Hydropower hot spot Bhutan takes a plan to reach hydropower operatives from global arena for better utilization of its untapped potential of over 25,000MW. "With known high potential in hydropower, Bhutan is a place of interest for many big players from the whole globe. It was clearly visible during all our recent business road shows in many countries. It is a good opportunity for Bhutan to utilize foreign ...

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., a South Korean power equipment maker, said it acquired the British water treatment company Enpure Ltd., which is in administration. The purchase is in a bid to boost Doosan’s desalination business. This was reported by the Yonhap news agency, who did not cite the source of the report. Doosan Heavy also didn’t reveal the terms of the deal for Enpure Ltd., which ...

The Shuwaikh Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination Plant in Kuwait has avoided reduced production and plant shutdown - problems caused by red tide - through its pre-treatment steps, according to Pentair X-Flow. Located near Shuwaikh port, the plant was built by Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction in 2010 for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water. With an ultrafiltration (UF) permeate cap ...

A consortium led by Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation has successfully won a contract to develop an Independent Water Project (IWP) at Ghubrah in Muscat Governorate with an estimated investment of $350 million. Sumitomo, along with consortium members Malakoff International Ltd (MIL) of Malaysia and Cadagua of Spain, are due to establish a project company that will formally obtain a license to desig ...

India and Malaysia have agreed to promote cooperation in renewable energy, especially in the areas of biomass and biogas, micro hydropower, solar energy and wind power. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed in the capital yesterday. The MoU was signed by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Data’ Sri Peter Chin FahKui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and ...

Seven Japanese companies have been celebrating the ground breaking of their solar and wind power project at a ceremony held today at the project site in Midorigahama, Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture in Japan. With a wind capacity of 6MW, the companies claim that the project represents Japan’s largest solar and wind power project to date. In October 2011, the seven participating companies — Mitsui Chemicals, M ...

In reaction to negative market forces, Gamesa are making major job cuts globally. The most employee reduction is, not surprisingly, happening in Europe, where the company will lay off 1,280 people. In the US, 505 Gamesa employees will need to look for other jobs. Asia is also affected, with China losing a huge chunk of the workforce. China — which for Gamesa is the only manufacturing hub other than its home ...

In an effort to move away from nuclear power, Japan is investigating the utilization of all kinds of new technologies to replace the energy deficit. Still haunted by last year’s Fukushima disaster, the resource scarce country is struggling to find suitable replacements for its nuclear program. Renewable energy sources offer the most attractive and safest option, yet Japan has decided that it should also loo ...

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it has launched its new 6-inch full-square monocrystalline module series. The modules have been certified by TUV Rheinland, one of the world's leading providers of technical services, as having a maximum conversion efficiency of 16.82% and a maximum power output of 275W. JA So ...

German PV project developer Conergy is set to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia after it secured an EPC contract for two PV plants in Thailand from Thai Solar Energy Company (TSE), a local investor. The plants will be located in both Suphanburi Province and Kanchanaburi Province and have a combined capacity of 21MW. As part of the contract, Conergy will be responsible for planning, engineering, designi ...