Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: November 18, 2009

US, China to Cooperate on Clean Energy Ex-Im Bank to Boost Renewable Exports with $250M DOE, USDA Award $24M in Biomass Grants DOE. USDA Offer $4M for Biomass Genomics Research DOE: $40M to Florida, Maine for Clean Energy Surge in Green Building Programs Climate Change Could Displace 150M People by 2050 United States and China to Cooperate on Clean Energy President Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao announced on November 17 a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the US and China on renewable energy. The presidents began by establishing a U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center to facilitate joint research and development of clean energy technologies by scientists from both countries. The center will be supported by $150 million in public and private funds over the next five years, split evenly between the partners. Initial research priorities will be building energy efficiency, clean vehicles, and carbon capture and storage. Also, building on the first-ever U.S.-China Electric Vehicle Forum in September 2009, the two leaders unveiled a U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, which will include developing joint standards, building demonstration projects in more than a dozen cities, creating technical roadmaps, and carrying out public education projects. Both nations said they […]

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