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Solar Energy is rather new and emergent in Asia and in many countries consumers and companies do not know exactly what it is or what it means and some myths have paved their way into the market place. Here are the top ten:

The TCG 2032’s optimized spark plugs which resulted in electrical efficiency of up to 44.2% is just one of several innovations and developments by MWM.

Power generation in the Asia Pacific region expanded by about 1/3 over the first decade of the new millennium. Some developing countries in the region experienced much higher growth rates than others, while generation barely increased in the developed countries of the region.

The regional annual conference will run from May 17-18  in Marriott Beijing Northeast, Beijing China.

Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is not averse on building coal-fired plants to export electricity to Singapore.

ABB will work with FG Emvelo to build power plants in Northern Cape province, South Africa.

Polysilicon prices in December reached a low just above $26/kg, resulting in extremely low module costs for manufacturers.

The cost of solar usually comes as the barrier for a larger solar deployment. Fit and PPA driven by RPS have lead the path for the revolution in Renewable Energies leading wind to achieve more than 100 GW and PV more than 20 GW.

With intellections to reduce dependence on hydrocarbons and concerns over environments, Asian Power industry is currently demanding more green solutions to produce power.

World attention was recently focused on the climate change negotiations held during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa.

REC's group management and wafer and silicon division added new members as it moves from Oslo to Singapore and Munich.

In July 2011 Asian Power posted an article I wrote on the new paradigm for utility information security where you should assume your information systems can be breached and react accordingly. In this article I’d like to extend some added ideas for energy and utility executives to consider when trying to secure their information systems.

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A few years ago, while working on a power sector roadmap, a conversation turned to the perceived problems created by a lack of a comprehensive energy sector policy. Surely power sector planning would be better, my friend suggested, with a clearer policy in place to guide the substantial investment decisions required to meet growth reliably and efficiently. In this time of resolution-making for the year just begun, what would a good energy policy look like?

The demand for energy, especially in Asia, is growing faster than in many developed regions of the world. Traditionally, power generation has relied on fossil fuels and hydroelectric applications. Nuclear energy, which also has developed over the last 50 years, is being introduced in new regions of the world while being phased out of others. All of these types of power plants are generally larger in scale, producing hundreds of megawatts. Traditionally, the main drivers for larger power plants have been higher efficiency and lower installation costs, but the way power projects are evaluated is becoming increasingly complex. With both “flexibility” and the integration of renewable energy becoming increasingly important, more efficient natural gas-fired distributed power applications are growing in popularity.

Siemens will supply the power block and other main components for the new combined-cycle power plant in Singapore.