Staff Reporter

The registration of Jinzishan Wind Power Project in Ziyuan, Guangxi, has been approved by UN CDM EB.

The government of  Inner Mongolia approved the 6000-ton polysilicon and 800MW solar grade silicon sheet project undertaken by CPI Mengdong Energy Group.

 Unit 2 of Liangcun Cogeneration Plant of China Power Investment Hebei passed the 168-hour test run with an average unit load of 102.15%.

Yoshio Hachiro stepped down as head of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry after calling the evacuation zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant “towns of death”.

This brings India closer to its target of 15% capacity addition through renewable energy by the year 2020.

First Solar has signed an agreement with Reliance Power (RP) to supply 100MW of solar modules for its project in Rajasthan, India.

Japan's Marubeni has secured an engineering, procurement and construction contract from Perusahaan Listrik Negara to build a geothermal plant in West Java, Indonesia.

Indowind Energy is buying fourteen 2MW turbines from Shanghai Electric Group for its next project.  

Radioactive material released into the sea in the Fukushima nuclear power plant is three times more the amount estimated by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co , Japanese researchers say.

Tokyo Electric Power Co used a record amount of LNG for power generation last month as the No.1 and No.7 units at its sole online nuclear plant in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa were shut for maintenance. It left only two reactors in operation.   TEPCO used 2.079 million tonnes of LNG in August, exceeding the previous monthly record marked in August 2007.

Japan will end mandatory energy curbs in greater Tokyo and northern areas damaged by the March earthquake and tsunami.

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has come up with a set of recommendations for safety of nuclear power plants in India.

South Eastern Coalfields Limited has served a notice to its Aditya Birla Group's Birla Cellulosic unit for the cancellation of the letter of assurance and encashment of commitment guarantee for the said plant.

Masayoshi Son  said wind and geothermal power will likely be key components of his new power generation business, along with solar power.   The billionaire founder of Japanese telecom firm Softbank Corp , Son placed 1 billion yen of his own money to create the foundation in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis, said Softbank will invest 10 to 20 billion yen or $129-$257 million in the new business that it aims to set up by the spring of 2012.

Banpu Pcl has offered to buy Mongolia-focused Australian coal explorer Hunnu Coal Ltd for A$423 million or US$443 million.

The mechanism to adjust Vietnam's electricity price will based on the monthly calculation and examination of the volatility of fundamental input parameters in comparison with parameters in use to determine the current electricity price.