China

Rising global coal prices will drive up domestic coal prices and cause more losses for China's thermal power plants. This was the warning of the China Energy Research Society in its recent report.

China's five major state-run power generation companies will raise money either by an initial public offering or by raising equity.

CPI and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region government enhanced their strategic cooperation in energy through an agreement for the twelfth 'Five-year Plan'.

The world's first 660-kilovolt direct current power transmission system start6ed operating in China. It transmitted energy from northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region to the eastern Shandong Province.

JinkoSolar's total product shipments for 2010 were a record 480.3 MW, a 116.3 per cent increase from the previous guidance of 448 MW to 458 MW in  2009.

Honeywell will develop and implement China's first smart grid pilot project and feasibility study for managing energy use in commercial buildings.

A Shanghai-based joint venture for environmental protection through the development, design, integration and production of industrial energy saving systems has been formed.

China might not be able to limit its energy cosumption to its target of 4 billion tonnes of coal equivalent if left uncontrolled.

Still experiencing growth in its wind and solar markets, China remains the clear global renewable leader.

Hanwha SolarOne entered into a framework supply agreement for 50MW of PV modules, to be delivered to CNBM International in 2011.

Sanan Optoelectronics has started constructing a US$1.22 billion photovoltaic project in Anhui Province, China.

Oerlikon Solar will be supplying Dong Xu, a Chinese photoelectric glass manufacturer, with its KAI equipment. This is used in the coating process for thin-film silicon. Oerlikon Solar reveals that its KAI tools will be used as the core absorber technology for Dong Xu’s first thin-film silicon production line.

China Energy Recovery won two new contracts for 2011 delivery worth a combined US$7.5 million.

Juli New Energy will use cmNavigo Solar Edition MES for implementation in its Baoding, China facility. The execution of the MES solution will be completed by Critical Manufacturing’s Chinese unit.

Siemens and Shanghai Electric are on the verge of launching a joint-venture to supply the Chinese market.

ABB won an order worth $63 million from China Southern Power Grid Co. Ltd to design, supply, install and commission 800 kV UHVDC transformers.