Tag Archives: exports
China/EU Battle Carbon Emissions
One of the world’s largest economic powerhouses has reportedly struck a deal with the European Union to cut greenhouses gases. According to Reuters, the European Commission has announced that China will partner with the EU to develop initiatives like Chinese emissions trading schemes. China is the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The EU and [...]
The Philippines Passes Renewable Energy FiT
In a historic day for renewable energy in The Philippines, the country approved a feed-in tariff (FiT) that convers small hydro, biomass, wind, and solar. It postponed including ocean energy for further study. The government previously announced the FiT for geothermal separately, in what it calls a “geothermal crash program.” It raised the rates to provide incentives to [...]
Bangladesh Hits 1 Million Solar Systems Milestone
In one of the poorest countries on the planet a renewable energy service company is installing one thousand solar home systems – a day. Not in its capital or busy urban centers, but where 80 percent of the population lives – in rural Bangladesh. The company, Grameen Shakti, literally translates as rural energy. By the [...]
U.S Coal Exports @ 20 Year High
For the full year of 2011, the US exported 107,259 thousand short tons of coal. This was the highest level of coal exports since 1991. More impressive: exports recorded a more than 25% leap compared to the previous year, 2010. (see data here, opens to PDF). Additionally, this was also a dramatic breakout in volume [...]
The Correlation Between LNG Exports and Natural Gas Prices
Natural gas producers are searching for options to increase their revenues as gas prices in the United States have sunk to levels not seen in more than 10 years. As this year’s mild winter continues, gas storage is brimming with inventories that are 42% higher than a year ago and 38% above average. Although producers [...]
How China Can Speed Up Solar Exports
My colleague Shyam Mehta wrote an interesting column the other day on why the solar industry hasn’t experienced the long-awaited shakeout that will leave only the leanest and meanest panel producers standing. Solar panel prices have dropped, excess capacity exists and Germany has cutits feed-in tariff. Just as interesting, the companies expected to get hurt [...]