Autodesk has released two new additions to its portfolio of software for building information modeling (BIM) for sustainable infrastructure: Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2012 and AutoCAD Utility Design 2012.
US solar company Evergreen Solar Inc filed for bankruptcy on Monday, its once cutting-edge technology falling victim to competition from cheaper Chinese rivals and solar subsidy cuts in Europe, according to Reuters.
China's rising dependence on imported oil is threatening the country's energy security, and the government should step up energy management to ensure supply in future, experts have warned.
China plans to invest two billion yuan (USD313 million) a year for the next five years on ecological protection for grasslands in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
China's State Oceanic Administration (SOA) issued a statement yesterday saying the oil spill in the Penglai 19-3 oil-field developed by ConocoPhillips China caused damage to China's oceanic ecological system, and that the North China Sea branch of the SOA will, on behalf of the country, file lawsuits against companies responsible for the leaks.
Bangladesh could generate 10MW electricity from sea waves at five points along its coast that have four meters tidal range according to an expert in the field.
India's fast-growing clean and green sector is expected to create about one million new jobs over the next two years, offering employment opportunities in diverse areas, according to experts in the field.
The Malaysian Government has pushed back implementation of its feed-in tariff (FiT) system for the renewable energy sector from 1 September to 1 December.
Only days after China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) set up a new feed-in-tariff (FiT) for PV project tenders, worries have already arisen about its financial viability for some PV companies.
Taiwan's Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has chosen four regions to serve as low carbon models. New Taipei City, Taichung City, Tainan City and Yilan County were selected because they submitted the most innovative and practicable carbon reduction plans, according to the EPA.
Each of the four proposed a distinctive plan in accordance with its environmental conditions and unique industrial and cultural characteristics, the agency said.
The Jakarta city administration has inaugurated its first treatment centers that will use waste to generate energy and plans to build two more under build-operate-transfer arrangements. The Cakung Cilincing intermediate treatment facility in North Jakarta started operating at the beginning of August. It will a reach its full capacity of 1,300 tons per day in July next year, produce 445,669 million metric British thermal units of gas - enough to generate 4.95MW of electricity.
Like Google and Microsoft before it, Cisco has decided to pull down the curtain on its Home Energy Management offering, a combination of a controller and services that it announced last year. The move mirrors Google's recent decision to kill its PowerMeter and Microsoft's upcoming mothballing of its Hohm energy monitoring service.
Xinhua reports that ConocoPhillips China, a subsidiary of the US-based oil company ConocoPhillips, has admitted that a new oil spill source has been found from the company's platforms in China's Bohai Bay, China's maritime authorities said Friday.
The board of Shanghai-based photovoltaic (PV) component producer JA Solar has approved a share repurchase programme authorising the company to reacquire up to $100m of the company's American Depositary Shares (ADS).
The arrangement is effective immediately and allows the company to purchase ADSs on the open market at prevailing rates, in negotiated transactions off the market and in block trades.
Three cities in India are installing LED (light-emitting diode) lamps as part of a global effort to switch to better, more energy-efficient lighting.
Thane, Kolkata and Haldia have all joined The Climate Group's global LED project and are working to replace existing streetlights with longer-lasting, high-efficiency LEDs. Kolkata expects to install 273 LED streetlights as part of a pilot program, while Haldia plans to put up 290 LED lamps and Thane is aiming for 314 retrofits.
Japan's ruling Democratic Party has reached an agreement with the main opposition parties late last week to pass a bill designed to promote renewable energy, an opposition lawmaker said, setting the stage for unpopular Prime Minister Naoto Kan to resign once the law is enacted, according to Reuters.
China's National Energy Administration (NEA) announced Sunday that the country's total electric power consumption rose 12.2 percent from a year earlier to 2.69 trillion kilowatt-hours (kwh) during the first seven months of this year.
An eco-friendly building at Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has achieved LEED Platinum certification -- the highest level of recognition from the US Green Building Council, the university announced Thursday.
US solar sector supply chain producer Spire has become the latest US company in the solar sector to establish a base in India with the launch of a new subsidiary in Bangalore.
Solar modules manufacturer Surana Ventures has signed up AEG Power Solutions to provide to electrical systems for a 5MW solar power plant in Gujarath, India.
This is the latest in a string of deals for AEG Power Solutions in India. Since march is has picked up contracts encompassing 25 MW of solar farm developments across the country. As a result of increased demand the company is building a new factory in Bangalore.
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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