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The Two Faces of China’s Energy Governance
In my attempts to catch up on lots of literature published over the past year that I missed, I finally read the 2012 paper China’s Long Road to a Low-Carbon Economy: An Institutional Analysis by Philip Andrews-Speed, one of the first and foremost international commentators on China’s energy economy. Naturally, its stuff worth reading (otherwise [...]
The Best Green Architecture on Earth
Green architecture, otherwise known as sustainable architecture or green building, is a form of eco-friendly construction whereby a property is built with the natural environment in mind. This may incorporate the use of alternative energy sources, recyclable materials, green roofing, waste reduction and other factors into the construction. Green architecture is a growing sector and [...]
SunPower Pushes International Expansion
SunPower Corp. is aggressively expanding into international markets, including China, Japan, Australia, South Africa and the Middle East. The California company announced this week that it financed 33 megawatts of solar in South Africa, a relatively new market for the high-efficiency solar panel manufacturer. As the cost of solar drops relative to the cost of [...]
Thailand’s Largest Silicon PV Plant
Earlier this year, Suntech supplied solar panels to the largest silicon photovoltaic power plant in Southeast Asia. Thailand is known for its sunny beaches and warm hospitality, and its solar energy industry is now drawing attention as well. The ‘Sunny Bangchak’ solar plant, which went operational this year, is a 44-megawatt project located in Bang [...]
India’s Huge Solar Plan: Part II
The Indian government’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released a draft of its policy for Phase II of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). First inaugurated in 2010, the mission is a key component of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change. It aims to create conditions to drive down the cost [...]
Obama Offers $6B in Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Infrastructure
President Obama is offering a $6 billion investment in clean energy infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region under the US-Asia Pacific Comprehensive Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Future. The Partnership is being formed to drive investment in the region, and also to provide a ready export market for US companies and their technologies. There are four regional priorities: 1. Renewables and cleaner [...]
Qatar Makes Huge Solar Target: 18% of Energy Output by 2018
Qatar is aiming to generate 16% of its electricity from solar power by 2018, according to Fahad Bin Mohammed al-Attiya, chairman of the organizers of the climate change conference in Doha. Qatar, an OPEC nation, currently has the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions in the world, and is the world’s current top exporter of [...]
Singapore: Eco-Home Growth Exploding
With the alarming rate of pollutants in the environment, everything is being substituted these days with its ‘eco-friendly’ version. Whether it is transportation, painting colours for children or the house constructing material, the smart minds of the world are trying their best to minimize the effect of green house gases in the environment as much [...]
Suntech Power Gets Much Needed Loan
The world’s largest solar panel maker, China’s Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) is getting an emergency $31.7 million loan from the local government to help it weather its financial troubles. The lifeline comes from the city of Wuxi in Jiangsu province, where the company is based. The mayor created a task force to help Suntech. He offered a package [...]