Taiwan's Economic Affairs Minister, Shih Yen-shiang, has used a meeting of APEC Energy Security Policy Roundtable to highlight the country's “green growth” achievements.In 2010, the country's green technology competitiveness was ranked sixth globally and second in Asia by the International Institute for Management and Development
Japan's plans to move away from nuclear power and replace it with renewable energy sources will cost the country around USD280 billion in new investment by 2020 according to Greenpeace.
Chinese stock markets will be feeling relieved following the significant rise in share price of Beijing Jingyuntong Technology on the day of its début.
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co Ltd said it expects the global solar cell market to be worth USD70 billion by 2020, more than double last year’s USD30 billion, with falling prices and government support expected to drive demand globally.
Choi Chang-sik, executive vice-president of the company’s solar energy division, told Reuters in an interview that a growing aversion to nuclear power after the radiation crisis in Japan and rising oil prices would lift demand for solar energy.
Californian company BioSolar has entered into an agreement with Korean sales reps Shin Ha to supply plant-based backsheet components to Asian PV manufactures targeting the lucrative North American market.
US solar giant First Solar on Tuesday announced a 100 mw solar module supply agreement with India’s Reliance Power in the largest PV module supply agreement in India to date.
The results of Ernst & Young's latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indicies show that little has changed at the top of the rankings since the previous quarter. China still tops the All Renewables Index although India has fallen one position to fourth, trailing the US and Germany.
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the developer of a high efficiency PV-panel-Antenna Integration technology, was recognized as an Excellent Organization at the Solar Industry Awards (SIA), marking the first Asian country to receive the title, announced the country’s state-run Central News Agency Tuesday.
The three largest suppliers of PV modules in Q2’11 were all Chinese according to the latest industry report from IMS Research. Suntech, Yingli Solar and Trina Solar collectively grew their shipments by almost 20 percent over the previous quarter despite difficult market conditions, increasing their market share and furthering China’s growing dominance in this market.
While other large car companies have been announcing deals to develop new technologies, Mitsubishi New Zealand has signed up SolarCity to provide its new EV car customers with a rooftop solar system, which should pay for the car's use. Laudable as Mitsubishi's marketing strategy is, the scheme brings into sharp focus dark shadows around New Zealand's policy on solar energy.
India-based energy company Reliance Power (RPower) has secured funding worth Rs400 crore (UD87m) from US Ex-Im Bank for the construction of a 40mw photovoltaic (PV) plant in Rajasthan. The new facility is expected to become operational by March 2012, according to the Economic Times.
Several well-known companies in China's nuclear power sector gathered recently in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to sign a raft of large-scale energy project contracts.
China has set a target of creating 1 million kw of concentrated solar power (CSP) by 2015, a government plan showed Friday, as part of its efforts to expand the use of alternative energy sources.
CSP plants produce electric power by converting the sun’s energy into high-temperature
Chinese photovoltaic equipment maker Beijing Jingyuntong Technology has set an initial public offering price at 50 times its historic earnings, boosted by demand from the country's push for solar energy.
The city of Zalandun in Inner Mongolia, has been continuously investing in and building its photovoltaic power project and has now become a model city for China’s alternative energy development.
Called the “Solar City”, Zalandun’s photovoltaic construction projects have a budget of 80 million yuan (USD12.5 million), and are currently installing non-silicon photovoltaic cells (BIPV) on the rooftops of a wide range of public buildings including the local forestry school, manufacturing plants, prisons, warehouses and health clinics.
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has put its B+ rating of solar wafer manufacturer LDK Solar on a credit watch following the Chinese company’s move to lower its financial guidance.
SunBorne Energy has received a INR1.4 billion (US$30.6 million) loan to build its 15MW solar plant in Gujarat, India. It is one of the first contracts to secure funding from India’s initial auction for solar development permits under the National Solar Mission programme.
Thai industrial conglomerate Loxley Plc has announced a plan to build a solar farm with over 8mw capacity in a bid to expand into the green energy business through a variety of renewable sources, including seaweed, waste and wind.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.
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