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There was a clever headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion last week that wouldn’t be so humorous if it wasn’t true.  “300 Million Without Electricity In India After Restoration Of Power Grid,” the headline read.

Could it be that the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas is the same country that spends more on green technology than any other country?

In December, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Critical Materials Strategy, which studied the importance of certain key raw materials in clean energy. 

Rare earth minerals may be the most important resources you've never heard of. They're critical components to just about every clean energy technology, from wind turbines to electric vehicles, and the electronic devices we all use.

China has surged past the United States as the leader in producing clean energy technology. But what's really behind the drive. In the latest installment in his series, “The China Factor,” Chief Correspondent Tyler Suiters takes a look at China's energy business from the Inside out, and finds out whether China and the U.S. really need to compete to produce clean energy.

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It is no secret China is currently beating the United States in the race to be the global leader of the new energy economy.  However, with each passing month the gap between the two nations appears to be growing.

China, the world's burgeoning cleantech powerhouse, mayb be generating more than 26% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.

Sudan and China have agreed to expand their energy relationship into solar power.

Suzlon Energy (NSE: SUZLON.NS), Asia's largest wind turbine manufacturer, has announced plans to capitalize on China's record-breaking growth in new wind power capacity.