westhamlet.com » renewable energy http://westhamlet.com/quillkey home of the headless angel Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 china leading race for cleaner energy http://westhamlet.com/quillkey/2010/02/08/china-leading-race-for-cleaner-energy/ http://westhamlet.com/quillkey/2010/02/08/china-leading-race-for-cleaner-energy/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:49:50 +0000 Administrator http://westhamlet.com/quillkey/?p=33 addLoadEvent(meyshan_search_king_autocomplete_activate); China announced the creation of the National Energy Commission to oversee government energy policy. Energy is a top priority now. China’s domestic demand for electricity rises 15% per year. China will need to add nine times as many power generating facilities as the U.S. will. China now leads the world in solar panel manufacturing, taking that [...]]]> China announced the creation of the National Energy Commission to oversee government energy policy. Energy is a top priority now. China’s domestic demand for electricity rises 15% per year. China will need to add nine times as many power generating facilities as the U.S. will.

China now leads the world in solar panel manufacturing, taking that spot two years ago. China now leads the world in wind turbine manufacturing. The U.S. is offering incentives for more energy production. China is moving fast with the market and the increase in wind turbine production has not been sen before according to Vestas China. Renewable energy jobs are increasing in China by 100,000 per year. China seeks to become the world’s leading exporter of energy equipment. Banks in China are offering generous financing to help companies improve the power grid.

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