The Americans for Energy Leadership summer policy fellows, who we recently highlighted here, have three new posts at our fellows blog about energy innovation and competitiveness. Excerpts of these articles are included below, and full articles can be accessed at our AEL Fellows Blog.

“Yingli Solar at the World Cup“ by Clifton Yin

“China did not participate in this year’s World Cup and has actually qualified for the tournament only once, in 2002. Nevertheless, 2010 saw a solar energy company – Yingli Green Energy Holding Company – become the first firm from that country to secure global marketing rights to the sporting event.”

“Leading the Clean Energy Industry Requires Public Investment” by Yan Zhu

“While carbon pricing has polarized the U.S. energy and climate policy debate, the governments of some Asian nations are investing heavily to develop clean technology manufacturing and form innovation clusters. As a result the United States lags far behind its economic competitors in clean technology manufacturing.”

“Understanding the Energy Innovation Lifecycle“ by Jeremy Cohn

“Understanding the process of energy innovation and investment is an important next step towards taking the necessary actions to ensure energy independence and security.  By recognizing the innovation gap between what is best for a firm versus what is best for all firms we can ensure that American-made products and technologies dominate the marketplace in the years to come.”