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China is protecting its green tech energy industries, says a new report by the National Foreign Trade Council. Moreover, Beijing is ordering big state-owned enterprises to favor Chinese manufacturers in their energy purchases, in violation of its WTO commitments, the report finds. By Howard LaFranchi / Staff writer / March 15, 2010 Washington The Chinese government
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6:00 AM Thu, Mar 11, 2010 Dave Michaels/Reporter The “Chinese” West Texas wind farm kicked off the debate about whether the stimulus is subsidizing green jobs overseas. At least initially, the project’s Dallas- and Austin-based developers and investors said the wind turbines would come from China , while Chinese banks would finance the project. The project’s owners
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Tired of paying a lot to exhibit at a “Green” or Home show, only to find most of your potential customers are primarily there to pick out new crown molding, sconces, or other unrelated products? Then you should exhibit at the Renewable Energy Stampede and Green Living Fair, where you KNOW that the people there are
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Briefing Paper Kirsty Hamilton, December 2009 Download Paper here As negotiators and policymakers look beyond the high-level politics of a global climate change deal, attention will focus on implementation. This briefing paper looks at what policy needs to deliver to provide the conditions for scaled up investment in renewable energy, drawing on work with leading
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January 29, 2010 World Future Energy Summit Last week’s World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi was a coming-together of state and industry leaders with plenty of unfinished business from December’s Copenhagen climate talks. by Jackie Jones, Consulting Editor Abu Dhabi, UAE [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] The emirate of Abu Dhabi — one of the world’s leading oil
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Five predictions for PV solar January 11, 2009 – The rise of PPA, vertical integration, and India as a production hub, all while the value chain narrows — these are among the top trends to watch in the global PV solar sector over the next several years, according to Gartner. Right now, the PV solar
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Written by Susan Kraemer Published on January 4th, 2010 This month Europe’s first electricity super-grid dedicated to renewable energy will become a political reality, as part of Europe’s plan to meet its target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. The huge new undersea transmission cable will connect up Scotland’s off-shore wind turbines
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December 29, 2009 The economic stimulus story threaded its way through the calendar year in 2009. by Carl Levesque, AWEA Over 7,000 MW of wind power are expected to be installed this year in the U.S. That’s down from 2008′s record 8,545 MW, but that still would make it the second best year in the history
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By JOE McDONALD Associated Press 2009-12-27 12:44 PM China’s utilities will be required to buy all the power produced by wind farms and other renewable sources under a new law meant to promote the industry and reduce heavy reliance on coal. Legislators approved the measure Saturday as an amendment to China’s 2006 renewable energy law,
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Written by Susan Kraemer Published on December 26th, 2009 in alternative energy, policy This weekend the main Chinese legislature adopted an amendment to the renewable energy law, requiring that utilities must buy all the electricity produced by renewable energy generators. Utilities refusing would be fined up to an amount double that of the economic loss of the renewable