The world’s cities will add 2.5 billion more residents by 2050, more than half of them in Asia. The effect of this great migration on climate change will depend in part on what kind of homes, factories and office buildings they live and work in. It’s a seemingly minor but significant issue that should attract attention from officials gathered at this week’s United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Bonn. Bu ...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO) have successfully completed testing of MHPS's 2-shaft 120MW H-100 Gas Turbine. The H-100 utilizes the latest combustor technology and is the industry leader in terms of low NOx (single digit ppm) for full-load operations. With this, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries G ...

In what observers say is a departure from the previous stance of going slow on hydropower projects, the Uttarakhand government is now pushing hard for faster clearances for 10 hydro power projects in the state. Towards this aim, the state is seeking the intervention of the central government in order to bolster the power generation capacity of the hill state. During a recent visit by Niti Aayog vice-chairma ...

L3 MAPPS Signs Seven-Year Support Agreement for Tihange 1 Full Scope Simulator  L3 MAPPS announced today that it has signed a seven-year agreement with ENGIE Electrabel to provide support services for the Tihange 1 full scope simulator located at the Tihange nuclear power plant in Huy, Belgium. “L3 MAPPS is very pleased that ENGIE Electrabel has the confidence in us to support the Tihange 1 simulator,” said ...

Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, along with NGK INSULATORS, LTD., the worldwide leader of manufacturing advanced ceramic products, announced on November 8 the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). Under the MOU, the two companies will explore global opportunities to jointly market NGK's NAS (R) battery and Schneider Electric's inverte ...

“Finland is a world leader in waste-to-energy technology, and this has proven to be a segment of singular interest to Vietnam,” said Saku Liuksia, Finpro’s programme manager of waste-to-energy and bioenergy. Saku was the leader of a delegation of 16 Finnish exhibitors to Vietwater 2017 expo ended in Ho Chi Minh City on November 10. “Vietnam has long struggled with issues of waste management, with a recent s ...

China's big solar panel manufacturers are pushing hard for market share in Japan, threatening to edge out local manufacturers as cost-conscious solar plant operators are enticed by the lower prices Chinese producers offer. Companies such as JinkoSolar Holding and Trina Solar sense an opening for their low-cost products, as plant operators in Japan look to cut spending in response to a change in the country' ...

Malaysia's largest combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Alor Gajah, Malacca is expected to begin operations in 2021. Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd chief operations officer Mohamad Nor Ali, said the 2,242-megawatt (MW) combined cycle gas turbine power plant project was on track. He said the company commenced the preliminary work back in March and today, the site was ready for construction and is a month a ...

Nexif Energy, an independent power producer in Australia and Southeast Asia, has announced that it has reached financial close for the first stage of the Lincoln Gap Wind Farm in Australia. “As a new, independent participant to the Australian market, we are excited to implement an innovative contracting strategy that will not only provide renewable power to thousands of Australian homes but also optimise th ...

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan signed an agreement with China to strengthen cooperation in the energy sector on the sidelines of the fifth Indonesia-China Energy Forum (ICEF V) in Jakarta on Monday. China was represented by National Energy Administration director Nur Bekri. “We welcome foreign investment on the basis of the mutual benefit principle,” Jonan said at the JW Marriot Hotel ...