Hong Kong-based Symbior Energy has signed an agreement with Chinese solar PV manufacturer Phono Solar to jointly develop 40-MW solar power generating capacity in Thailand.
Power generated by renewable energy in China totaled to 968 billion kilowatt-hours in 2012, an increase of more than 30 percent according to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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.
Photovoltaic component manufacturer GT Solar has received an order for equipment worth USD55.1m from a new, unnamed client in Asia. The sale includes GT's complete range of polysilicon production machinery.
The CLP Group has reaffirmed its intention to focus on nuclear power, together with some wind generation, to fulfil the requirements of Hong Kong's Climate Change Strategy and Action Agenda.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, current Australian policies for promoting renewable energy will generate at least USD36 billion in new investments by the end of the decade.
West Java Energy and Human Resources Agency has announced the go-ahead to build at least 96 solar power plants in three sub-districts of Cianjur regency under a provincial program to supply energy for the rural population that has been in the works since 2003. The agency would also implement hydro- and micro-power plants.
The Samsung Group has signed a memorandum with the South Korean government for the development of a "green energy industrial complex" on 11.5 square kilometers of reclaimed land in North Jeolla Province over a 20-year period from 2021.
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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