China
Wind farm and solar park financing reaches a record $41.8b in Q3 2011
Wind farm and solar park financing reaches a record $41.8b in Q3 2011
It was only $33 billion in the same quarter last year.
LDK Solar to construct solar plant in Zhangye, China
LDK Solar has signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract for a solar project in Zhangye, China with Guodian Longyuan Zhangye New Energy.
Sunpreme receives $50M funding for solar cell facility in China
Sunpreme has closed over $50 million in loans to fund the construction of solar facility in Jiaxing, China.
China's power output sustains double-digit growth in September
China's sustained at a double-digit pace of its power generation expansion for an eighth consecutive month ;ast Septe,ber.
Hydropower output in China down 24.5% in Sept
China's hydropower output dropped to 56.87 billion kilowatt-hours in September, representing a 24.5 percent year-on-year decrease.
Solar panel makers eclipsed by dimming profit margins
Dark clouds are looming as shares of China-based manufactures dropped by up to 70% this year.
Trendar Solar to build 10.8MW rooftop system in Jinjiang
Trendar Solar signed a deal to construct a 10.8MW rooftop solar PV project for Goldpoly’s facility at the Jinjiang Economic Development Zone.
Production resumes at JinkoSolar’s Haining plant
JinkoSolar has restarted solar cell production at its plant in Haining, China after receiving approval by the local Haining government and an appointed panel of experts that remediation work satisfied environmental requirements.
Deals in the energy sector slump 35% to 86 in Q3 2011
The deals only amounted to $66.057b compared to $152.13 last year.
China takes on Western wind turbine suppliers
China's windmill makers face competition head on with at least $15.5 billion in state-backed credit.
China opposes Brahmaputra hydropower projects
China has ruled out any plan to divert the Brahmaputra river's waters to tackle water shortages.
New solar power plant to fuel China's clean energy plan
Construction began for a major solar power plant in northwest Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region as part of China's efforts to accelerate the development of renewable energy.
China, Myanmar to settle matters on suspended hydropower project
China and Myanmar agreed to properly settle matters related a suspended joint hydropower project in Myanmar, reports Xinhua News.
Voltaix opens sales office in China
Voltaix has formed a sales and customer support office for solar and semiconductor applications in Shanghai, China.
JinkoSolar unclear on upgrades to prevent chemical leak
JinkoSolar has claimed it has completed ‘Phase 1’ of an environmental safety upgrade of its chemical storage area, without noting what upgrades had actually been undertaken.
Yingli Green improves module warranty values
Yingli Green Energy has upgraded existing warranties for both its mono and multicrystalline products as well as introduced a linear-based extended warranty that guarantees power output for each year of a 25-year warranty period.
CR Power chooses Emerson o automate 1000MW power plant
China Resources Power selected Emerson Process Management to automate two new ultra-supercritical units of 1000MW Puqi power plant in China.
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