The American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) held a meeting of minds of solar industry leaders, policy, and solar technology researchers from Jiangsu province, China and California, The solar State of the USA. The summit brought together the largest ever delegation of Chinese solar industry representatives and the U.S. Representatives from such companies as, Canadian Solar Inc., Suntech, Best Solar, and Trina, were in attendance.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the City of Los Angeles and Jiangsu province of China was also signed at the summit. The City of Los Angeles and Jiangsu province agreed to further bilateral cooperation in the solar energy sector between the two political entities. This MOU is the first of its kind between the U.S. and China, bringing together two of the world’s largest energy consumers as well as Solar energy related manufactureres.
Following is the press release of the event;
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ACORE Contact: Jing Su
su@acore.org
(202) 393-0001 x7548
City of Los Angeles and the Provincial Government of Jiangsu, China, Announce Relationship to Promote Solar Technology Development
American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) Fosters This International Cooperation Through Its US-China Program
July 16, 2009—Today, the City of Los Angeles and the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of the Jiangsu Provincial Government of the People’s Republic of China entered into an agreement focused on the promotion, expansion, and development of solar energy technology in both regions through new cooperative initiatives.
The new relationship will be inaugurated at the US-Jiangsu China Solar Business Summit 2009, to be held on July 17th at the USC Davidson Executive Conference Center,
3415 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles. The event will host the largest Chinese solar delegation to visit the United States, comprised of top executives from twenty-five leading Jiangsu solar companies. Researchers and entrepreneurs from a number of prominent U.S. solar companies will also be in attendance.
Organized with the assistance of the Washington D.C.-based American Council On Renewable Energy, the Summit will facilitate an exchange of information on solar technology and respective market access and conditions in Jiangsu and Southern California, encourage researchers and entrepreneurs to exchange their expertise and the innovations required for a thriving solar technology sector in both regions, and promote dialogue on business expansion in solar technology and manufacturing between regions. “ACORE recognizes that the climate challenges we face are global challenges and will require global solutions,” said Michael Eckhart, President of ACORE. “Our US-China Program was created to build new collaborations between our two countries and to encourage the deployment of solar and other renewable technology as a real answer to the growing global demand for energy.”
“Because the City of Los Angeles plans to eliminate the use of coal-fired power plants and generate 40 percent of the city's electricity from renewable resources-- including 1,280 MW of solar power--by 2020, we felt this kind of knowledge exchange was particularly useful,” said David Freeman, the Deputy Mayor of Energy and Environment.
Jiangsu Province is known worldwide as an innovative leader in solar technology development, operates over 500 solar companies, and has exported $6.5 billion in photovoltaic products to the world market. “We believe that both Jiangsu and Los Angeles need an aggressive renewable energy development strategy to strengthen our economic futures and to encourage the growth of clean technology in both countries,” said Shaoyun Fei, Deputy Director General of Department of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation of Jiangsu Province (DOFTEC).
Speakers at the one-day Summit will include: Linda Adams, Secretary, Cal EPA; Cecilia Aguillon, Board Member, CalSEIA; Feng An, Founder, President and Executive Director,
Innovation Center for Energy & Transportation; Michael Eckhart, President, American Council On Renewable Energy; Shaoyun Fei, Deputy Director General, Department of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation of Jiangsu Province; David Freeman, Deputy Mayor of Energy and Environment,City of Los Angeles; Polly Shaw, Director of External Relationship, Suntech; Terry Tamminen, Former Chief Policy Advisor to the Governor, State of California; and Huijuan Xu, Chair, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Wuxi Branch.
More information can be found at: http://www.jiangsu-us.com/home/index.html
About ACORE
ACORE, a 501(c)(3) membership nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., is dedicated to bringing renewable energy into the mainstream of the US economy and lifestyle through research and communications programs and membership committees. ACORE’s membership works in all sectors of the renewable energy industries including wind power, solar energy, geothermal energy, hydropower,ocean energy, biomass, biofuels, and waste energy. ACORE provides a common platform for the wide range of interests in the renewable energy community including end users, technology companies,manufacturers, utilities, professional service firms, financial institutions, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations and government agencies. ACORE serves as a forum through which these parties work together on common interests. ACORE co-organizes the REFF-Wall Street and REFF-West Finance Conferences, the RETECH All-Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition, the Phase II National Policy Forum in Washington, DC, and hosts both domestic and global policy events furthering the mission of renewable energy. Additional information is available at www.acore.org.
About ACORE’s US-China Program
To strengthen renewable energy deployment efforts in China and the US, ACORE facilitates cooperation by linking policymakers and renewable energy enterprises across the Pacific. ACORE’s US-China Program (USCP) provides a platform for businesses to interact with one another and pursue collaboration. Additionally, USCP convenes government leaders to forge the policy tools that will drive forward the scale-up of renewable energy in the United States and China. More information about the ACORE US-China Program can be found at www.acorechina.org
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