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Renew's You Can Use
China's renewables sector booming, study says |
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01 Aug 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:59 AM on 01 Aug 2008 China's renewable-energy sector is growing substantially despite the simultaneous growth of its famous dirty-energy sector, according to a study by nonprofit The Climate Group. While China recently took the lead as the world's largest carbon emitter and continues building roughly one coal-fired power plant a week on average, the country's renewables industry is also setting records. In 2007, China ... |
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| Topics: business, China, energy, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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Turbine of the Times
Wind power in China is 'huge, huge, huge' |
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25 Jul 2008 |
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| Posted at 4:44 PM on 25 Jul 2008 China, known for its environmental struggles, is looking to have a success story in wind power. "China's wind energy market is unrecognizable from two years ago," says Steve Sawyer of the Global Wind Energy Council. "It is huge, huge, huge. But it is not realized yet in the outside world." China's wind generation has increased by more than 100 percent per year since 2005, and the ... |
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| Topics: China, energy, news, progress, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Next Up on the Panel ...
Solar-panel manufacturers dumping toxic waste in China |
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10 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:54 PM on 10 Mar 2008 Solar panels may look bright and shiny, but they have a dark underbelly: production of polysilicon for panels gives off a highly toxic byproduct called silicon tetrachloride. In China, where factories are rushing to alleviate a polysilicon shortage that's cramping the global solar-panel industry, the bubbly white liquid is often just dumped in nearby villages. "The land where yo ... |
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| Topics: business, China, energy, news, renewable energy, solar voltaic power, toxics (all these topics) |
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The Year of the Renewable
China releases energy white paper, plans to boost renewables R&D |
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26 Dec 2007 |
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| Posted at 11:32 AM on 26 Dec 2007 China has released its first-ever white paper on energy policy, stating that the country "attaches great importance to environmental protections and prevention of global climate change" and plans to give "top priority to developing renewable energy" as a long-term pollution solution. That includes wind, solar, natural gas, and nuclear, as well as a ... |
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China Pattern
China may boost use of renewables, efforts to fight climate change |
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06 Sep 2005 |
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| China Pattern China may boost use of renewables, efforts to fight climate change Recent developments show China making concerted efforts to boost its use of clean energy and engage the world community in efforts to battle global warming. Late last week, China and the European Union announced a deal that would have the formidable economic powers sharing technology and techniques to mitigate carbon-dioxide emissions. And Monday ... |
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A Great Leap Forward, Without All the Famine
China passes its first renewable-energy law |
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02 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| A Great Leap Forward, Without All the Famine China passes its first renewable-energy law The Chinese legislature on Monday passed a bill aimed at increasing the country's use of renewable energy by mandating that power-grid operators get a portion of their electricity from local renewable sources and by providing financial inducements such as tax incentives, discounted loans, and a national development fund. When it takes ef ... |
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| Topics: China, news, renewable energy (all these topics) |
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