Japan
TEPCO eyes $24.7B in loans
TEPCO eyes $24.7B in loans
Major Japanese banks are considering to extend loans to TEPCO of up to US$24.7 billion.
Restoration work at Fukushima nuke plant disrupted again
Work to restore power and key cooling functions was disrupted at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as smoke caused workers to evacuate.
GE defends containment system at Fukushima plant
GE defended its Mark I containment system at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant against safety issues raised against it.
Japan intensifies efforts to cool nuclear plant
TEPCO's Fukushima Dai-chi nuclear power plant is in danger of fuel rod meltdown.
EU ponders nuclear plant closures after Japan incident
The EU is exploring the closure of nuclear plants following Japan's struggle to contain a possible metldown at its nuclear plant after an earthquake.
Workers back at Fukushima nuclear plant
Workers have returned to the nuclear plant after Tokyo Electric Power Company briefly withdrew them from the site due to a rise in radiation levels.
GE to assist Japan on nuclear problems
General Electric is ready to assist Japan in tackling nuclear crisis, following three explosions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Korea's LNG offered to Japan's power companies
South Korea will provide LNG to Japanese power companies that turned off nuclear power plants due to the earthquake.
Four Fukushima nuclear reactors may now be damaged
A hydrogen blast hit the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant’s No. 4 reactor, bringing the number of the complex's damaged reactors possibly to four. It has a total of six reactors.
Quake causes Japan to declare nuclear emergency
Japan has declared a nuclear emergency after the operator of Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant reported an abnormality today, following a major earthquake.
Toshiba to get 48MW panels from SunPower
SunPower will supply Toshiba with 48MW of its solar panels over the coming Japanese fiscal year.
Japan plans new renewable energy tariffs for 2012
Japan wants its power sector to buy electricity from more renewable energy sources in a feed-in tariff incentive scheme starting April 2012.
Mitsubishi Electric to boost smart community business
Mitsubishi Electric has started establishing the Smart Community Project Group.
Showa Shell unit begins production at solar cell plant
Japan's Showa Shell unit, Solar Frontier has begun commercial production at its third solar cell plant in southwestern Japan.
Kyocera to supply modules for two Japanese plants
Kyocera will supply 3MW of its multicrystalline silicon solar modules for two of Tohoku Electric Power’s plants in central Japan.
Sanyo to boost energy business
Sanyo aims to increase the annual sales amount of its energy saving products in China from the current US$36.5 million to US$146 million by 2015.
Kyushu December 2010 electricity sales up 31%
Kyushu Electric Power registered total electricity sales volume of 6,843 million kWh for December 2010. It is up 3.1% from December 2009.
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