Environment
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ENVIRONMENT |
10 Dec 12
324 reads
Issues tender for solar projects with a capacity of 1 gigawatt. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
10 Dec 12
311 reads
Launch SERIIUS to foster collaboration.
India and the United States have opened SERIIUS or the Solar Energy Research Institute in Mumbai to encourage collaboration between academia and industry of both countries. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
07 Dec 12
243 reads
First demonstration project to benefit both firms.
U.S. thin film photovoltaic maker First Solar, Inc. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
07 Dec 12
205 reads
Sign four agreements on energy cooperation.
Russia and China sides signed a memorandum of understanding in cooperation on energy market assessment, and an agreement on electricity supply among others during the ongoing 9th China-Russia Energy Negotiators' Meeting in Moscow. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
05 Dec 12
238 reads
Goal is to have a total capacity of 56,267 MW by 2017. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
05 Dec 12
284 reads
Payments will only cover seven months, however.
China will pay overdue subsidies to renewable energy developers following a two-year delay. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
04 Dec 12
286 reads
Israel looks to more cooperation in solar, wind and methanol technology. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
30 Nov 12
297 reads
Canals speading over 2,494 kilometres.
This is the canal in Burdwan, in the Indian state of West Bengal, where India's Damodar Valley Corporation is planning to start the 15MW capacity canal-top solar photovoltaic plant . Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
30 Nov 12
401 reads
Plan is to make all homes energy efficient by 2030. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
28 Nov 12
180 reads
Not complying with emission standards.
This is the case with twenty power plants across, according to environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
28 Nov 12
285 reads
Output up by over a fourth so far this year. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
27 Nov 12
426 reads
Agreements in clean energy, electric power worth upwards of US$5 billion. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
26 Nov 12
298 reads
Current capacity only a seventh that of countries with nuclear power. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
26 Nov 12
313 reads
Intends to produce 54,000 MW by 2017.
Gireesh Pardhan, Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said India’s12th Five-Year Plan envisions doubling its current renewable energy capacity of 27,000 MW to 54,000 MW by 2017, the plan's final year. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
26 Nov 12
191 reads
Nuclear experts meet to discuss bilateral cooperation.
Vietnamese and Japanese experts recently met in Hanoi for talks on bilateral cooperation in the use of nuclear energy for peace, security and nuclear non-proliferation. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
25 Nov 12
261 reads
Less reliant on fossil fuels.
Statistics from the State Electricity Regulatory Commission revealed that the consumption of clean-energy-generated electricity has increased in China. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
22 Nov 12
315 reads
Rio Tinto manager predicts this scenario by the 2020s.
Stephen Wilson, general manager of markets and industry analysis for Rio Tinto Energy, said China was now either the world’s eighth or ninth largest nuclear energy producer. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
22 Nov 12
253 reads
Consumption was 8% of total energy use in 2011.
The National Development and Reform Commission said China is using more non-fossil energy, and is also using more natural gas and hydroelectricity. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
21 Nov 12
228 reads
Japan Finance Corporation reports a four-fold rise in renewable energy loans. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
20 Nov 12
259 reads
Adds 198 megawatts of clean energy to grid.
Four new wind farms have become operational in China. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
19 Nov 12
340 reads
China has agreed to subsidize small solar power stations.
The National Energy Administration (NEA), an arm of the National Development and Reform Commission, plans to roll out additional solar industry stimulus at an accelerated rate. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
19 Nov 12
398 reads
Funding to bridge supply and demand gap in Pakistan.
Japan through its Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) is planning to provide Pakistan with grants and yen loans for undertaking small alternative energy projects that generate solar, wind and hydro power in energy-starved Pakistan. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
19 Nov 12
230 reads
Domestic shipments of solar cells and modules rose 80% in the Q3. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
16 Nov 12
257 reads
First safety audit of Indian-made reactors shows mixed results.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said its safety audit of the two 220MW reactors at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station concluded that both reactors can withstand a Fukushima-type accident. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
14 Nov 12
262 reads
PetroChina posts 900% profit drop in supplying natural gas to China. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
14 Nov 12
261 reads
The key is reducing energy intensity.
Sinopec Chairman Fu Chengyu claims China can become self-sufficient in energy, but needs to focus on reducing the energy intensity as it industrializes its economy. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
13 Nov 12
266 reads
A combination of factors makes Japan a profitable choice for solar energy investments. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
13 Nov 12
320 reads
Japan intends to float 10 islands made of solar panel arrays. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
12 Nov 12
270 reads
Long-neglected geothermal energy is now more attractive.
Geothermal energy production is now being ramped-up thanks to Japan’s massive energy shortage. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
12 Nov 12
BY EUGENE CHEN 陳仲漁
457 reads
According to BBC's report , a tiny country with 1500 of population in South Pacific called Tokelau claims that it will be the first country in the world to 100% meet its electricity need with solar power. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
09 Nov 12
253 reads
China needs a revolution in energy production and consumption.
In his strongest call yet for greater environmental protection, outgoing Chinese President Hu Jintao said China will introduce new caps for energy and water use in an effort to conserve resources. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
08 Nov 12
227 reads
India is 4th most attractive worldwide in renewable energy.
A report by Ernst & Young identified India as the fourth most attractive place globally in terms of its market potential for renewable energy. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
08 Nov 12
233 reads
China complains against the European Union’s renewable energy subsidies.
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the EU over renewable energy subsidies. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
05 Nov 12
279 reads
Off to the ground-breaking ceremony.
Amid objections from environmentalists, the Lao government will continue with the planned construction of the 3.5-billion-dollar Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
05 Nov 12
345 reads
Cars will hardly be needed in "Great City."
The Chinese government is building a sustainable, environmentally friendly satellite city outside Chengdu. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
26 Oct 12
296 reads
China has ended its one year moratorium on building new nuclear plants imposed after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
26 Oct 12
233 reads
New Zealand government scientists are to help in further developing geothermal energy in the Philippines. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
24 Oct 12
527 reads
Japan has to keep nuclear energy in its electricity mix to offset rising energy costs and a probable military conflict in Iran. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
24 Oct 12
248 reads
JinkoSolar Holding Company, Ltd, a Chinese solar power product manufacturer, has won a bid from China Three Gorges New Energy Corporation to supply 50 megawatt solar modules for a PV power plant in Gansu, China. Read ››
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ENVIRONMENT |
23 Oct 12
346 reads
Chinese energy companies have secured foreign energy projects with a combined value of US$1.4 billion. Read ››
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