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Japan pours funds into hydrogen fuel research

Post-Fukushima Japan continues to favor hydrogen fuel as a key alternative to nuclear energy.

Japan pours funds into hydrogen fuel research

Post-Fukushima Japan continues to favor hydrogen fuel as a key alternative to nuclear energy.

Australia's 600MW brown coal project gets 'frozen'

A $1.23 billion brown coal-gas hybrid power plant in Australia has been frozen after a tribunal imposed difficult conditions.

Philippine company to begin mass production of PV panels

The solar power subsidiary of the Philippines’ largest conglomerate prepares to foray into an already oversupplied photovoltaic panels sector.

China loses clean energy leadership to the USA

The USA ends China’s two-year run as the world’s top investor in renewable energy.

Chinese firm to build $2.4B Indian power project

Power Construction Corporation of China will build the second phase of a massive $2.4 bililon coal-fired power complex in southern India.

Pakistan working on 20,000MW hydropower projects

Hydropower projects with cumulative generation capacity of about 20,000MW are currently in progress in Pakistan.

Philippine “green financing” program extended

Renewable energy projects demand huge investments and a pioneering Philippine program supporting RE will continue.

China and Turkey agree to cooperate on nuclear energy projects

Both countries end 27 years of indifference to forge deals on nuclear energy and other investments.

Thailand Joins the Solar Fast Lane

Solar Power Company will put up 34 solar plants totalling 204 MW in Isaan by the end of 2012.

Japan to build its largest solar energy plant this year

Electric power derived from solar energy has just taken a great surge forward in Japan.

Indonesia's PLN to bid $2.18B Sumatra-Java grid

PLN will begin the tender process for the US$2.18 billion Sumatra-Java interconnection project.

Demand for turbines in India may drop by nearly 400 megawatts

A generous tax break credited with the massive surge in wind power investments in India has been blown away.

Nepal clears China's $1.6 B hydroelectric project amid irregularities

A parliamentary panel cleared the way for a Chinese company to build a $1.6 billion hydroelectric plant in Nepal.

Vietnam reaffirms economic importance of nuclear power plants

Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang said nuclear power plants are of essential significance for the national development.

Sri Lanka threatened by India's new nuke plants

The Sri Lankan government has proposed an MoU to India on nuclear disaster management, according to Power Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.

India's largest solar power plant comes online

India's energy grid can look forward to an additional 40MW of electricity, this from solar power.

U.S. investment arm lends US$250 million to Indian RE projects

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has injected long-term capital to help unlock India's huge renewable energy potential.