Environment

Hongyanhe nuclear power station comes online

The nuclear plant will generate 45 billion kilowatt hours yearly for northeast China.

Hongyanhe nuclear power station comes online

The nuclear plant will generate 45 billion kilowatt hours yearly for northeast China.

Japan’s LNG consumption stays at peak levels

January consumption is second largest on record.

Alstom to supply wind turbines for Eurus wind farm in Japan

Alstom will supply 10 of its wind turbines for the wind farm at Kawazu.

Hong Kong needs to be more energy efficient

Buildings should be more energy efficient to save power to help transform Hong Kong into a low carbon city.

Japan to beef up transmission system

Upgrade triggered by plan to triple wind power capacity.

Coal stocks up in China

Large drop in electricity consumption leads to large coal inventories.

China comes to rescue of the UK’s nuclear program

State-owned China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group could build four nuclear plants.

India challenges discrimination against US solar cell imports

Will respond this week to charges of “forced localization”.

Japanese government opposes TEPCO bidding

TEPCO bidding plan for coal-fired thermal plants should be put on hold.

Japan wants to triple wind power capacity

The target is 7.5 million kilowatts by 2023.

Australia aims to halve solar thermal cost

Increases funding for concentrating solar power technologies.

Meralco to invest US$5 billion on expansion

Says projects will improve its distribution network.

China again leads the world in new wind installations

Total installations in 2012 were over one-third of all new capacity worldwide.

Japanese garments maker enters solar power business

Generous feed-in tariff entices Gunze Ltd to venture into solar.

PNOC seeks power plant investors

Will build coal-fired power plants in two Philippine provinces.