United States: Chinese firm completes deal for A123

Published at Jan 30, 2013
source: Boston.com
A Chinese-owned company completed its purchase of nearly all assets of bankrupt Waltham battery maker A123 Systems Inc. Tuesday, a day after winning approval of...

United States: Renewable Energy is on the Rise

Published at Oct 17, 2012
source: Laboratory Equipment
Worldwide investments in renewable energy sources seem to continue to be popular as it increased by almost 20 percent, compared to the prior year.

United States: U.S. still lags behind other nations in share of renewable energy

Published at Jun 11, 2012
source: Los Angeles Times
Favorable governmental policies and strong private-sector investments have helped increase the availability of renewable energy in the U.S. and other countries, according to Jake Schmidt,...

United States: Renewable energy sees record $257 billion investment in 2011, solar drives much spending

Published at Jun 11, 2012
source: The Washington Post
Global investments in the renewable energy sector have increased in the past years. As the market slowly but surely matures, it has surely also become...

United States: China sets up first renewable-energy think tank

Published at Feb 24, 2012
source: China Daily
BEIJING - China has established its first national think tank on renewable energy to conduct research and develop programs and policies, as part of the...

India: India will overtake China in the demand for coal by 2030

Published at Feb 7, 2012
source: Business Line
In 2030 India probably burns more coal than China.

United States: German solar boom strengthens critics of subsidies

Published at Jan 9, 2012
source: Reuters
New solar installations reached a fresh record of 7.5 gigawatts (GW) in Germany in 2011, playing into the hands of advocates for steeper cuts in...

United States: Top 10 Biofuels Predictions for 2012

Published at Jan 2, 2012
source: Biofuels Digest
Rewind to 2011 with a “best of” New Year’s story? Bah, humbug! Today, we look forward to the sunny possibilities of 2012 in bioenergy....

United States: China Most Likely Country to Fund Renewables

Published at Dec 21, 2011
source: Greentech Media
A recent Bloomberg survey of key energy decision-makers concluded that China shows more government support than any other country for funding renewable...

United States: Where is China’s clean technology agenda heading?

Published at Dec 7, 2011
source: Silicon Republic
With certain economists predicting that 90pc of the world's feasible coal supply will run out by 2070, how is China reacting to the clean-tech revolution...