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Asian solar capacity growth pushes global total to 101GW

Asian solar capacity growth pushes global total to 101GW

Solar power capacity growth in China and Japan largely helped push global capacity to 101 gigawatts in 2012.

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Japan to assist Saudi Arabia’s nuclear power program

Deal will be Japan’s first overseas project since the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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India to commission two more solar energy projects

Projects will add 35MW to Rajasthan’s grid.

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China to boost geothermal power generation

China will utilize more geothermal energy to relieve energy pressure and boost ecological progresses.

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Vietnam to spend US$811 million to improve power transmission

Funds will go to over 100 projects to begin this year.

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S.Korea to build gas-fired plants in lieu of nuke

South Korea will build six more gas-fired power plants amid nuclear safety concerns.

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Japan wants to triple wind power capacity

The target is 7.5 million kilowatts by 2023.

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China eyes nationwide deployment of smart grid technology

Around 86,000 premises in China have so far been connected using smart grid.

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After 30 years, Korea allows private coal power plant construction

Private companies were allowed by the South Korean government to build eight coal-fired power plants.

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Tsuruga nuclear plant might be shut down

A government report says it rests on an active earthquake fault line.

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Japan to issue very tough nuclear power regulations

Only a few existing power plants expected to meet the safety rules.

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First Bangladeshi nuke plant breaks ground in Sept

Bangladesh will have it first nuclear power plant operating by October 2015.

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China to massively boost use of solar

Intends to increase solar power installations by 67% in 2015.

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China's power plants uses half of global coal consumption

China now burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined.

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Fujian Datang to build offshore wind farm

To cost US$952 million, the wind farm will be the first off China’s southeastern coast.

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World’s first 3rd generation nuclear plant nears completion

Project is the largest undertaken by China and the USA as partners.

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China starts building first nuke plant after Fukushima disaster

Construction has started for a nuclear power plant in the eastern coastal city of Rongcheng.

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