Japan's new industry minister Yuko Obuchi said Sunday the resource-poor nation should be realistic about its energy needs as the government tries to convince a sceptical public on the necessity of nuclear power. More than three years after the disaster at Fukushima, where a tsunami sent reactors into meltdown, the Japanese public remains unconvinced of the safety of the technology. The difficult task of win ...

Indian construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won a contract from Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) to build a high-voltage double circuit transmission line in eastern Saudi Arabia. The turnkey order, which has been awarded by SEC subsidiary National Grid, is scheduled to be completed in two years. The scope of work includes design, engineering, testing and supply of extra high-voltage (E ...

Taiwan's electricity reserves have continued to decline recently, with an operating reserve of 4.17% registered at 1:41pm Thursday, the fourth consecutive day when the level fell below the 6% warning line, the state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) said. Electricity use has been high over the past few days as people adjusted the temperature lower on their air conditioners due to a heat wave occurring acr ...

Alstom has secured a contract from the state-run Vietnamese power giant to supply electromechanical equipment, including a 75 MW turbine, to the extension project of a hydropower plant in southern Vietnam, the French firm announced Tuesday. Vietnam Electricity, commonly known as EVN, has awarded a contract worth around €13 million (US$16.83 million) to Alstom for the design, manufacturing, testing, installi ...

TUV Rheinland, a global leader in the provision of testing and certification services for PV modules and components, recently issued its first Potential Induced Degradation (PID) test certificate in Greater China . New Duo-Max module (the PEG14 and PDG14 series) from Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) successfully passed the most stringent PID test and received the quality certification. This is a significant ...

Eaton Pushes Forward with Environmental Sustainability in Asia Pacific   Power management company Eaton is cementing its leadership in sustainability across the region, as three of its Asian facilities are honored in its zero waste-to-landfill program. The three Asian sites recognized for their contribution to environmental sustainability are located in China.   Since 2010, Eaton’s facilities worldwide ...

Cummins Power Generation to Host Global Virtual Event to Introduce the Next Generation of High-horsepower Generator Sets Online global events on November 5 and 6 will feature presentations by senior executives and live Q&A with technical experts, in an interactive virtual environment packed with detailed product information SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2014 — Cummins Power Generation Inc., a subsidiary of Cummi ...

NEC Asia Pacific partners with the Economic Development Board (EDB) to develop Smart Energy Solutions in Singapore NEC Asia Pacific announced today their partnership with Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB) in developing smart energy products and solutions in Singapore. This partnership will focus on product research and solution development in the areas of energy management & control, smart gr ...

China's top economic planning agency has proposed a 3-8 per cent cut in subsidies to wind-power generators, but the plan faces opposition from the country's big state-owned power companies, newspaper China Business News (CBN) said on Monday. China has become the world's biggest wind power generator over the past few years, helped by a government feed-in tariff system offering generators between 0.51 and 0.6 ...

Over the next five-years, India, China, and Japan are forecast to see the highest growth rates, with China alone projected to pass the 100 GW cumulative installation mark in 2018. The US will see somewhat slower growth than these Asian markets, but will still be the third-largest cumulative market globally on account of its historic strength in the PV industry and its continuous growth over the past decades ...