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70 Percent of China’s New Wind Is in Low-Speed Regions

70 Percent of China’s New Wind Is in Low-Speed Regions

Herman K. Trabish: February 21, 2013

Can China’s wind sector overcome a lack of transmission with new technology?

Duke Energy Wants to Own Every Piece of the Smart Grid

Duke Energy Wants to Own Every Piece of the Smart Grid

Jeff St. John: November 19, 2009

Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers sees the utility owning and controlling solar panels and energy management systems in customers’ homes.

GE Gets Into ‘Cleaner Coal’ in China

Jeff St. John: November 17, 2009

GE and Shenhua Group will form a joint venture to work on coal gasification projects. The U.S. and Chinese governments also announced a broad range of clean energy projects.

Carbon Capture Works, Next Up: Storage

Carbon Capture Works, Next Up: Storage

Jeff St. John: October 8, 2009

Carbon capture using chilled ammonia caught 90 percent of a coal-fired plant’s CO2 output. Storing that carbon is another challenge.

Duke Leaves Clean Coal Group

Duke Leaves Clean Coal Group

Jeff St. John: September 3, 2009

Citing support for climate legislation, Duke has left the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, which got into hot water after one of its lobbyists was caught forging letters.

Duke Energy, China’s Huaneng Group Collaborate on Coal Carbon Capture

Duke Energy, China’s Huaneng Group Collaborate on Coal Carbon Capture

Jeff St. John: August 10, 2009

The No. 3 U.S. utility and China’s largest electricity producer will share ideas on capturing carbon from coal-fired plants. The two governments are cooperating more on energy and climate change.