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China reveals first pilot carbon trading program

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To begin in June in Shenzhen. China experimental trading scheme will cover 638 companies responsible for 38% of Shenzhen’s total emissions. Read ››

Goldman earmarks US$487 million for Japanese RE investments

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Investments will go to building solar and wind power plants. Read ››

Essar Energy takes out US$1 billion loan

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Enters into agreement with China Development Bank and PetroChina. Essar Energy Plc and its refining subsidiary, Essar Oil, have entered into a memorandum of understanding with both Chinese firms that will enable it to raise over US$1 billion of funds as external commercial borrowings. Read ››

Japan and Taiwan JV wins Qatar refinery contract

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Will build second condensate refinery at Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City. Read ››

Pertamina to drill Indonesia’s first shale gas well

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Will tap into the expertise of Canada's Talisman Energy, Inc for the project. Read ››

US to export shale gas to India

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Will do so despite not having Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India. Read ››

Siemens unveils DCIM Solution product

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Two of Siemens' powerhouse features merged. According to a release, Siemens launches a new Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) Solution, Datacenter Clarity LC™ which bridges the gap between IT and facility management, allowing for smarter decision making and optimized efficiencies using proven technologies. Read ››

South Korean firms mull investing in Indonesian power plants

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Are conducting feasibility studies that will include other infrastructure projects. Read ››

Shuangjiangkou Dam will be built

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Controversial hydroelectric dam could impact plants and rare fish. When completed 10 years from now, the dam will become the world’s tallest hydroelectric dam. Read ››

Vietnam and Russia transforming natural gas into vehicle fuel

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Joint venture will be established to oversee the project. A memorandum of cooperation signed recently in Moscow defines key areas of cooperation and stipulates that efforts will be taken to convert Ho Chi Minh City’s public transport vehicles to use natural gas as fuel. Read ››

Vietnam considers refinery and petrochemical project

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Complex could be built by Thailand’s PTT. PTT’s Vietnam refinery project will rise in the central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. Read ››

Azerbaijan mulls investment in Indonesian oil refinery

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Refinery to be located in the city of Batam. Azerbaijan is expected to build a US$4.8 billion oil refinery through its state-owned oil and gas company State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic. Read ››

Hong Kong RE developer to build solar farms

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China Merchants to invest US$489 million. China Merchants New Energy Group, a Hong Kong-based renewable-energy project developer, will form a joint venture with Xinjiang Production and Construction Corporation Investment Company to invest US$489 million to develop solar farms. Read ››

Yingli Green Energy lands 220 MW supply deal

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Will supply solar modules for five solar power plants. The multicrystalline modules will be used in five photovoltaic projects of China Power Investment Corporation in Hebei and Qinghai provinces. Read ››

India eager to build undersea power cable to Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka, however, concerned with project cost. India is pushing for the implementation of its first undersea power transmission project with Sri Lanka. Read ››

China wins US$2.4 billion Turkish power plant contract

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Plant to generate 2,640 megawatts of electricity. China and Turkey have signed a contract to build a coal-based thermal power plant in northwestern Turkey. Read ››

Tata Power to build hydropower projects in Georgia

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Power produced will be sold to Turkey. Tata Power through a subsidiary, Tata Power International Pte Ltd, signed an agreement with Clean Energy Invest AS and IFC InfraVentures to build the projects that will have an aggregate capacity of 400 MW and would be developed in three phases. Read ››

Indian energy firm to build LNG plant in Canada

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Construction could start in two or three years. Indian company H-Energy has revealed plans to acquire 240 hectares of land from the province for a possible LNG plant and export terminal along the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia, Canada. Read ››

Thai company to build Myanmar’s largest solar plant

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Plant will also be the third-largest plant of its kind in the world. Read ››

Petronas invests in Brazil

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Buys US$850 million stake in Brazil oil field. Petroliam Nasional Bhd or Petronas, Malaysia’s national oil company, will pay US$850 million for a share in a field owned by OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA, a Brazilian oil producer. Read ››

Malaysian EXIM Bank funding Indonesian electricity projects

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Will set aside funds for up to four energy projects. Read ››

How Asian power facilities can ride on the energy revolution

Phillip Vaughan
BY PHILLIP VAUGHAN
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Revolution is U.S. television series that takes place in a post- apocalyptic dystopian future. Read ››

What hydropower ranking can do for generation expansion

Peter J. Rae
BY PETER J. RAE
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Mobilization of financing for power sector infrastructure development must be founded on a sound basis of technical, environmental, social, economic and financial principles. Read ››

What Chinese universities research on next-generation grid storage tech means for Asia

Steve Minnihan
BY STEVE MINNIHAN
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One of the most interesting and telling trends discussed on the report, “Finding the Perfect Partner in the Global Grid Storage Market” is the clear focus on start-up financing and support in the American markets, contrasted with the heavy activity in fundamental university research in the Asian markets. Read ››

Vietnamese and Canadian partners to begin commercial oil production

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Hai Su Trang offshore field has an oil flow of 15,000 barrels a day. Read ››

Top Philippine geothermal power producer expanding overseas

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Has allotted US$40 million for geothermal projects in Chile, Peru and Indonesia. Read ››

India will build two power plants in Bangladesh

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US$1.7 billion deal to ease a Bangladesh’s huge electricity shortage. Read ››

ADB makes first RE investment in India

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Invests US$30 million in NSL Renewable Power Private Ltd. The Asian Development Bank said its first equity investment in India’s private sector renewable power generation is also its first private sector assistance to India’s hydropower sector. Read ››

Alstom to supply boilers for Indian thermal plant

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Contract value is US$131 million. French multinational conglomerate Alstom has won a contract from Bharat Heavy Electricals to supply two 800MW boilers for its Gadarwara thermal plant in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Read ››

Mitsui, Rosneft develop petrochemical project in Japan

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To cooperate in the engineering design of the petrochemical complex. Read ››

Lockheed Martin to build China’s first OTEC plant

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First commercial scale OTEC Plant to be built off the coast of southern China. Read ››

Real estate developer to build 12 power projects in Mindanao

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A Brown Company, Inc said projects will generate a peak 110 megawatts. Read ››

Solutions to Mindanao power crisis needed now

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Emergency powers required to fast track solutions. Consumer welfare advocate and billionaire Raul Concepcion is calling on the government to immediately present short-term but immediate solutions to the power crisis in Mindanao island. Read ››

First bio-fuel test flight by Chinese airline successful

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China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd A320 uses a new palm oil-based bio-fuel. Read ››

Future of Lungmen nuclear plant put to a referendum

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Referendum proposal faces second reading in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. The government sees a referendum on the fate of the uncompleted Lungmen nuclear power plant in New Taipei City as a manifestation of Taiwan’s deepening democracy. Read ››

MHI completes shipment of turbine rotors for Chinese nuclear plants

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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd delivered 16 turbine rotors for two nuclear plants. Read ››

Energy leaders to gather at the 12th Clean Coal Forum Indonesia 2013

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It will be held on Dec 5-6,2013. Produced by CDMC Events, The 12th Clean Coal Forum Indonesia 2013 will be held on Dec 5-6,2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Read ››

Chinese nuclear reactor design gets industry OK

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The initial design of the ACP1000 has passed an authoritative industry evaluation. Read ››

Asian firms vie to build Turkey’s second nuclear plant

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Top contenders are a Chinese company and Japanese-French consortium. China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group and a consortium of Japan’s Mitsubishi Group and France’s Areva SA are competing to build Turkey’s second nuclear power station at the Black Sea province of Sinop. Read ››

San Miguel power subsidiary wants government incentives

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Needs perks to build two coal-fired power plants. San Miguel Consolidated Power Corporation wants the incentives for its planned coal-fired power plants in the province of Bataan in Luzon and Davao del Sur in Mindanao. Read ››