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Tamil Nadu to begin using solar power

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Issues tender for solar projects with a capacity of 1 gigawatt. Read ››

India, USA open solar research center

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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 ››

US and Chinese solar giants do business

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First demonstration project to benefit both firms. U.S. thin film photovoltaic maker First Solar, Inc. Read ››

Russia, China approve energy pacts

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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 ››

India will double renewable energy capacity

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Goal is to have a total capacity of 56,267 MW by 2017. Read ››

China to pay renewable energy subsidies

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Payments will only cover seven months, however. China will pay overdue subsidies to renewable energy developers following a two-year delay. Read ››

China and Israel to work together on renewable energy

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Israel looks to more cooperation in solar, wind and methanol technology. Read ››

India's Damodar to build 1,000MW solar plants in West Bengal canals

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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 ››

Japan pushes energy efficient homes

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Plan is to make all homes energy efficient by 2030. Read ››

20 Indian power plants not complying with emission standards

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Not complying with emission standards. This is the case with twenty power plants across, according to environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan. Read ››

China producing more clean energy

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Output up by over a fourth so far this year. Read ››

India, China sign mammoth energy deals

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Agreements in clean energy, electric power worth upwards of US$5 billion. Read ››

Huge potential for nuclear power in China

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Current capacity only a seventh that of countries with nuclear power. Read ››

India to double renewable energy capacity

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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 ››

Japan to assist Vietnam in nuclear energy

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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 ››

China's clean-energy usage on the rise

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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 ››

China to become top nuclear power producer

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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 ››

China using massive quantities of clean energy

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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 ››

Renewable energy shines brighter in Japan

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Japan Finance Corporation reports a four-fold rise in renewable energy loans. Read ››

China has four more wind farms

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Adds 198 megawatts of clean energy to grid. Four new wind farms have become operational in China. Read ››

Chinese renewable energy receives major boost

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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 ››

Pakistan to receive renewable energy loans from Japan

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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 ››

Incentives boost solar sector in Japan

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Domestic shipments of solar cells and modules rose 80% in the Q3. Read ››

IAEA inspects Indian nuclear power plants

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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 ››

PetroChina bleeding on natural gas imports

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PetroChina posts 900% profit drop in supplying natural gas to China. Read ››

Sinopec says China can become energy independent

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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 ››

Check out Japan's solar market profile

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A combination of factors makes Japan a profitable choice for solar energy investments. Read ››

“Solar islands” to provide Japan with power

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Japan intends to float 10 islands made of solar panel arrays. Read ››

Japan reconsidering geothermal energy

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Long-neglected geothermal energy is now more attractive. Geothermal energy production is now being ramped-up thanks to Japan’s massive energy shortage. Read ››

Solar power plant and long term financing

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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 ››

China bats for massive energy conservation

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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 ››

India a world leader in renewables

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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 ››

China sues EU at WTO

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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 ››

Laos to construct dam in Mekong amid protests

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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 ››

China is building its first Green City

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Cars will hardly be needed in "Great City." The Chinese government is building a sustainable, environmentally friendly satellite city outside Chengdu. Read ››

China to restart nuclear plant construction

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China has ended its one year moratorium on building new nuclear plants imposed after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident. Read ››

New Zealand assists Philippine geothermal development

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New Zealand government scientists are to help in further developing geothermal energy in the Philippines. Read ››

Removing nuclear power “impossible” in Japan

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Japan has to keep nuclear energy in its electricity mix to offset rising energy costs and a probable military conflict in Iran. Read ››

JinkoSolar wins PV bid for China Three Gorges

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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 ››

Chinese expanding overseas energy projects portfolio

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Chinese energy companies have secured foreign energy projects with a combined value of US$1.4 billion. Read ››