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", "文章作者乃Ascent Partners 環保基金的管理人, 作者由1988年開始參與香港的環保工作, 文章所有意見均是作者個人見解"); var article_array = new Array(); article_array[0] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "Feb 2, 2009", author_hauman, "Articles/PV Party in China.htm", "The Photovoltaic Party in China", "If investment can really change the world, the investors of Wuxi's Suntech are believed to be the typical examples of those who hit the jackpot.", "Articles/PV Party in China_c.htm", "太陽能光伏的盛宴", "若說投資真能改變世界，無鍚尚德的投資者，相信是剛巧參碰上這場盛宴的表表者。"); article_array[1] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "Feb 9, 2009", author_hauman, "Articles/Economic Benefits of Environmental Funds_e.htm", "The Economic Benefits of Environmental Funds", "As an environmental fund manager, I am often challenged by the questions such as: Is environmental investing aimed for public welfare or earning money? If we choose to make environmental investments only, will our investment opportunities be restricted?", "Articles/Economic Benefits of Environmental Funds_c.htm", "環保基金的經濟效益", "作為一個環保基金經理，時常面對投資人的質疑，環保投資是公益還是賺錢？如果只選擇環保投資，是否會收窄投資機會？"); article_array[2] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "Feb 16, 2008", author_hauman, "Articles/PE Investment Risk in China_e.htm", "Potential Risks of Private Equity Investment in China", "China has been a buzz word among fund managers from different parts of the world that I met at various seminars and occasions. Everyone is eager to tap this soaring market. Much has been said, yet little has been done. The reality is that the language and cultural differences remain big hurdles for fund managers from America and Europe to survive in China.", "Articles/PE Investment Risk in China_c.htm", "私募基金在中國投資的風險", "近年中國經濟以極速發展，筆者在不同場合與不同研討會上，碰到來自不同國家的基金經理，他們都會非常熱心地問筆者中國的情況，每人都非常渴望進入中國分一杯羹，但到現在仍然是說的多，行動的少，主要原因當然是語言及文化的隔膜，令到歐美基金必須跨過極高門檻，才能在中國生存。"); article_array[3] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "Feb 23, 2008", author_hauman, "Articles/Brief Introduction to China Environment Protection_e.htm", "Brief Introduction to China Environment Protection", "Whenever making new acquaintances with foreign friends, they would usually ask the author about the China's environmental conditions. Most of the time they are negative about the determination and efforts of China towards environmental protection and many of them believe that China pays no attention to environmental protection. Being a private equity fund manager in the field of environment, the author wishes to make an independent introduction about China's environmental protection efforts.", "Articles/Brief Introduction to China Environment Protection_c.htm","中國環保簡介", "每逢碰到新認識的外國朋友，他們都會問筆者中國的環境狀況，在他們的心目中，他們對中國的環境保護決心與力度都非常負面，不少人更認為中國根本毫不注重環保。作為一個環保私募基金經理，筆者望略為介紹自己對中國環保的認識。"); article_array[4] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "March 2, 2008", author_hauman, "Articles/Thermal Electric Power Can Be Replaced_e.htm", "Thermal Electric Power Can be Completely Replaced", "As I mentioned in my previous article, perhaps by 2020, the cost of electricity generated by photovoltaic cells would become fairly close to that of thermal electric power.", "Articles/Thermal Electric Power Can Be Replaced_c.htm","火電可完全被取代", "筆者舊文曾說過或許到2020年，光伏發電成本會與火電相差無幾，有基金經理朋友問筆者，光伏會否從此完全代替火電？因為奧巴馬在競選時接受戈爾的挑戰，曾對選民作承諾，十年內將所有火電廠關閉。作為一個私募基金經理，必須頭腦非常清明，要回答以上問題，我們必須掌握數據，再進行分析。") article_array[5] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "March 9, 2008", author_hauman, "Articles/Wind Energy In China_e.htm", "The Development of Wind Energy in China", "Since 2004, China has seen a drastic growth in the production of photovoltaic cell and has become the world’s number one exporter of those products. Also, the quality of photovoltaic cell production in China has reached to the world highest standard. While the production of photovoltaic cell, in terms of quality and quantity, exceeded expectations, the development of wind energy remains slow in China. Why?", "Articles/Wind Energy In China_c.htm","中國的風電發展", "中國在 2004 年開始，太陽能光伏生產以極速在中國發展，直到現在，儘管中國在光伏使用方面仍然偏低，但產品出口量已達全球第一，質素亦達國際一級水平。但中國的風電發展與光伏卻剛好相反，產品器材在世界舞台仍是微不足道的一員，為甚麼？"); article_array[6] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "March 16, 2008", author_hauman, "Articles/Wind Energy Industry Challenges in China_e.htm", "Challenges for Wind Energy Industry in China", "According to a recent survey of the Global Wind Energy Council, in 2008, the newly installed wind turbines in China generated a total of 6,300MW, accounting for 23% of that of the world. In China, the total wind energy output is 12,210MW, equal to 10% of the world’s output. From this respective, China can be regarded as a major wind energy user however; wind energy accounts for less than 1% of China’s power supply. There is much room for growth, and yet lots of challenges to face.", "Articles/Wind Energy Industry Challenges in China_c.htm","國內風電的重重困局", "據全球風能委員會的最新統計，2008年中國新增風電裝機6,300MW，佔全球新增裝機的23%，中國現時的總裝機達12,210MW，已佔全球總裝機的10%，從總量來說，中國可說已成風電使用大國，但在所佔比例來說，中國風力發電佔總發電量還上到百分之一。理論上，中國風電仍有極大的發展空間，但風電業面尊的卻是重重困難。"); article_array[7] = new articleItem("Ascent Partners", "May 1, 2008", author_hauman, "Articles/New policies on Photovoltaics_e.htm", "New Policy on Photovoltaics", "I mentioned earlier that photovoltaics market in China is saturated and as a result many companies in this industry are in dire plights. On March 26, the Finance Department announced \“Opinions on accelerating the Practical Applications of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics\” together with \“Capital Management of Financial Aids to the Application of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics\”, to show Chinese government’s efforts to salvage the industry. Thanks to the government policy and the laws of new energy, in the past few years, a variety of new energy sources such as wind power, hydro power, methane electricity generation, etc. have enjoyed colossal preference and direct subsidies.", "Articles/New policies on Photovoltaics_c.htm","光伏新政策", "筆者早前曾說過，太陽能產業在中國出現了極大泡沫，上少企業陷入困境。3月26日財政部頒布＜關於加快推進太陽能光電建築應用的實施意見＞，並同時宣佈＜太陽能光電建築應用財政補助資金管理辦法＞，可以說，中國政府終於正式出手挽救太陽能了。");