Energy Ministerial Launches 10 Clean Energy Initiatives

摘要

Energy ministers from 24 countries attending a "clean energy ministerial" meeting hosted by Energy Secretary Steven Chu have agreed to launch 10 international initiatives to accelerate the development of energy efficiency, bioenergy, solar, electric vehicle and carbon capture equipment, among other green technology, the department announced Tuesday.rnCountries represented at the two-day meeting account for more than 80 percent of current energy consumption, and DOE said the new initiatives hold the potential to eliminate the need tornbuild more than 500 mid-sized power plants over the next 10 years.