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Lou Schwartz
China Strategies, LLC
Lou Schwartz, a lawyer and China specialist who focuses his work on the energy and metals sectors in the People's Republic of China, is a frequent contributor to Renewable Energy World. Through China Strategies LLC, Lou, who is fluent in Chinese, provides clients research and analysis, due diligence, merger and acquisition, private equity investment and other support for trade and investment in China's burgeoning energy and metals industries. Lou earned degrees in East Asian Studies from Michigan and Harvard and a J.D. from George Washington University. For more than 10 years, Lou has taught at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law and its College of Arts and Sciences.
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Articles by Lou Schwartz: 12
November 18, 2009
The Emerging US-China Strategic Alliance on Clean Energy
The bilateral relationship between the United States and China has begun to take on a more pragmatic and secure quality under the Obama Administration, a welcome contrast to the past, when the U.S. was mostly uneasy about the rise of China...
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September 30, 2009
The Strategic Imperative for the U.S. Senate to Pass an Effective Energy Bill
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Lou Schwartz
The United States Senate possesses the key to address the most critical national security issue that the country presently faces. Will the Senate act decisively and without delay to protect our vital national interests or will it dither as Iran builds...
June 30, 2009
Are the Chinese Working To Curb Their Emissions?
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Lou Schwartz
Beijing's formulation of the {Alternative Energy Revitalization Plan} is yet another concrete illustration of the determination of the Chinese government to develop a low-carbon economy. It is also a reminder to critics of China's efforts to tackle climate change that Beijing...
April 13, 2009
China Takes Steps To Rebalance Its Solar Industry
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Lou Schwartz
As Jin Baofang, the Chairman of the Board of the Jinglong Group, a Chinese solar energy company and a delegate to the National People's Congress, recently said of the relationship between the Chinese economy and the economies of large consuming nations:...
March 10, 2009
China's New Generation: Driving Domestic Development
Inevitably the international financial crisis, which has reverberated deeply into China's economy, has had an impact on the Chinese wind power sector in a number of ways. For instance, it has contributed to declining prices for certified emissions reduction credits (CERs)...
November 13, 2008
"Smart" Energy Management for China's Transmission Grid
On November 9th the Chinese government approved a US $586 billion stimulus plan focused on large-scale investment in low-income housing, water, rural infrastructure and electricity in China. Though the primary purpose of this initiative is to spur economic growth at a...
October 20, 2008
The Future of the Electric Car in China
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Lou Schwartz
A recent New York Times article reporting that a Warren Buffett controlled company will pay 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars for a 9.89% share of BYD Automotive, the Chinese battery and car manufacturer that plans to sell electric-powered cars in the...
August 28, 2008
Follow-Up: How Can China's Wind Power Industry Be Growing So Fast?
This summer, a two-part story written by China Strategies LLC elicited many questions about the Chinese wind power industry. Many of the questions were raised by the investment community and centered around a US $450 million contract between Chinese wind turbine...
August 6, 2008
Beijing Olympics Show China's Renewable Energy Aspirations
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Lou Schwartz
From the standpoint of energy and the environment, the Summer Olympics in Beijing, a city of 15 million people, pose a stark juxtaposition of the reality of China today and the vision of its future: a China characterized by wise environmental...
July 18, 2008
China's Wind Power Industry: Localizing Equipment Manufacturing
When 2007 ended, China's installed base of wind power totaled just over 6 gigawatts (GW), earning the country fifth place among the world's largest wind energy producers (after Germany, the U.S., Spain and India), up from sixth place in 2006. Wind...
June 16, 2008
China's Wind Power Industry: Blowing Past Expectations
At the end of 2007, China's installed base of wind power totaled just over 6 gigawatts (GW), making China the fifth largest producer of wind power, after Germany, the U.S., Spain and India. As a consequence of the rapid build-out of...
May 16, 2008
China Fuels Ethanol Industry with Yams, Sweet Potatoes and Cassava
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Lou Schwartz
In 2006, China imported 145 million tons of crude oil, accounting for 44% of its consumption of oil. With the rapid growth in vehicle sales in China, consumption of fuel oil for vehicles accounted for 35% of oil consumption in 2006....
