The United States Commerce Department will send a delegation to China and India to market technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean Energy Technologies Trade Mission” will head to Asia in April and involve a broad range of technologies such as biofuels (biodiesel and ethanol), energy efficiency and so-called clean coal. The mission aims to match participating US companies with opportunities in these fast-growing markets, where US clean technology goods and services could help improve the environment. China, by 2020, plans to spend nearly $200 billion to increase renewable energy use to 15 percent of total supply as well as reduce the energy that its buildings consume by 65 percent, the department said. [Full Text]