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Chinese Invest $1.5 Billion in West Texas Wind Farm
Friday, 30 Oct, 2009 – 3:35 | One Comment
Chinese Invest $1.5 Billion in West Texas Wind Farm

Despite the tightness of global credit markets the Chinese are showing a willingness to finance renewable energy projects wherever they may be. A consortium of Chinese businesses backed by Chinese banks have committed $1.5 billion …

China Announces Massive Solar Projects
Wednesday, 10 Jun, 2009 – 3:03 | No Comment
China Announces Massive Solar Projects

The Chinese government has planned massive solar projects during the last six months far outstripping the US in planned capacity.
In January 2009, the Qinghai province Haixi region rolled out the world’s first 1GW solar farm …

China Plans to Cut Cost of Solar Power to $0.146 per kWh in 2012
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 5:23 | 8 Comments
China Plans to Cut Cost of Solar Power to $0.146 per kWh in 2012

Solar cell companies in China recently submitted a scheme to the Ministry of Science and Technology to cut the cost of solar power generation to $0.146 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2012. This is three years …

Renewable Energy Companies That May Benefit From Obamas Policies
Monday, 2 Feb, 2009 – 5:33 | One Comment
Renewable Energy Companies That May Benefit From Obamas Policies

President Obama’s renewable energy policy looks set to encourage the renewable energy sector. The three main sectors that will be encouraged by the new policies are wind, geothermal and solar.
Wind Power
the American Wind Energy Association, …

10 New Developments in Renewable Energy: Week 2
Saturday, 24 Jan, 2009 – 7:21 | One Comment
10 New Developments in Renewable Energy: Week 2

This is the second installment in my series of 10 New Developments in Renewable Energy This Week detailing all the important events of the last week or so.

Barack H. Obama was sworn in as President …

10 New Developments in Renewable Energy This Week
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 14:59 | One Comment
10 New Developments in Renewable Energy This Week

There is a lot of breaking news everyday around the globe in the renewable energy, or clean tech sector. Here is a summary of what has happened over the last week, mostly in China, …

World’s Largest Solar Power Project Announced
Saturday, 3 Jan, 2009 – 6:59 | No Comment
World’s Largest Solar Power Project Announced

Image above is of the largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the United States at Nellis Air Force Base producing 15 megawatts of power.

On Friday, two Chinese companies announced plans to build a solar power …

Asian Cities Smothered in Killer Smog
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 14:35 | No Comment
Asian Cities Smothered in Killer Smog

History has a nasty habit of repeating itself and this photograph looks like it could be from 1950′s London. Unfortunately it is from Beijing circa 2007. Natural light is now 10 to 25 percent dimmer …

Beijing to Spend $34B by 2012 on Traffic Infrastructure
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 12:20 | No Comment
Beijing to Spend $34B by 2012 on Traffic Infrastructure

China Daily reported that Beijing will spend 240 billion yuan (US$34 billion) by 2012 to upgrade its traffic infrastructure. In the five years before the Olympics, the city spent 170 billion yuan.
“We will make sure …

Solar Sailing for Chinese Cargo Ships
Monday, 10 Nov, 2008 – 8:33 | No Comment
Solar Sailing for Chinese Cargo Ships

Solar Sailor , an Australian company, has signed a deal with the largest Chinese shipping line COSCO to fit their tankers with large solar-powered sails.
The sails are 30 meters long, covered with solar PV panels …