Melbourne households could see the ''water use'' component of their water bills increase to encourage water wallies to save more water, under a new strategy released by the state government on Monday. As part of the strategy, launched by Water Minister Peter Walsh, households would also be given more flexible pricing options to suit their circumstances. Melbourne's Water Future draft plan aims to save Victo ...

The fourth unit of China Huadian Corporation's (Beijing) Shatuo Hydropower Station, the last project in the cascade development scheme of the Wujiang River, passed the 72-hour, continuous, full-load trial operation and was put into commercial operation on June 13, 2013. The project has achieved its objective to put all four units into operation in one year. Completion of the project also means the developme ...

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that it has been awarded an exclusive module supply agreement to PV modules totaling 91MW for Soleq Solar Co. Ltd. power plant projects in Thailand. "We chose to work with Canadian Solar because of their vast industry experience and track record delivering high quality modules to large scale solar power projects worldwide ...

More than 1,300 GW of wind and solar power generation capacity are expected to come online in the next 10 years, creating an unprecedented amount of instability on the grid--particularly in key markets within North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific. As grid operators adapt to increasing levels of variable generation on their systems, energy storage systems (ESSs) will become an integral element of t ...

Thailand has reiterated the demand for more coal power plants as power consumption in the country surges to new highs, casting doubts over a supply shortage in the future. Thai Energy Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal says local resistance to coal plant construction may leave the government with no choice but to invest on building power plants in neighboring countries like Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia and Laos ...

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister, Hoang Trung Hai on June 26, asked for dams involved in hydro-electricity projects across the country to undergo thorough safety inspections. This is after a 40-metre breach of the Ia Krel 2 dam in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai was discovered two weeks ago. The Ministry of Construction is responsible for reviewing the legal regulations on quality management at all ...

Sembcorp Industries on Saturday started the $200 million expansion of a water-desalination plant in the United Arab Emirates that it already currently operates together with the government-owned utilities of Abu Dhabi. The expansion of the Fujairah 1 Independent Water and Power Plant (IWPP) will add 30 million imperial gallons per day of desalination capacity at the facility by the first half of 2015, the S ...

The Taiwan International Smart Green City Expo is the countries leading event for all forms of clean energy and sustainable living from building management right through to energy production. Meet with some of the worlds leading manufacturers at this exciting exhibition. ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. Highlights include an examination of China's participation in global cyber crime, and how it might be putting power producers and utilities at risk. Download the FREE magazine from right here on our homepage, or from Issuu. Also, why not sign up for a ...

The new issue of Power Insider Asia is out now! And it has a brand new look! This issue focuses on China and Thailand and has a fantastically fresh new image. PI is really focussing on the fuel cell market, and highlights in our China/Thailand issue include an interview with Dr. Andreas Venskutonis of Plansee, an overview of the latest developments in hydrogen capture in our Technology Focus and a fascinati ...