Japan

Yingli Green Energy has signed an exclusive module distribution agreement with YHS.

TEPCO unveiled plans to stabilise the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan, within six months.

Japanese firm Kashima Kyodo Electric Power plans to restart the 350MW No. 1 unit by end of April.

The nuclear power plant utilisation rate in Japan fell to 58.3% in March from 66% last year.

Both Germany and Italy are swiftly reacting to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, according to Henning Wicht, senior director and principal analyst for photovoltaic systems market research firm IHS iSuppli.

M. Setek is looking to bring its 7,000 tonne polysilicon per year production facility back online in June. Located in Soma Fukushima, the solar silicon wafer plant was shut down after the March 11 earthquake. Company sources confirmed that the plant did sustain some damage and will be undergoing repairs, according to ICIS.com..

There was a water leak out of spent fules at Onagawa nuclear plant after a second earthquake hit the north-east of Japan.

Tepco resumed operations of its earthquake-affected 600MWFashima oil-fired power plant.

Tepco will withdraw its plan to build two more reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

GE and Hitachi vowed to provide long-term assistance to help bring the Fukuishima Daiichi nuclear plant emergency under control.

Radioactive water continues to leak at Fukushima plant bringing radioactive iodine levels at 4,385 times the limit.

In the wake of the earthquake in Japan and the subsequent problems with several nuclear plants, people are beginning to doubt nuclear energy more and more. Many say that we need to replace nuclear energy with renewable energies. But do they consider the amounts of energy that will be needed to replace nuclear energy?

Tepco will scrap reactors 1 to 4 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Tepco  is expected to improve the working environment of workers trying to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control. This was industry minister Banri Kaieda point of view.

Tepco sought assistance from French nuclear power authorities to address the crisis at the Fukushima power plant.

TÜV Rheinland, which maintains a large solar testing center in Yokohama, has shifted its workload to other regional centers. It will also be redeploying equipment and personnel temporarily, according to pv-tech.org..