Environment
Injunction stalls India’s first auction of wind farm licenses
Injunction stalls India’s first auction of wind farm licenses
Opponents claim auction will accelerate plunge in turbine installations.
NTPC building third solar power plant
Lessens risk of fuel shortages at its coal-fired plants.
Renewable energy will become second largest energy source
Should overtake natural gas by 2018.
Former Fukushima nuclear plant chief dies of cancer
TEPCO says his death wasn’t due to nuclear catastrophe in 2011.
Renewable energy technology becoming cheaper
Cost of gas- and coal-fired plants is rising.
Chinese power firms urged to develop renewable energy
It’s a step to improving China’s abysmal air quality.
Vietnam to award nuclear plant contract to Japan
Will accelerate cooperation, a major step towards a contract.
China proposes quota for solar panel exports to EU
Conditional on being taxed at low or zero rates.
Can green technology really save the planet?
For more than 10 000 years the climate and CO2 concentration has been very stable, but now we humans are pushing it to a dangerous level.
What you need to know about the 12th Clean Coal Forum Indonesia 2013
It'll be held on Dec 5-6, 2013.
Restarting Japan’s nuclear power plants some way off
Meeting tough new technical requirements will take time.
Taiwan favors rooftop solar installations
Plans to increase solar capacity to 3.1 GW by 2030.
Eurus Energy building 200 MW solar projects
Target is end of current financial year.
China to improve nuclear emergency protocols
Wants to ensure citizens are better prepared for a nuclear emergency.
Yingli Green in Malaysia expansion
Increasing supply of PV modules for residential market.
Chinese cogeneration plant turns to GE gas turbines
New plant to produce electricity for industrial zone.
Japan creates clean energy fund
Will support local companies and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Commentary
Managing risk for Indonesia’s conventional power sector in a decarbonising economy