http://gigaom.com/2012/10/01/chinese-companies-continue-to-buy-up-cheap-u-s-clean-tech-assets/ Fri, 24 May 2013 07:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gigaom.com/2012/10/01/chinese-companies-continue-to-buy-up-cheap-u-s-clean-tech-assets/#comment-1034911 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:13:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=568369#comment-1034911 A decade ago they invested in and eventually cornered the market on Neodymium magnets – those critical components for all modern high efficiency motors. After they got 95% market share, the price jumped up 10X, since they preferred to sell finished goods rather than magnet components. PV solar may go the same way.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/10/01/chinese-companies-continue-to-buy-up-cheap-u-s-clean-tech-assets/#comment-1032896 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 05:51:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=568369#comment-1032896 Reblogged this on e3 Innovation..

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/10/01/chinese-companies-continue-to-buy-up-cheap-u-s-clean-tech-assets/#comment-1031395 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:53:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=568369#comment-1031395 I hope so.

]]> http://gigaom.com/2012/10/01/chinese-companies-continue-to-buy-up-cheap-u-s-clean-tech-assets/#comment-1031265 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:17:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=568369#comment-1031265 “I think history will be on the side of these Chinese investors that have the funds and are willing to take a long term view of cultivating these technologies.” – go ask the Japanese what happened to their purchases of the 80s and early 90s in the US – I bet you that they would have a different opinion about this statement – its never about the technology – it is always about the business – when the time comes the US will lead with renewable energy technology – China will keep looking on and ofcourse copying!

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