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THOMAS WARDELL
(404) 527-4990
 
www.mckennalong.com
New York
 
Philadelphia
 
San Diego
 
San Francisco
 
Washington, DC
 
EMAIL ADDRESS
twardell@mckennalong.com
 
March 9, 2011
 
Via EDGAR
 
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C.  20549-0405
Attn: 
William H. Thompson, Accounting Branch Chief

 
Re:
China Recycling Energy Corporation
 
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Filed March 16, 2010
 
File No. 1-34625
 
Dear Mr. Thompson:
 
This firm is counsel to the above-referenced company, China Recycling Energy Corporation (“CREG” or the “Company” and sometimes referred to as “we” or “our”) and is filing this response to your comment letter, dated February 28, 2011, with respect to the above-referenced filings on CREG’s behalf.  For convenience of reference, we have included, in this response letter, the same caption and paragraph number, as well as the text of the comment, set forth in your comment letter followed by our response.

Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
 
Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, page 26
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, page 30
 
1.
We reviewed the revised consolidated statements of cash flows provided in response to comment one in our letter dated February 9, 2011.  Please provide us with a reconciliation of the changes in the “Investment in sales type leases, net,” and “Construction in progress” balance sheet line items to the “Changes in gross sales type leases receivables,” Collection of principal on sales type leases,” and “Construction in progress” reported in the statement for each year presented.
 
Response:
 
In accordance with your comment letter, dated February 28, 2011, a reconciliation of the requested changes, for fiscal years ended 2009 and 2010, is attached to and submitted with this response.
 
 
 

 
 
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
March 9, 2011
Page 2
 
 
Should you have any further comments or require any further information, or if any questions should arise in connection with this submission, please call me at (404) 527-4990 or Mr. James Thornton at (404) 527-8118.
 
 
 
Very truly yours,
 
/s/ Thomas Wardell
Thomas Wardell
 
 
cc: 
David Chong, CFO, China Recycling Energy Corp.
Jeffrey Li, Esq.
James L. Thornton, Esq.
 
 
 

 
 
CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILATION OF CASH FLOW BASED ON BALANCE SHEET
 
   
balance sheet date rate
         
balance sheet date rate
                           
yearly average rate
       
Exchange rate
   6.8282            6.6227                              6.7695        
   
2010 vs 2009
         
NON-CASH
   
Change
       
     2009      2009      2010      2010          
 
   
 
         
 
 
   
RMB
   
USD
   
RMB
   
USD
   
difference of the
amount @
12/31/2009 and 12/31/2010
RMB
   
RMB
   
Changes in gross sales type leases receivables
   
Collection of principal on sales type leases
   
RMB
 
                                         
a
   
b
     c    
b+c-a
 
                                         
 
   
 
               
Investment in sales type leases, net - current
  ¥ 30,019,464     $ 4,396,395     ¥ 50,495,683     $ 7,624,637                                  
Investment in sales type leases, net - noncurrent
  ¥ 328,762,385     $ 48,147,738     ¥ 778,737,670     $ 117,586,131                                  
Total investment in sales type lease, net
  ¥ 358,781,849     $ 52,544,133     ¥ 829,233,353     $ 125,210,768     ¥ -470,451,504     ¥ 80,000,000     ¥ -422,589,658     ¥ 32,138,154     ¥ -470,451,504  
                                                    $ (62,425,535 )   $ 4,747,493          
                                                                         
Construction in progress
  ¥ 238,023,165     $ 34,858,845     ¥ 168,070,768     $ 25,377,983                     ¥ 69,952,397                  
                                                    $ 10,333,466                  
 
* Non-Cash 80,000,000 is stock to be issued for purchase of equipment for biomass BMPG.
 
Exchange rate
   6.8346            6.8282                              6.831        
   
2009 vs 2008
   
difference of the
amount @
12/31/2009 and 12/31/2010
RMB
   
NON-CASH
   
Change
       
     2008      2008      2009      2009          
RMB
   
Changes in gross sales type leases receivables
   
Collection of principal on sales type leases
       
   
RMB
   
USD
   
RMB
   
USD
         
a
   
b
    c      b+c-a  
Investment in sales type leases, net - current
  ¥ 13,468,201     $ 1,970,591     ¥ 30,019,464     $ 4,396,395                                  
Investment in sales type leases, net - noncurrent
  ¥ 101,410,968     $ 14,837,879     ¥ 328,762,385     $ 48,147,738                                  
Total investment in sales type lease, net
  ¥ 114,879,169     $ 16,808,470     ¥ 358,781,849     $ 52,544,133     ¥ -243,902,680     ¥ 90,000,000     ¥ -171,537,374     ¥ 17,634,694     ¥ -243,902,680  
                                                    $ (25,111,382 )   $ 2,581,568          
                                                                         
Construction in progress
  ¥ 25,500,000     $ 3,731,016     ¥ 238,023,165     $ 34,858,845                       (212,523,165 )                
                                                    $ (31,111,575 )                

* Non-Cash 90,000,000 is inventory and advance to suppliers for the equipment which was bought in prior years (in 2008), but used in 2009 for Shengmu project.
 
 
 

 
 
CHINA RECYCLING ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
             
   
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
            Income including noncontrolling interest
  $ 17,826,069     $ 10,061,756  
            Adjustments to reconcile income including noncontrolling
               
            interest to net cash used in operating activities:
               
            Changes in sales type leases receivables
    (62,425,535 )     (25,111,381 )
            Depreciation and amortization
    23,631       35,121  
            Amortization of discount related to conversion feature of convertible note
    1,789,558       -  
            Stock options and warrants
    2,940,985       1,793,228  
            Stock compensation expense
    602,000       -  
            Accrued interest on convertible notes
    246,805       184,530  
            Changes in deferred tax
    4,516,906       2,085,709  
                         (Increase) decrease in current assets:
               
                                   Interest receivable on sales type lease
    (101,476 )     (355,220 )
                                   Collection of principal on sales type leases
    4,747,493       2,581,568  
                                   Prepaid expenses
    31,229       3,415,076  
                                   Other receivables
    1,153,682       (1,421,503 )
                         Increase (decrease) in current liabilities:
               
                                   Accounts payable
    2,622,021       2,394,223  
                                   Taxes payable
    908,894       (633,648 )
                                   Unearned revenue
    -       (658,762 )
                                   Accrued liabilities and other payables
    481,783       (745,309 )
                                   Construction in progress
    10,333,466       (31,111,575 )
                 
            Net cash used in operating activities
    (14,302,489 )     (37,486,187 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
            Increase investment in subsidiary
    -       (16,103 )
            Restricted cash
    (630,697 )     (1,461,060 )
            Acquisition of property & equipment
    (81,975 )     (33,498 )
                 
            Net cash used in investing activities
    (712,672 )     (1,510,661 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
            Insurance of common stock
    430,500       2,000,000  
            Insurance of convertible notes
    7,533,391       3,000,000  
            Notes payable - bank acceptances
    -       1,461,060  
            Cash contribution from noncontrolling interest
    908,279       263,439  
            Proceeds from loans
    15,444,272       25,559,947  
            Advance from related parties
    682,158       556,940  
                 
            Net cash provided by financing activities
    24,998,600       32,841,386  
                 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGE ON CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (23,132 )     61  
                 
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS
    9,960,307       (6,155,401 )
CASH & EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
    1,111,943       7,267,344  
                 
CASH & EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR
  $ 11,072,250     $ 1,111,943  
                 
Supplemental Cash flow data:
               
   Income tax paid
  $ 1,745,643     $ 1,480,698  
   Interest paid
  $ 4,758,991     $ 358,789