Louis Schwartz's Articles

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...

Beijing Olympics Show China's Renewable Energy Aspirations

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 and energy...

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 power...

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 wind power projects...

China Fuels Ethanol Industry with Yams, Sweet Potatoes and Cassava

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. And demand for fuel...

Louis Schwartz

Louis Schwartz

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...

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