The OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption, and compliance of the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) smart grid standard, today announced that a highly successful interoperability test event and workshop was held in Japan followed by the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korea Smart Grid Association (KSGA). The significant support for Op ...

The DuPont Co. has signed a research and development agreement with a major Chinese solar development and manufacturing firm, extending the reach of its photovoltaic solar component materials. DuPont’s China holding company and GD Solar will collaborate on the research and development of materials to be used in GD Solar panels and systems, hoping to improve the power output and reliability of the systems. D ...

Siemens will supply two H-Class gas turbines for the TNB Prai combined cycle power plant (CCPP) in Malaysia, taking the total of H-Class gas turbines sold worldwide to 22. The company will also supply two generators and two steam turbines. The order was placed by Samsung C&T (KL) Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Samsung E&C (M) Sdn. Bhd., which will construct the gas-fired power plant on a lump sum turn ...

Korea Hydro and Nuclear Company, the contractor of electro-mechanical and hydro-mechanical works as well as the construction of transmission lines of the 30 MW Chameliya Hydropower Project, has warned the Nepal Electricity Authority that it would walk out on the contract unless it is compensated for delay in civil works. Civil works precede the electro-mechanic and hydro mechanical works and Chinese contrac ...

Solar energy has gained more support in Thailand this week. The government has announced a new plan to introduce an additional 1 gigawatt of solar energy capacity throughout the country. This goal will be accomplished with the help of various solar energy projects that will take root throughout Thailand, and these projects will receive financial support from a new feed-in tariff that the government intends ...

RECYCLED water from showers, washing machines and toilets will be pumped into Perth's underground drinking water supply after the State Government today officially signed off on a plan by the Water Corporation. Seven billion litres of treated sewage will be added to Perth’s drinking water supply every year, Water Minister Terry Redman said today. Mr Redman said the $116 million project was an Australian-fir ...

The central city of Da Nang, the best city in Vietnam to live in as selected in a recent survey, has been warned that it would lack over one billion cubic meters of running water in the dry season. Huynh Van Thang, Deputy Director of the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development, said while Da Nang is rich in water natural resources, it still faces big challenges in getting running water for daily li ...

IDE is a world leader in both thermal & membrane desalination solutions and is the largest MED supplier in APAC. Over the past decade, IDE has deployed some of the APAC region’s largest and most advanced desalination plants. IDE's proven track record spans 400 plants, 40 countries and 4 decades. The company has installed more than 25 units in APAC only, providing a cumulative capacity of ~500,000 m3/day ...

A group of scientists and engineers has called on Australian political leaders to consider the introduction of nuclear power as an effective way of combating climate change. The call has come from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. The Academy’s concerns have been backed by a number of scientists and engineers from countries across Europe. Many of them argue that fears over po ...

The National Grid Corp of the Philippines (NGCP) has proposed the upgrade of Cebu's transmission lines to meet the island-province's growing demand and to accommodate future power projects. In a regulatory filing, NGCP sought the Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of the P424.4 million Cebu-Lapu-Lapu Transmission Project, which involves the installation of an additional 138 kiloVolt (kV) circuit from t ...