China

Econcern partners on €863M Chinese wind farm deal

December 3, 2008 - News brief - Plans call for four onshore wind farms totalling 720MW capacity to be developed with China National Offshore Oil and Sinohydro. Full Story »

Behind the scenes at Cleantech Forum Shanghai

Cleantech Forum XX, the Cleantech Group's 20th assembly of clean technology investors, entrepreneurs, service providers and other influencers since 2002, is underway in Shanghai, China.

And while the main session only begins a few hours from now, some themes have been emerging in pre-sessions, closed door meetings, VIP events and the welcome reception.

Flies on the various walls of the luxury Grand Hyatt Shanghai—the highest hotel in the world, occupying the 53rd to 87th floors of a downtown tower—would be hearing well connected capital and other insiders opining that:

BP, China to invest $73M in cleantech center

December 2, 2008 - Exclusive - 20-year project aims to commercialize carbon capture and storage, coal gasification and conversion and other technologies. Full Story »

E-waste recycling scores big at China's Challenge Cup

December 2, 2008 - News brief - Students team from Jiangsu Teachers University of Technology secure 60 million RMB and silver medal, creating spin-off company. Full Story »

Beijing meets "blue sky days" target early

December 1, 2008 - News brief - China aims for lower vehicle emissions by 2012, subsidizing a Chinese car maker's hybrid car production plans. Full Story »

RTEV, Shuanghuan Auto plan 2-seater electric car for '09

November 19, 2008 - Exclusive - Plug-in vehicle based on Chinese Noble car is expected to cost $19,000. Full Story »

Dow Corning, Wacker Chemie start production at $1.2B silicon plant

November 18, 2008 - News brief - Chinese plant expects to produce pyrogenic silica and siloxane, upstream products for silicon used in solar, construction, automotive, electronics and other industries. Full Story »

Climate Change Capital plans $732M for Chinese cleantech

November 18, 2008 - News brief - Investor plans first Chinese fund to take advantage of the cheaper assets during the economic downturn. Full Story »

Cheaper feedstock revives Chinese biodiesel plant

November 11, 2008 - News brief - China Clean Energy resumes production as the price of biodiesel increases and the price of feedstock drops. Full Story »

IFC invests $136M in Chinese thin-film silicon maker

November 10, 2008 - News brief - ENN Solar plans to use the funds to install its first 60MW production line. Full Story »
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