"Since 2001, efficiency gains alone have not been nearly sufficient to compensate for the effect of heavy industrialization, " says a 2006 paper by the China Energy Group of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.

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Meanwhile, on Wednesday Applied Materials and China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group announced they have agreed to explore projects for accelerating the development and deployment of solar photovoltaic technology.

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Duke Energy recently announced a memorandum of understanding with the China Huaneng Group, China's largest power generator, and the ENN Group, one of the nation's largest private energy companies.

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He oversees Greenland Group's energy and financial services unit and is part of an advisory group in China's housing ministry.

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