China

The nuclear plant will generate 45 billion kilowatt hours yearly for northeast China.

The Hongyanhe nuclear power station has commenced operations.

Approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States cements the deal.

Together account for 58% of total.

90% of APAC regional demand is concentrated in only four key countries, China, India, Japan and Australia.

Large drop in electricity consumption leads to large coal inventories.

Solar power capacity growth in China and Japan largely helped push global capacity to 101 gigawatts in 2012.

State-owned China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group could build four nuclear plants.

China will utilize more geothermal energy to relieve energy pressure and boost ecological progresses.

Global investments in smart grid technologies increased by seven percent in 2012 to $13.9 billion.

Optimism is based on higher hydropower output.

Around 86,000 premises in China have so far been connected using smart grid.

Total installations in 2012 were over one-third of all new capacity worldwide.

China will start exploring the global market to export it CAP1400 this year.

Before 2008, encapsulant suppliers from Germany, the U.S., and Japan, such as STR Solar, Mitsui Chemicals, Bridgestone, and Solutia (Etimex), were the dominant companies producing EVA film – taking 60% of the global market share. However, Chinese encapsulant suppliers have steadily increased their market share with players like Hangzhou First PV Material, exceeding Bridgestone and Solutia, to become one of the top three suppliers in 2008.

Beijing launched its first quota trading platform for electrical power saved during production.