General Electric (GE) is confident of capturing a big slice of Malaysia's power and energy market in the next couple of years through its new natural gas turbine technology (HA) that will help reduce fuel consumption by rebooting existing gas turbine fleet. GE President of Power and Water (Asia Pacific) Ramesh Singaram said the company was confident this product would be able to win the local market as HA g ...

The use of thin-film technology in Indian PV projects could be set for a rebound after having taken a beating over the past year, according to analysis from consultancy Bridge to India. The company’s India Solar Map 2014 published this week revealed that the share of thin-film modules in projects installed in India in the past year has fallen after having previously been far higher than the global average. ...

VTRON, the world leading video cube provider held the 6th VTRON International Distributor Meeting (VIDM 2014) on 27 August 2014 at its headquarters in Guangzhou, China. With the theme of “Expanding Opportunities with Visualisation Integrated Solutions”, the annual event was aimed to line up VTRON’s international distributors to let them have the first-hand experience on VTRON’s latest solutions, keep abreas ...

Japan's nuclear regulator has given its formal safety sign-off for two reactors at a nuclear plant in the south of the country to restart. The Sendai plant secured preliminary approval for the restart in July and has now completed a public consultation period. The regulator says the reactors have met new standards introduced after the Fukushima disaster. These are the first two reactors to secure this permi ...

The Chinese government have proposed a new $16 billion investment which would stimulate growth in the country’s electric vehicle (EV) market. According to a GlobalData report, China currently has over 70,000 EVs on its roads but is planning to increase this number to five million, including plug-in hybrid vehicles, by 2020. Strategic planning and the country-wide installation of DC and level-2 charging will ...

CGN Power Co of China, the largest nuclear-power producer by installed capacity, applied for a USD2bn initial public offering with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The country's biggest nuclear-power company made its filing on 3 September. If the HKSE grants approval to CGN Power, its IPO will be carried on in Q4 of this year. CGN Power's joint sponsors are Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, China International C ...

The Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) was right to invest in power production. To date, Vinacomin has had five thermal power plants with total capacity of 1,550MW operating effectively, contributing more than five percent of the country’s total power output. It is expected to account for 10 percent or more by 2025. Right decision Vinacomin planned to build thermal power plants n ...

As Singapore transforms its energy supply landscape, the use of solar power as a source of electricity is poised for a dramatic increase. A roadmap on solar energy launched in July forecasts that the use of solar power could jump by almost 200 per cent by 2050 if certain conditions are met. However, experts and stakeholders Channel NewsAsia spoke with said several issues need to be addressed before this tra ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have hoped that a 40-year-old mother-of-two with impeccable political pedigree might prove the acceptable face of nuclear power when he appointed her industry minister. But, say observers, Yuko Obuchi will have her work cut out convincing a public still badly scarred by the Fukushima disaster that it is safe to switch the country's 48 atomic reactors back on. "I too am ...

Germany to grant 4.7 mln USD for Vietnam's wind power development Vietnam's prime minister has approved the project to develop the country's wind power worth 3.7 million euros (4.8 million U.S. dollars), of which Germany will grant 3.6 million euros (4.7 million U.S. dollars) as non- refundable aid, local Saigon Times daily reported Friday. Specifically, the project, to be implemented during 2014-2018, will ...