Staff Reporter

TSMC recently announced a 1.09 m2 champion copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) module with a 15.1% total area efficiency. The module was produced using the current equipment at the company’s 100 MW capacity facility in Taiwan with its process licensed from Stion. The company claims a world record for monolithic thin-film modules, although Miasolé (purchased by Hanergy) demonstrated a 15.5% aperture area efficient 1.68 m2 discretely integrated (non-monolithic) flexible module.

For investment inroads overseas, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is betting on a possible natural gas-fired power

To attune it to the unique frame of the Philippine electricity market, US firm technology provider GE is customizing to

Will cooperate with the United Nations Development Program for wind projects.

 Call it a smarter way to get 'powerful.' The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is taking its first tentative steps

With an average of over 50,000 new installations each month, Bangladesh now has got the fastest growing solar home systems

Smart metering and Smart grid in electricity sector recently have attracted much attention to improve the performance of power utilities. Many countries in the West including USA, Canada and within the EU are already involved in smart metering on pilot projects or in selective roll out for specific urban areas.

The months of November and December saw a huge influx of FIT applications submitted to METI and the respective Utility Companies. Reason behind was the fact that the first revision of the current FIT is due by end of March 2013, after which the new tariffs will become effective from April onward. Considering an application period around 3 months, makes end of December a cutoff date to secure the current rates.

Idemitsu to do biomass power generation

The World Bank has extended support to Bangladesh in addressing its power shortages.

SL Time reported that Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party alleges that a large sum of money has been paid as

GMR will exit its first IPP outside India by selling the entire 70% stake in its Singapore plant.

Thailand will ask Malaysia to supply 200MW of electricity.

Prices rose by RMB300 and RMB290 a metric ton for gasoline and diesel, respectively.

The Australian Greens is calling for investment in clean energy infrastructure.

Coal accounts for 66.4% of the total energy consumed.