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Japan’s nuclear reactors to go online this summer
Japan’s nuclear reactors to go online this summer
Government agency claims Japan can save up to US$20 billion by restarting half its nuclear reactors.
China's wind power blows away $1.6-B in 2012
China's wind power sector gave way to thermal and nuclear due to government curtailment.
China and Russia to build floating nuclear power plants
Says these ship-borne plants are cheaper and easier to build.
India needs to generate more power: Purandeswari
There is an urgent need to increase power generation for industrial growth as well as overall development of
China to limit annual electricity growth to 8%
Will also reduce the building of new coal-fired power plants.
China to consume more power in 2013
Government expects power use to increase by 9% despite high coal prices.
Australia and India to cooperate in nuclear power
Australia is set to start civil nuclear cooperation talks with India.
China posts new record in cleantech investments
But world investment in clean energy drop 11% in 2012.
Anti-nuclear sentiment stalls Malaysian nuclear plants
Public anxiety over nuclear power danger delays construction of two Malaysian nuclear plants.
Korean nuclear plant shut down
Another reactor accident heightens public concerns.
China increases clean energy generation by 28.5%
China generated 1.07 trillion kilowatt hours of electricity from clean energy resources in 2012.
India plans forecasting model for power supply and demand
India plans to base its policy decision on energy through a forecasting model for demand and supply.
China connecting more wind farms to grid
The number of China's idled wind farms are being cut down.
Indonesia expedites massive coal-fired power project
The Indonesian government has set an October deadline for the coal-fired power plant project in Central Java.
S. Korean gov't to overhaul policies on nuclear plants
The South Korean government hopes to enhance the safety of nuclear reactors by eliminating corruption.
Toyota tops U.S. clean energy patents applicants
Accounted for almost a tenth of all U.S. patent applications in Q3 2012.
China starts building $481-M nuclear plant
A nuclear power reactor worth $481 million is now being built at Shidao Bay, province of Shandong.
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