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China's BYD takes aim at US market with electric carDetroit, Michigan (AFP) Jan 12, 2010 China's Build Your Dreams Auto took aim at the US market Tuesday with the unveiling of a four-door electric car at the Detroit auto show. BYD aims to have the e6 ready for sale in North America by the end of 2010, which would make it the first Chinese automaker to enter the highly competitive market. "As a major developer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, BYD is devoted to safe, efficient and affordable electric vehicles," said Henry Li, general manager of BYD Auto Trade Export. ... read more |
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Beijing (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 GE will partner with the Chinese city of Yangzhou to build a smart grid demonstration center, the company announced Friday. GE says the initial demonstration phase -- which will include wireless-enabled smart meters, home energy management systems and smart appliances set up in a 100,000-square-foot lab -- is designed to showcase how GE technologies can "help China improve the reliabili ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 12, 2010China's new international trade curb on technology transfer could spark an "ugly" reaction around the world, the head of the biggest US business organization said Tuesday. Tom Donohue, president and chief executive of the US Chamber of Commerce, vowed to step up opposition to the Chinese government procurement rule that high-tech products must contain Chinese intellectual property. The ... more 
Oslo (AFP) Jan 12, 2010Norway's natural gas exports were almost back to normal on Tuesday after several days' disruption due to the cold weather in Europe, Norwegian pipeline operator Gassco said. "The situation has pretty much returned to normal," Gassco spokesman Kjell Varlo Larsen told AFP. A gas treatment plant in Kaarstoe in southwestern Norway and a processing facility for the offshore gas field Ormen La ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2010China has scrapped restrictions on the use of foreign parts in wind power turbines, state media reported, as the nation seeks access to more advanced technology to meet its clean energy targets. The decision by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) means wind farms in China no longer have to source at least 70 percent of turbine parts from the domestic market, the China Busin ... more  
Beijing (UPI) Jan 11, 2009 Pasadena, Calif., company eSolar Inc. signed an agreement Friday to build a series of solar thermal power plants in China, marking China's first big venture into large-scale solar thermal power production. Under the deal, eSolar will provide China Shandong Penglai Electric Power Equipment Manufacturing Co. the technology and expertise to build solar "power tower" plants over the next ... more 
Lima (AFP) Jan 12, 2010Peru's free trade agreement with China will not go into effect on Friday as had been planned, Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde said Tuesday. "It will not be on January 15 as we had originally planned due to the internal workings of the Chinese government," he said on television without giving any further reasons. He said a new day would be announced shortly. Last week Trade Minister ... more |
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