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9 May 2012	Asia Continues to Dominate Solar Module Output Chinese suppliers and First Solar are still tops, but other players are making a run to support their domestic power needs. First Solar and a host of Chinese firms continued to dominate solar module manufacturing in 2011, jockeying over the same...
16 Apr 2012	Indonesia provides geothermal opportunity Lying on the Pacific's rim of fire, New Zealand and Indonesia share a history of not just earthquakes but massive volcanic activity. New Zealanders have become world leaders in harnessing it to produce electricity. They have also been sharing that...
29 Mar 2012	What is the future of post-2012 CDM following COP 17? By Jennifer Lauber Patterson With the end of the first Kyoto Protocol (KP) commitment period due to expire on 31 December 2012, there have been many questions raised about the future of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). The agreement of a...
28 Mar 2012	MHI receives order to build 1600MW GTCC plant in Thailand Japan-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has received a full-turnkey order for a project to build a 1,600MW gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation plant in Thailand. The order was made by Gulf JP NS Company (GNS), a wholly owned...
19 Mar 2012	Government to build solar cell company in West Java The Ministry of State Owned Enterprises plans to build a solar cell company in Karawang, West Java, in response to the growing suggestions that Indonesia should use more renewable energy and reduce its dependency on fossil fuel, a minister said. “...
16 Mar 2012	Thai PTT to expedite expansion of LNG terminal on gas demand surge Thailand's PTT is looking at expediting the expansion of its LNG receiving terminal by 1-2 years to cope with the country's faster-than-expected growth in natural gas demand. The Thai state-controlled energy concern sees the need to add a second 5...
12 Mar 2012	Tata Power chooses clean energy India’s largest power utility won’t invest in coal-fired power plants but will go for clean energy projects instead. Tata Power Company described coal fired projects as “impossible” to develop considering the already high and rising price of coal. “...
12 Mar 2012	Asian super grid targets Mongolian solar and wind power Desert solar energy could be powering homes in Russia, Japan, and China under plans by Desertec and backed by the Japanese Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF). The two organisations have partnered to promote the creation of a new electricity grid to...
9 Mar 2012	Exclusive Content: New Generation Fossil fuels power the way into the new century The rising costs of resources is leading the drive to enhance efficiencies in the fossil fuel energy sector, say experts. Increasing costs of oil, gas, and coal, coupled with reducing subsidies and pledges to reduce CO2 emissions, is leading to new...
8 Mar 2012	Malaysia: Power plays Author: Oxford Business Group Change is in the air for Malaysia’s power sector, with recent developments including bids on new facilities and change of ownership for old ones. Government oversight has also been evolving, throwing up questions about...
3 Mar 2012	Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne Signs Agreement for Commercial-Scale Gasification Demonstration Plant in China CANOGA PARK, Calif., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has signed a negotiation framework agreement with two energy industry leaders to design, construct and operate a commercial-scale advanced gasification...
29 Feb 2012	Five Companies Compete for Aceh Geothermal Project ACEH BESAR, Indonesia Today – The head of Aceh Besar Development Planning Agency (Bappeda), Zulkifli, has on Thursday (February 9) revealed that five companies are competing in the Seulawah Agam geothermal project. Zulkifli told The Globe Journal...
23 Feb 2012	Alstom will deliver a 1,000 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant at Tanjung Bin, Malaysia Alstom and its consortium partners have signed a contract worth globally over €1 billion with Tanjung Bin Energy Issuer Bhd , the wholly owned subsidiary of Malakoff Corporation Berhad, to provide a 1000 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant at...
20 Feb 2012	Millions to benefit from low cost solar in Asia and Africa Millions of impoverished people in some of the world’s poorest countries will soon have access to low-cost solar power after a deal was struck last week between solar provider ToughStuff and the Business Call to Action (BCtA) network. The deal will...
17 Feb 2012	Asian businesses cushion recession fears with renewable energy by Catherine Ong With the year opening rife with news of an impending global recession in most major economies, as well as the growth of emerging markets, the demand for renewable energy is set to rise. As developed nations seek to cut costs...
16 Feb 2012	Insurers eye weather risks for renewables Insurers are expecting business from renewable energy projects to grow, notably in protecting them against a lack of natural resources, according to brokerage firm Marsh. Operators and financiers of renewable energy generation are demanding “all-...
14 Feb 2012	Tata Power to make $125 million equity investment in geothermal project in Indonesia NEW DELHI: Leading private power producer Tata Power expects to pump an equity investment of about $ 125 million in a joint venture to develop the 240 MW geothermal project in Indonesia. The company along with its consortium partners Australia's...
13 Feb 2012	DoE OKs permits for 13 power companies The Department of Energy (DoE) has granted certificates of endorsement (COEs) to 13 companies, which can generate a combined 2,439 megawatts of power. Data from the DoE showed that as of end-December 2011, it awarded the COEs—a requirement for the...
12 Feb 2012	Bakrie Power to Construct New Plant in E. Kalimantan Bakrie Power, a subsidiary of a holding company of Bakrie & Brothers, plans to build a $340 million power plant in East Kalimantan that will be capable of generating 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity. Ali Herman, president director of Bakrie...
8 Feb 2012	Renewable energy investors eyeing Asia beyond China, India HONG KONG/MANILA Global renewable energy investors are increasingly looking to Southeast and South Asia, lured by investment incentives rolled out by governments in the region amid a bleak outlook for clean energy investment in Europe and the United...
7 Feb 2012	Sumitomo Bets on Indonesia’s Growing Need for Electricity Sumitomo, one of Japan’s largest diversified business groups, plans to invest in various energy projects valued at $10.1 billion in Indonesia as it tries to take advantage of the archipelago’s growing needs for electricity. Sumitomo plans to invest...
3 Feb 2012	EDC Eyeing Asia-Africa Expansion Geothermal Energy By MYRNA M. VELASCO February 3, 2012, 11:13pm MANILA, Philippines — After acquiring 70-percent stake in geothermal projects for Chile and Peru, Lopez-controlled firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC) has indicated plans of...
1 Feb 2012	Rapid-growth markets provide driving force for renewable energy investment London, 22 November 2011: While developed countries remain focused on slowing demand and cutting costs, an insatiable hunger for energy within the emerging markets now appears to be the surprising driving force behind renewable energy investment...
1 Feb 2012	Wind Energy Holding Co. Plans $550 Million of Projects in Thailand by 2016 Wind Energy Holding Co., a Bangkok-based wind project developer, plans to erect three 90-MW wind farms in Korat, Thailand by 2016. The three wind farms would, thus, have a combined electricity generation capacity of 270 MW. The wind farms would be...
1 Feb 2012	South Korea Shatters World Record With Gigantic Off-Shore Wind Farm South Korea just announced the investment of $8.2 billion to build a gigantic 2,500 MW offshore wind farm, according to Wind Daily. It is part of a $36 billion investment to meet its targeted greenhouse gas reduction pledged after the Copenhagen...
1 Feb 2012	Asia Pacific Solar PV Installations Grew 165% In 2011 The Asia Pacific region installed 2.8GW of PV in the final quarter of last year and looks set to grow an additional 40% in 2012. Unfortunately, Australia's outlook for solar panel installs isn't so positive. According to NPD SolarBuzz, 6GW of PV was...
29 Jan 2012	12.800 MW PLTA is Ready to Develop JAKARTA. PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (Persero) will develop 12.800 Megawatt (MW) of Hydro Power Plant (PLTA) up to 2025. The President Director PLN, Nur Pamudji stated that the capacity of 12.800 MW spread in 96 points of water energy resources...
25 Jan 2012	Hydropower Driving Social Change in Laos Vientiane, Laos. At the edge of a vast reservoir on the windy Nakai plateau, Hom, a 54-year-old villager, sits in her wood and rattan home recalling how life has changed ever since a dam was built on the Nam Theun River, a tributary of the...
18 Jan 2012	New technologies reduce environmental impacts of coal-fired plants Robert S Giglio looks at the reality of clean coal in our energy future Coal-fired power plants play an important role in providing energy at low prices. The reality is that coal is abundant, efficient, and less expensive than most other energy...
9 Jan 2012	Indonesia Today: World Bank Funds Cisokan Hydropower Plant Theindonesiatoday.com - World Bank has officially signed loan agreement with Indonesian Government as well as project agreement with PT PLN in order to establish the Hydro Power Plant Upper Cisokan Pumped Storage 4x260MW in West Java. Ministry of...
9 Jan 2012	Star Energy Targets 4 Geothermal and Oil Fields in 2012 Friday, 16 December 2011 11:39 Written by Hatman Bintang Theindonesiatoday.com - Star Energy, a company controlled by Indonesian tycoon Prajogo Pangestu, targets to get two new geothermal working area and two oil and gas fields in 2012. CEO...
9 Jan 2012	Asian Countries At Head Of Developing World Pack In Renewable Energy Shift By Peter Gardett Published: January 4, 2012 Renewable energy's future is now in the developing world, analysts at accounting giant Ernst & Young claim, as cost-conscious and indebted industrial economies focus on investments like smart grid...
9 Jan 2012	PLN Proposes Development of 12 Power Plants Friday, 02 December 2011 11:09 Written by Hatman Bintang/Ferdi Hasiman PLN.co.id Theindonesiatoday.com - State-utility firm PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) suggests the development of 12 new power plants with total capacity of 1,293MW as a...
15 Dec 2011	Adani Power conferred with National Energy Conservation Award 2011 Adani Power Ltd, India's largest private thermal power producer, is proud to announce that its state-of-the-art Mundra power plant has been awarded the National Energy Conservation Award under the Thermal Power Station in India-- prize by the Bureau...
15 Dec 2011	Sino Clean Energy wins pilot 'clean coal' project in Thailand Sino Clean Energy has announced a memorandum of understanding to design and build a pilot coal-water slurry plant in Thailand for Nathalin Welstar Energy. It took five months of negotiations to ink the deal. The subsidiary of the Thai marine...
15 Dec 2011	Carbon capture, storage has great potential in VN While carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a new concept in Vietnam, the country offers good opportunities for the technology, especially in the energy sector. Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s General Directorate...
15 Dec 2011	Doosan Wins Korea’s First IGCC Demonstration Plant Project Worth US$ 453 million Korea Western Power to complete the 300MW-class plant at a site near Taean Thermal Power Plant in 2015. Eco-friendly technology extracts synthetic gas from coal to produce electricity. To create a 1 trillion dollar, 400GW “Blue Ocean Market" by...
15 Dec 2011	Hydroelectric project provides economic benefits for Laotian villagers VENTIANE: Landlocked Laos, one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, is striving to become the 'battery' for the power-hungry region. But can the building of dams go hand-in-hand with sustainable development? Construction of a dam anywhere...