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US Vs. China Energy Intensity Chart.

Once you start looking at charts, you just cannot stop, and following my post last week of , I cam across this interesting chart in the post China Adapts to the Climate Change Fashion Show which plots energy intensities for … Continue reading

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Chengdu Environmental News for February 2009

1. Chengdu promised: to give “one hour to the world” On February 1st, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) announced that the Municipal Government of Chengdu had promised on January 29th that it participate in the activity of the … Continue reading

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Beijing Smart Grid Conference: Day 2

Day two at the Beijing smart grid conference: After spending much of the first day of the Beijing Smart grid conference discussing the definition and scope of smart grid for China, the second day of the conference was focused on … Continue reading

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Beijing Smartgrid Conference: Day 1

While many in China, and out, have been focused on the impressive speed by which China has been able to grow its economy over the last 15 years, those inside the central party have been focused on ensuring that the … Continue reading

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China’s Influence on the Economics of Cleantech

While the traditional focus of discussions surrounding cleantech uptake have been largely market driven. That, for renewable energies to compete with fossil fuels, the price per KwH had to be below the going rate for fossil, regardless of what the … Continue reading

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Restructuring in China’s Solar Industy

The Beijing Review article Going Solar is an excellent piece showing the industry as one is poorly structured, and one that will see changes.

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The Future of Green Business in China

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 … Continue reading

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China Allocated 3.4 billion USD For Green Projects in 2009Q1

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 … Continue reading

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US Fears China Cleantech Dominance. Why?

Early on in my time in China, it was clear to me that the system in China was well suited for developing technologies that would become leader in the cleantech space. They were investing in battery technologies that were going … Continue reading

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China’s BOOMING Wind Power Market

It began with a run up of wind stocks (perhaps aided by some hot air), and more recently the discussion has been on the fact that the largest wind farms in the world are now being planted in China. BOOMING … Continue reading

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