South Korea plans to build two new nuclear reactors within the next 15 years in an effort to revive its nuclear power footing for energy, the government announced Monday. The addition will increase the number of reactors to 39 by 2029. Currently, Korea has 23 reactors nationwide. The expansion of nuclear power is included in the seventh "basic plan for long-term electricity supply and demand," which covers ...

A venture between Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is more than doubling capacity to produce a key solar device, tracking growth in Asia and the U.S. Production of inverters, which allow solar power to be fed into grids, will begin at a factory in Texas in late July and at a plant in Yancheng, China, as early as October, said Hidehiko Kikuchi, head of the power electronics systems division at Tos ...

India will switch on a massive 48GW of new wind power in the coming decade as Asia Pacific excluding China (APeC) sets off on a construction spree that is expected to lead to record-setting market expansion in the region, according to research from Make Consulting. Taken together, regional core markets India, Australia and Japan will commission almost 80% of the more than 79GW forecast to be brought online ...