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First bio-fuel test flight by Chinese airline successful

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Ltd A320 uses a new palm oil-based bio-fuel.

Asia’s RE capacity to hit 535 GW by 2020

China to lead renewable energy capacity increase.

Singapore energy efficiency measures for industry take effect

Mandatory energy management requirements are for large industrial companies.

Future of Lungmen nuclear plant put to a referendum

Referendum proposal faces second reading in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan.

MHI completes shipment of turbine rotors for Chinese nuclear plants

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd delivered 16 turbine rotors for two nuclear plants.

Quick guide to putting up a solar power plant in India

Post 2010, a demand slump following the abolition of feed-in-tariff policies in Italy & Germany caused a supply glut in global markets leading to a fire-sale of solar modules. This, indeed, was the underlying cause for the succession of anti-dumping cases in the US & EU (and now India). Causing a 30-40% drop in solar PV system prices (an all-time low), this, perhaps, accelerated deployment, if anything, in India. The solar market boom had begun.

Japan to restart idled nuclear reactors

Plants to go online in the autumn of 2014.

India poised to increase nuclear energy capacity by over 1,000%

Could achieve this faster than solar and wind power energy.

China is again world leader in clean energy investments

Drew US$65 billion in clean energy investment last year, or 30% of all investments.

Yingli Energy takes out US$165 million loan

Loan will be used by its clean energy subsidiary.

Chinese to support Indian waste-to-energy plant

The plant in Jawaharnagar, Hyderabad will be capable of producing 48 megawatts.

Indonesia to launch 36 solar projects

Intends to invest US$103 million starting this year.

Japan, Malaysia to cooperate on RE solutions for shipping industry

Will first focus on building solar-electric urban passenger ferries in Malaysia.

What you need to know about the 2013 World Energy Congress

Energy leaders to face challenges from 3 key perspectives.

Meralco to expand into Nigeria

The top Philippine power distributor is taking over two Nigerian power firms.