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China Corporate Espionage Boom Knocks Wind Out of U.S. Companies
Last June, three men squeezed inside a wind turbine in China’s Gobi Desert. they were employees of American Superconductor Corp., a maker of computer systems that serve as the electronic brains of the device. From time to time, AMSC workers are required to head out to a wind farm in some desolate location — that’s where the wind usually is — to check on the equipment, do maintenance, make …
China Corporate Espionage Boom Knocks Wind Out of U.S. Companies
No More Cheap Rare Earths From China
BEIJING – The era of cheap rare earth supplies from China is doomed to end as the country tightens control over the precious resources out of environmental concerns, Chinese lawmakers said on the sidelines of the parliamentary session.China has been…
Rapid Industrialization in Emerging Economies to Drive Global Thermal Power Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Thermal Power markets. Worldwide Thermal Power generation is projected to reach 18,984 billion kilowatt-hours by 2017. Environmental constraints and the rising cost of fuel resources are expected to play a significant role in changing the dynamics of the thermal power industry. Growth in the market is backed by rapid industrialization in emerging economies, particularly China and India.
(PRWeb March 02, 2012)
A Test Case for Intellectual Property in China
Rising Power: Beijing’s Sinovel built China’s first offshore wind farm. but the company stands accused of pilfering key technology from a turbine maker in the United States.
Sen. Ron Wyden: Trade Rules Matter
If China is violating trade rules to help its industries undercut the price of solar panels and other environmental goods, it changes the competition from a race to produce better products more efficiently to a competition to cheat better.
Dumping China for American job shops
U.S. small businesses that initially rushed to Chinese factories to get their products made are now dumping them for American manufacturers.
Wind energy dispute may test U.S.-China IP resolve
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A little-known dispute between a U.S. renewable energy company and its Chinese customer over the theft of trade secrets could prove to be a significant test of China's intellectual property laws, and the success of Western companies in pursuing claims in China. American Superconductor Corp , which makes wind turbine components and transmission grid systems, is seeking to …
U.S. Companies File Complaint Over China’s Steel Subsidies
The four American companies, makers of towers for wind turbines, sought tariffs of about 60 percent on rivals in China and Vietnam.
Renewable Energy Recap: China
Developers, manufacturers, investors and other renewable energy industry stakeholders need to know where the next big market is going to be so that they can adjust their business decisions accordingly.
