Asia
17 March 2009
The 2009 industry forecast predicts that the word's wind energy capacity will nearly triple in the next five years, following a decade of spectacular growth, according to the Global Wind Energy Council. This development will be led by tremendous growth in China, and steady expansion in Europe and North America.
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16 March 2009
The global solar photovoltaic market installations hit unprecedented highs of 5.95GW in 2008, marking an increase of 110 per cent over the previous year, according to a report by Solarbuzz.
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13 March 2009
China will install up to 2,001MW of renewable power through the use of wind and hydropower stations in a bid to boost the economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to reports
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13 March 2009
Tempress Systems, the subsidiary of Amtech Systems, a global supplier of automation systems for solar cells, has secured $3m in follow-on solar orders from two new Asian customers.
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12 March 2009
Navajo Wind Energy Corp. has received a letter of intent to finance its 200MW wind farm project located in Xinjiang, China. The company values the project at more than $450m.
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12 March 2009
Energosolar Hungary Equipment Manufacturing, a manufacturer of thin-film solar modules, and Hong Kong-based Parity Solar have signed a contract to develop a new production line of solar modules in Jiangsu, China.
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9 March 2009
Wind energy development company Navajo Wind Energy Corp. (formerly Caliber Energy) has begun negotiations for a joint venture partnership with wind turbine developer Mingchuang Energy Manufacturing Co. to manufacture wind turbines internationally. The companies have also signed a turbine supply and purchase agreement for 80 wind turbines for the company's Xinjiang wind farm project.
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6 March 2009
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic product manufacturers, has announced that three of its PRC subsidiaries have received new short-term loans totaling RMB420m ($61.4m) from domestic banks and an affiliate of the company.
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5 March 2009
Japanese industrial group Mitsubishi Corporation has taken a 34 per cent stake in renewable energy company Acciona's Amper Central Solar, the developer of Portugal´s Amareleja (Moura) photovoltaic solar plant, for €261m.
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3 March 2009
eSolar, a producer of solar power plants, has signed a licensing agreement with the ACME Group, an India-based infrastructure solutions company, to build up to 1,000MW of solar power plans over the next ten years. In addition, ACME will invest $30m in eSolar.
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3 March 2009
Natural Fuels Industries Company Inc., an affiliate of Vega Promotional Systems, has signed an agreement to acquire a manufacturing facility in Thailand to produce alternative energy.
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3 March 2009
AECOM Environment, an environmental services management company, is exploring the viability of turning organic waste into energy, fuel and power for Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department.
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2 March 2009
Solar energy companies are cutting costs at a pace that will soon make solar power competitive with grid electricity in several major global markets, according to a new report from PHOTON Consulting, entitled The True Cost of Solar Power: Race to $1/W.
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2 March 2009
Evolution Solar Corp., a solar energy technology company, has opened a second office in Xiamen, designed to oversee the future development of its latest technology, The Evolution 300.
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27 February 2009
China Sunergy Co, a specialised solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, has entered into a wafer purchase agreement and a solar cell sales agreement with a US-based photovoltaic products firm.
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27 February 2009
Tokyo Electron, a global supplier of semiconductor production equipment, has teamed up with Oerlikon Solar.
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26 February 2009
Navajo Wind Energy that forged a joint partnership agreement for a 50 per cent stake in the CSRI Xuzhou Nantung 35MW wind farm development.
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25 February 2009
Fuel cell developer ACAL Energy has received an investment from Japanese trading giant Sumitomo Corporation, through its investment arm SC Green Tech Ventures, according to reports.
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24 February 2009
US renewable energy company Navajo Wind Energy (formerly Caliber Energy Inc.) has signed an agreement with Australian industrial technology company, Vector Industrial Designs, to participate in the research, development and optimisation of various proprietary wind turbine technology designs.
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23 February 2009
Japan Photovoltaic Expansion Center, part of the Japanese Photovoltaic Energy Association, has received TUV Rheinland Photovoltaic Certificates for its residential solar generation installation subsidy programme.
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