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ADB will help Asia and the Pacific develop the know-how and capabilities to make solar energy.

ADB and the Japanese government will fund studies into the feasibility of wind power facilities in the northern Philippines. It seeks to help reduce the country’s reliance on coal and oil-fired power, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

ADB is lending Bangchak Petroleum Company up to US$140 million to build two solar power plants in central Thailand.

Jiangsu Linyang will be responsible for designing, engineering and constructing an 8.1 MW PV power plant in Heyuan . It will also supply the PV modules to be used in this project. These were among the terms of the contract that Jiangsu Linyang, a wholly owned subsidiary of Solarfun, has entered into with Guangdong Guohua New Energy Investment Co., Ltd. This solar power project, subsidized by the national Golden Sun program, will be owned by Guohua New Energy, a Heyuan-based company founded in September, 2009. This project is expected to become operational by December 30, 2010. When completed, the plant is expected to cover a total area of approximately 30 hectares and generate approximately 8.1 MWh of electricity per year. "We are excited to have been selected for this important project. It is the largest EPC project for Solarfun in China and should help position us well for further growth from other similar projects in the future. This project builds on our prior project experience in China,” commented Dr. Ping Peter Xie, Chief Executive Officer and President of Solarfun.

Even without carbon price introduction, investment in Australia's National Electricity Market gas-fired electricity generation plant could reach AUD7.8bn over the next six years.

ABB will supply Generator Circuit Breakers to major hydropower plants coming up in China. The deal is part of power sources to China’s “West to East power transmission” program. ABB will deliver HEC7/8 Generator Circuit Breakers, featuring the world’s largest breaking capacity, to the Xiluodu HPP, Xiangjiaba HPP, Jinping-I&II HPPs, and Guandi HPP projects, ensuring their safe and efficient operation.

The CA01, the most critical structural module in NI of Haiyang Unit 1, has been successfully installed. This is another major milestone after the Unit 2 CI FCD in late September this year.The State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation celebrated the lift and emplacement of the central 'CA01' module only around one year after the official start of construction. The module will contain main components including the reactor pressure vessel and two steam generators within the reactor building. The process to move the 841-tonne module took six hours and required the use of a very large twin-boom crawler crane, itself weighing 2000 tonnes not including counterweights.The T-shaped CA01 is also the largest and most complicated structural module in construction. Comprised of 47 sub-modules and weighing 1053 tons, it is mainly used to form structural rooms and accommodate such key equipment as pressure vessel.

The AES Corporation has commenced development on the expansion of its Masinloc power generation facility. It would represent an infrastructure investment of up to $800 million.

The new 800MW Co-Generation Plant is designed for increased thermal efficiency.

To achieve development, Sri Lanka must nurture capable youthful leaders to head state institutions such as the Ceylon Electricity Board. This was emphasized by Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka in his keynote address at the 136th birth anniversary celebrations of D.J. Wimalasurendra who pioneered hydro power in Sri Lanka.

Chubu Electric will construct an 8 MW solar power station in Miho, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City. The new station is scheduled for commencement of operation in FY2014, and its operation will reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 4,000 metric tons per year.

NDPL will produce up to 40 MW of clean renewable energy using SAIP’s patented plasma gasification bio-energy solution. It will be used in North Delhi Power Limited’s distribution network of North and Northwest Delhi.

Jim Jacoby, Tri-Sen’s Vice-President of Marketing, shares about turbine safety, the technical improvements that need to be considered, and what can be done to maximise safety benefits.

Suzlon Energy is in talks to buy the remaining nine percent stake in German unit REpower Systems AG.

Air Products has signed a turnkey gas supply contract for a new crystalline PV facility in Melaka, Malaysia.