International Energy Agency released Cleaner Coal in China. A 320 page report (order here), the press release, executive summary,  and release notes offer a glimpse into severity of the issues, and the fact that no matter whether or not we may wish it to be different, China is addicted to [...]

Build the best product or service, and your day will come.
Himin Solar Energy Group, China’s top maker of solar water heaters, has secured an investment of nearly 100 million U.S. dollars from Goldman Sachs and CDH Investment,
The overriding take away from this article is that even with the current financial difficulties going on, and perhaps [...]

While attending the Shanghai based US China Cleantech Conference last month, one of the panelists I was most impressed by was Gary Reishel of Qiming Ventures.  Well known throughout the SF investment community via his work with Softbank, and now know for his work in China – particularly in cleantech – his view on China [...]

In their report Prepared to ride the Green Dragon?, authors argue that firms with cleaner greener solutions are missing China’s market potential by sitting on the sideline.
According to the report:
companies with environment friendly solutions are looking at market possibilities ranging from between USD$1.5 (€1.1) and USD$1.9 (€1.4) trillion to be invested in China in the [...]

China’s Energy – Challenges and Strategies by Professor Ni Weidou Academician, Chinese Academy of Science
“We are running out of the atmosphere faster than we’re running out of fossil fuels”
5 Challenges in China: 1) Huge pressure for energy by 2020. From 2010 to 2020 energy demand will double according to estimates that are under-calculating; 2) Shortage [...]

In the Business Green coverage of Climate Change Capital’s plan to enter into China, the China MD Ka Keung Chan made the statement:
“There are a lot of cheap assets lying out there,” he told Reuters. “If you see the right company, this is the best time to negotiate.”
followed by founder James Cameron
“Out of necessity comes [...]