Environment

Group wants to eliminate import duties on coking coal

One of India’s largest business organizations wants to reduce India’s rising power rates by lessening the tax burden of power producers.

Group wants to eliminate import duties on coking coal

One of India’s largest business organizations wants to reduce India’s rising power rates by lessening the tax burden of power producers.

Japan looks to sell nuclear technology to five countries

Despite its ongoing problems with its nuclear power industry, Japan is going ahead with plans to export nuclear technology to Turkey and other...

“Green avgas” to fuel more of China’s jets

China will use more jet biofuel as it moves to cut pollution by its airline industry.

South Korea to build “Mother of All Wind Farms”

No one can accuse the South Koreans of thinking small in renewable energy.

India stokes its nuclear power plants

The government moves to ensure the supply of uranium for India’s nuclear power plants.

Floating wind farms to be moored off ill-fated Fukushima

It’s also about replacing a symbol of catastrophic failure with a symbol of hope.

Goldwind mines South America

 State-owned Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company or Goldwind has gone to Chile.

Chinese solar panel maker receives funding for advanced technology

Trina Solar, a Chinese solar panel maker, has received bank funding to allow it to continue development of a technology it claims outperforms...

Petition made to redesign Indian tunnel hydropower projects

A petition was made to redesign all running, under construction and proposed tunnel-based hydropower projects in India.

China to build six nuclear power plants in Pakistan

Nuclear energy continues to find favor in two of Asia’s most militarily powerful countries.

China curtails polysilicon production to boost prices

A 60% plunge in world prices sees China artificially curb supply to boost demand—and prices.

Low-cost carbon capture technologies from China to soon find use in the USA

Thanks to a 3-year agreement between China and US companies for a research cooperation.

Restart of idled Japanese nuclear reactors crawl along

With practically all its nuclear reactors offline, Japan faces a serious power crisis this summer.

Russia reassures Vietnam on nuclear reactor safety

Vietnam has nothing to fear about the safety of the Russian-made nuclear reactors to be used in its first nuclear power plant.

Expensive coal takes a heavy toll on Tata Power

India's largest private power producer saw its profits plummet by 40% mainly as a result of surging coal prices.

China takes control of global wind power market

The wind is definitely blowing China’s way in the global wind energy industry.

India to increase funding for renewable energy by 130%

The rising cost of coal has been a godsend for India’s renewable energy industry.