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China will raise development targets for renewable energy such as wind power for the five-year period through 2015.

China's twelth five-year plan unveiled this week plans for 70 GW for wind, and 5 GW of solar by 2015.

The bank has already extended credit lines to several solar firms totaling over $30 billion in 2010, according to a Reuters report.

 China has agreed to lend Nepal $1.6 billion for thet West Seti Hydropower Project.

China Wind Power has signed an engineering contract with China Ming Yang Wind Power Ltd for the construction of its wind farm project in China.

Hyundai Heavy Industries expects annual sales of as much as $300 million from a wind-turbine factory in China as it bolsters clean-energy units to pare a reliance on making vessels.

The government of Inner Mongolia approved the 6000-ton polysilicon and 800MW solar grade silicon sheet projects undertaken by CPI Mengdong Energy Group.

Unit 2 of Liangcun Co-generation Plant of CPI Hebei Branch successfully passed 168-hour test running, during which average unit load reached 102.15%, equipment ran steadily with de-SOx and de-NOx systems commissioned simultaneously, and all operating indicators of the unit and systems reached or excelled original design value. So far, the 2×300MW units of Liangcun Co-generation Project have both been put into operation.   Liangcun 2×300MW Co-generation Project is a key project in Hebei province, CPI's first co-generation project in the capital city of Hebei and also the first project that CPI Hebei Branch put into operation since its establishment. Unit 1 has been safely and steadily operating for 137 days after it passed 168-hour full-load test running on April 18 this year.  

CA02 module in the NI of SDNPC Unit 1 was successfully put in place.

Telvent's OASyS DNA supervisory control and data acquisition system will collect and analyze real-time data for approximately 800,000 customers.

Holley Metering will be using Echelon’s energy control technology in their smart metering solutions.

While in Asia, it remains as the primary fuel source, accounting for almost 75% of electricity generation.

China Huadian have formed a joint venture company with Generala Electric to develop distributed energy combined heat and power projects in China.

The project will incorporate the first large-scale industrial use of solar thermal technology to generate electricity in the country.

The two companies are teaming up to help utilities more effectively manage peak electricity demand, identify opportunities for power savings and cut down on energy usage.

Experts are complaining that Mongolia was selling the coal too cheaply to China during the Tavantolgoi forum held at the Civil Hall at the Presidential Office in Ulaanbaatar. At $US 70 per ton, they say Mongolia’s profit is only USD 10 per ton.