China

Satcon provides solar inverters to China

Satcon Technology Corporation will provide 150 megawatts of its 500kW solar PV inverters to GCL Solar Limited. It will begin supplying the inverters in April, with all deliveries scheduled for completion in October of 2010.

Satcon provides solar inverters to China

Satcon Technology Corporation will provide 150 megawatts of its 500kW solar PV inverters to GCL Solar Limited. It will begin supplying the inverters in April, with all deliveries scheduled for completion in October of 2010.

Developments in Jiaxing offshore wind projects underway

China Wind Power, the Zhejiang Jiaxing government and Zhejiang M&E Group will jointly prepare to develop Jiaxing offshore wind projects. The works include setting up mast to evaluate the wind.

China’s first lignite-fired USC passes test

The 1×600MW unit of project Phase I in Liaoning Qinghe Power Plant of China Power International passed the 168-hour full-load operation.

AMSC, Sinovel develop most powerful Chinese turbines

American Superconductor Corporation received the initial order for full wind turbine electrical control systems from Sinovel Wind Group Co.

CR Power increases net generation by 49.2%

China Resources Power increased its total net generation for January and February by 26.1 percent to 5,854,767MWh. The company recorded a net generation of only 4,641,130 MWh for the same period in 2009. Total net generation for the first two months of 2010 increased by 49.2% to 14,410,321 MWh compared to 9,655,188 MWh for the same period last year.

Liaoning wind power project receives approval

The Liaoning Zhangwu Pingandi Wind Power Project received approval from Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform commission.

Mengdong Energy gets 2000MW wind farm deal

Mengdong Energy Group got the right to develop up to 2000MW wind farms in the Chifeng Alukerqin region.

2 Heimifeng units pass safety assessment

Units 1 and 2 of Heimifeng Pumped Storage Power Plant passed the synchronisation safety assessment of the NERC. The plant met the 21 requirements according to the document issued by the Changsha Electricity Regulatory Bureau of National Electricity Regulatory Commission.

China Hydroelectric gets $440 million loan approval

Bank of China has approved China Hydroelectric Corporation's subsidiary, Fujian Huabang Hydroelectricity Investment Co., as a borrower of up to an aggregate of $440million.

Wujing co-generation starts commercial operations

Wujing co-generation modification project's Unit 8 passed 168-hour test running simultaneous with the desulphurisation and de-Nox systems. That marked the official commercial operation of the first 300MW unit of Wujing co-generation modification project.

Supply and demand problems in China

Consequently, the country’s grid companies will need to improve their power transmission technologies.

Xinchang plant's Unit 2 passes run test

Unit 2 of Xinchang Power Plant passed the 168-hour test running indicating that it was fully commissioned. The 2×660MW USC coal-fired generation units in Phase I of Xinchang Power Plant is the first "replace small units with big ones" power construction project in Jiangxi Province.

CPI’s carbon capture facility officially commissioned

China Power Investment’s CO2 capture facility in Hechuan, Chongqing, was officially commissioned.

$10M loan raised for new CER facility

China Energy Recovery's new Shanghai production facility will get a $5 million funding for development and construction.

CR Power increased generation by 70.6%

China Resources Power's total net generation in January 2010 increased by 70.6 percent to 8,555,555 MWh.

GoldWind completes 11 wind turbines for Fuxin

Xinjiang GoldWind has produced the first 11 units of 500KW wind turbines for Fuxin Dongfanghong Wind Power Project.

Kaifeng extension project passes environmental test

The 2x600MW Extension Project of Kaifeng Thermal Power Plant passed the completion acceptance test of the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Kaifeng Jingyuan Power Generation Co., Ltd. considers the approval a new stage in its efforts on energy conservation and environmental protection, laying a solid foundation for its future development.