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Sinovel now second largest wind turbine manufacturer

Sinovel has bumped off General Electric at second place among the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers.

Sinovel now second largest wind turbine manufacturer

Sinovel has bumped off General Electric at second place among the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers.

China to regulate small wind farm projects

China's National Energy Bureau is drafting new regulations to standardize the examination and approval of small wind farm projects.

Shanghai Electric wins Indian wind turbine deal

Shanghai Electric had signed an agreement with  to export 125 units of 2MW wind turbines to India.

Japanese nuclear plant reveals water leak

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

ADB helps Pacific nations reduce fossil fuel use

ADB will provide technical assistance of around $12.4 million for more efficient power use in Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

ABB wins $165 million transformers order in China

ABB will supply 800 kilovolt UHVDC transformers for both converter stations of the new Jinping-Sunan ultrahigh-voltage transmission system. The order worth about $165 million was received from State Grid Corporation of China.

ABB to build $30M substation in Australia

ABB will build a $30 million substation to increase power supply and allow Rio Tinto to expand iron ore mining at Hope Downs mines in the Pilbara region.

L-3 MAPPS deploys simulators for Hongyanhe nuclear training center

A second pair of L-3 MAPPS-developed simulators for the CPR1000+ nuclear plant design have entered service at the Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Training Center.

Tepco resumes earthquake hindered oil-fired power plant

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

China Power New Energy avoids nuclear plant projects

China Power New Energy Development will not build new nuclear power plants this year following Japan’s nuclear crisis last month, according to Chairman Li Xiolin. The company currently has 13 nuclear power plants operations.

Alstom to supply equipment for Malaysian coal-fired plant

Alstom will engineer, procure, construct and commission a 1,000MW steam turbine, a generator, a supercritical boiler and auxiliaries for upercritical coal-fired power plant in Manjung, Malaysia. The power generation equipment worth over €650 million.

TEECL begins Tamil Nadu wind energy project

Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd. has commenced the first phase of the 125-MW wind energy generation project in Tamil Nadu.

Korea ups energy R&D budget

Korea will spend $947 million this year for renewable energy development research and nuclear safety projects.

KPTL secures 3 India transmission projects

KPTL will install a 400kv Krishnapatnam UMPP to Gooty Transmission line along with two others.

Tepco withdraws plans to add 2 reactors at Fukushima nuclear plant

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

GE, Hitachi to help tackle Fukushima nuclear crisis

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

Malaysian firm eyes $3B Java power plant

YTL Power will bid for a $3 billion coal-fired power plant in Central Java, Indonesia, in partnership with a number of Japanese firms.