Staff Reporter

Alstom Grid acquires smart substation provider ASAT Solutions

Last December Alstom Grid announced it had acquired Canadian Smart Grid technology company ASAT Solutions - a strategic move to offer integrated substation data management solutions for utilities and industrial customers worldwide.

Siemens launches new protection devices for high and medium voltage

Modularity of hardware and software to meet the changing and individual requirements of modern grids during the whole life cycle

Lockheed Martin to build China’s first OTEC plant

First commercial scale OTEC Plant to be built off the coast of southern China.

Tepco posts US$7 billion net loss for 2012

Its third straight yearly loss due to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Real estate developer to build 12 power projects in Mindanao

A Brown Company, Inc said projects will generate a peak 110 megawatts.

Solutions to Mindanao power crisis needed now

Emergency powers required to fast track solutions.

Taiwan could face power rationing by 2018

Government says this is possible if fourth nuclear power plant is scrapped.

Japan funding northern Philippine hydropower projects

Projects located in the provinces of Ifugao and Isabela in northern Luzon.

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.