Category Archives: Renewable Energy

Energy Industry Expo opens in NW China

Updated: 2012-09-17 10:24 TAIYUAN — The Fourth China (Taiyuan) International Energy Industry Expo kicked off Sunday in Taiyuan, capital of coal-rich Shanxi Province, to discuss the latest trends in China’s energy industries. Some 30,000 people, including representatives from 137 companies … Continue reading

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Experts calls for stronger Eurasian energy ties

Updated: 2012-09-05 09:11 Northeastern and Central Asian countries should beef up cooperation in the energy sector and accelerate the development of energy-saving technologies, to ensure energy security, experts said on Monday. “In the Eurasian region, opportunities for energy cooperation abound … Continue reading

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Special Report:Chinese Investment in Clean Energy

Chinese investment in clean energy in the United States is still small, but its growth may offer benefits for American businesses and US-China relatons. by Linden J. Ellis, Devin Kleinfield-Hayes, and Jennifer L. Turner   Quick Glance Chinese investment currently … Continue reading

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The 30-year itch

America’s nuclear industry struggles to get off the floor Feb 18th 2012 | ATLANTA | from the print edition   IN HIS state-of-the-union message last month, Barack Obama said that America needs “an all-out, all-of-the-above strategy that develops every available source of … Continue reading

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Coal: Appalachian terraforming

Feb 3rd 2012, 16:29 by J.F. | LAURINBURG, NORTH CAROLINA IMAGINE you head a municipal utility company. Your coal-fired power plant is aging. Your plant is among the 47% of American plants that have not yet installed the scrubbers needed … Continue reading

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Solar energy: Starting from scratch

Jan 24th 2012, 14:05 SUNNY countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. But it is getting cheaper by the day, and is now cheap enough to be competitive with other forms of energy in places that are … Continue reading

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Solar energy-Flower power

In matters of clever design, nature has often got there first Jan 21st 2012 SOLAR-POWER stations take up a lot of room. They need either vast arrays of photovoltaic panels, which convert sunlight directly into electricity, or of mirrors, which direct … Continue reading

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Make energy policy about energy, not jobs

Nov 2nd 2011, 21:28 by E.G. | AUSTIN STRANGE, isn’t it, that the unemployment rate in America is so high, given that you can’t go ten minutes without someone collaring you to tell you how many jobs they’re fixing to create in … Continue reading

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China could invest 20b in renewable energy overseas

July 16th, 2010 Up to $500 million could be invested in Canadian renewable energy following a recent meeting in China, says Canadian Bio-energy Association (CanBio) President and Executive Director, Douglas Bradley. “China has $20 billion to invest in renewable energy overseas. And Canada, with its … Continue reading

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