Econintersect:  The China Electricity Council reports that China will invest less in new power generation and grid projects during 2012 due weak demand from a slowing economy, according to Shanghai Daily.  After years of rapid growth, the demand for elec… more »

by Sanjeev Kulkarni Econintersect: A team of researchers at the University of Notre Dame has created an inexpensive "solar paint" (pictured) that uses semiconducting nanoparticles to produce energy.  The paint falls short of what conventional solar cel… more »

Econintersect:  Bloomberg reported today (Friday, December 16) that “privileged” information may be used by some of the participants in the EU (European Union) carbon permits market.  The market for these permits is run by the European Investment Bank in… more »