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Signing scene
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Duke Energy and China-based ENN Group
announced an agreement today to collaborate on the development of
technologies to help build greener cities in China and the United
States.
The agreement creates the Future Energy Technology Demonstration
Platform and paves the way to exchange knowledge on advanced
energy, building and transportation technologies.
ENN is committed to the development and use of clean energy and
is constructing China’s first smart energy “eco-city” in Langfang,
China, close to Beijing.
Duke will collaborate with ENN to develop the eco city and will
adapt what is learned from the eco city development as it deploys
clean energy technologies.
The agreement was signed by Duke Energy Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer Jim Rogers and ENN Chairman Wang Yusuo.
Chinese officials and representatives from the U.S. Department of
State and Department of Energy attended the signing, which
coincides with the diplomatic visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao
to the United States.
The companies’ shared vision for a “green” city encompasses
electricity produced via cleaner generation technologies, energy
storage, energy efficiency, energy recovery (for example, carbon
absorption by microalgae), and electric vehicle infrastructure.
“Today’s agreement exemplifies what’s possible when the U.S. and
China collaborate on energy technologies for the 21st century,”
said Rogers. “Together we seek to demonstrate how these
next-generation technologies can transform the way we live.”
“This collaboration is not only a stepping stone for cleaner
energy in China and the U.S.,” said Chairman Wang. “ENN Group and
Duke Energy’s cooperation will lead to the development of new,
cleaner ways to produce, store, distribute and use energy for the
benefit of the world.
This collaboration follows an agreement by Duke Energy and ENN
to accelerate the development of low-carbon and clean energy
technologies announced Sept. 23, 2009, at the Clinton Global
Initiative in New York. The companies are also working on jointly
developing commercial solar power projects in the U.S., pursuant to
an agreement signed Oct. 23, 2009.
About Duke Energy
Duke Energy is the third largest electric power holding company
in the United States, based on kilowatt-hour sales. Its regulated
utility operations serve approximately 4 million customers located
in five states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and
Kentucky -- representing a population of approximately 11 million
people. Duke Energy’s commercial power and international business
segments operate diverse power generation assets in North America
and Latin America, including a growing portfolio of renewable
energy assets in the United States.
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500
company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.
More information about the company is available on the Internet at:
www.duke-energy.com.
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