CCEN Blogs by CCEN http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/channels/75.html http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Clifford Mahlung may not be a familiar name to those following China’s clean energy scene, but he will be soon. After working as Jamaica’s lead climate negotiator at the Copenhagen Summit, Mahlung took the reins of the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism, or CDM, program on February 8. http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/5435.html Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:30:00 GMT Last December marked the culmination of a heady year for Chinese cleantech IPOs. As wind power giant Longyuan Electric Power Group racked up US$2.2 billion in its Hong Kong debut – the second-largest-ever opening day for any cleantech firm – analysts were using words like “gold rush” to describe the coming year for Chinese cleantech companies. After all, Chinese green IPOs were a highlight of ... http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/5234.html Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:20:00 GMT It will be an exciting year, challenges and all. It’s worth remembering that despite all these daunting challenges, clean energy still has the government’s blessing in a major way. As mentioned, the country’s long-term goals and energy needs mean renewables will undoubtedly continue their overall upward trajectory, even if 2010 takes a hit or two on the chin. http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/4857.html Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:02:00 GMT It’s hard to write about the Copenhagen climate change conference and resist the temptation to recap the sheer drama of the two weeks. Every negotiator must have expected major struggles going in, given the wildly different priorities and conditions of the participants. But did we expect the walkouts? Secret “Danish proposals”? Obama “crashing” clandestine negotiations? Eleventh-hour calls to the Copenhagen airport urging delegates back to the negotiating table one last time? http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/4721.html Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:38:00 GMT On November 27, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled the county’s first-ever firm target to curb greenhouse gas emissions. China will reduce its carbon intensity – the amount of CO2 emitted per unit of GDP – 40-45% by 2020. This was the “notable margin” referenced by President Hu Jintao last month at the UN meeting in New York.   Reducing carbon intensity – a metric unique to China – ... http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/4478.html Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:56:00 GMT Chinese renewable energy companies are coming to America. In the last month, two major separate deals were announced that will see Shenzhen-based wind-turbine manufacturer A-Power Generation Systems Ltd. and China’s largest solar-panel maker Suntech Power setting up operations in the US, both industry firsts. Up to a dozen other Chinese solar companies are “seriously considering” establishing... http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/4169.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:59:00 GMT As Chinese and American officials convened in Hangzhou for their annual Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) meeting on October 22, clean energy and the environment took center stage. With the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen looming large (one month away and counting), US President Barack Obama scheduled to visit Beijing on November 15, and US trade disputes against China... http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/4168.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT Joining the wind power industry requires millions in investment and strong technological support. And while it is slogans and other informal elements in wind power that attract the most attention, those who do invest share wind power’s bright future, provided there is a screening process for them to distinguish which projects have the best potential.   The first question usually asked by... http://www.chinacleanenergy.cn/contents/75/4170.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:26:00 GMT