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Lessons Learned (10) at RETECH

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1. Did you know 37 countries have legally binding Renewable Energy Standards? The United States (U.S.) isn’t one. How is that possible!!!

2. Six percent of the U.S.’s energy is spent moving water around. In California, it’s 20%. Wow. That’s a lot.

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Shanghai Students Recognized as Future Science Stars

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The Future Science Star student winners and program administrators toured Applied's Maydan Technology Center

Solid state (light emitting diode, known as LEDs) street lights, an energy saving device for water heaters, more efficient elevators, and a massaging mouse won top honors at this year’s Future Science Star competition in Shanghai, China. More

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Government, Industry United on How to Grow Clean Tech

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Dr. Charlie Gay speaks at RETECH 2010. Photo courtesy of Michael Lanzano

Long term and consistent public policy is the most important catalyst to growing the domestic clean tech industry, argued leaders of government and industry at the RETECH 2010 plenary sessions in Washington, D.C. today. Kicking off this theme was Under Secretary of Energy, Dr. Kristina Johnson, who’s leading the DOE’s research funding efforts to spur investment in solar, wind, biofuels, and other renewable technologies.

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Brave New World of Carbon Accounting

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On January 28, 2010, the U.S.-China Green Energy Council met in Palo Alto, California to discuss “Enterprise Carbon Accounting: A Real Market or A Cleantech Bubble?” About 50 people, including a number of visitors from Beijing and Shanghai, listened to speakers from PG&E, the City of Palo Alto, Hara Software, Carbonflow and Applied Materials.

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Reflections on Davos

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Last week in snow-covered Davos wrapped up with a very different feel than previous Davos summits. The mood was slightly more optimistic than last year but attendees were also pragmatic about the pace of global recovery. Not surprisingly, the global economic outlook panel was one of the most widely attended demonstrating the reality of what is really on the minds of world leaders.More

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