Stoel Rives LLP (LexBlog China)

On June 1, 2018, only two days after the completion of 12th SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference, the world’s biggest solar conference and a central gathering of all the Chinese PV manufacturers, the Chinese central government announced a nation-wide solar subsidy cut that resulted in the Chinese solar stocks tumbling with the falling range...

On Friday the China Minmetals Corporation signed a 15-year contract with the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for exploration of polymetallic nodules on the deep seabed of the Pacific Ocean.  The ISA has now executed nearly 30 exploration contracts for polymetallic nodules, polymetallic sulphides, and ferromanganese in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.  These materials are...

Ralls Corp., a privately-held company owned by executives of the China-based heavy machinery manufacturing conglomerate Sany Group, recently filed an appeal in its ongoing effort to avoid President Obama’s order requiring the company to divest itself of its interest in four wind farms in Oregon. We have previously reported on the order, which was issued...

Join Stoel Rives partner, Michael Mangelson, co-presenter, for a free webinar organized by the US China Clean Tech Center (UCCTC) and the San Francisco US Commercial Services. Learn how GE and Honeywell launched their Smart Grid project in China with our partner, TEDA ECO Center, and how you can do it too. Hear real case...

Below are a few important updates for those interested in opportunities to contract with the U.S. armed services for renewable energy: NEW Solicitation for NAWS China Lake:  On July 26, 2012, the Department of the Navy published a Request for Information (RFI) for the development of large scale renewable energy generation at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China...

Stoel Rives Partners Alan Merkle, Ed Einowski and Michael Mangelson will participate in the upcoming Workshop on Investment in U.S. Wind Energy by Chinese Companies, held in Beijing, China on June 30, 2011. The opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation between U.S. and China wind power industries have become increasingly profitable.  Now more than ever it’s...

In a blow to China’s position as the world’s dominant producer of solar panels, the new military authorization law  prevents the Defense Department from buying Chinese-made solar panels, but allows it to buy solar panels from any country that has signed the W.T.O.’s side agreement on government procurement. The W.T.O. Government Procurement Agreement, which requires free trade in government...

Wednesday, December 8, 2010 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., San Francisco Thursday, December 9, 2010 9:45 a.m. –5:30 p.m., San Francisco As a member of the Advisory Board and the Conference Chair, I would like to extend to you an invitation to US-China Wind 2010, presented by Infocast. Join me and my fellow colleagues in...

The Race to Solar: Who’s In It to Win It? Tuesday, June 22, 2pm ET Shift Worldwide’s panel of industry and investment experts, including Stoel Rives’s Greg Jenner will discuss the Race to Solar between the US and China in an interactive, 60-minute virtual panel (vPanel) discussion. Topics include international markets, investor advisories, the competitive...

In two unrelated stories, Chinese marketplaces were the subject of nitrite poisoning under similar circumstances, rendering a lot of people sick.

While largely under the radar in the American press due to the compelling election cycle and historical meltdown in the financial markets, the news out of China concerning melamine has gone from bad to worse. Concern about Chinese dairies has morphed into a global crisis affecting what seems like an infinite number of products tainted...

Manufacturer fraud and bioterrorism should be on the radar screen for any food producer. Apart from the meltdown in the U.S. financial markets and presidential politics, the big news this week is toxic rice from Southeast Asia and melamine-tainted dairy products from China. Both crises were caused by intentional contamination of food products by raw-materials...