Energy Conversion

18 Aug 2012

The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing has been asked to investigate European Union makers of solar panel raw materials for allegedly selling products at below-cost prices and benefiting from banned...

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Zero-risk incident at Guangdong's Ling Ao nuclear plant, but greens seek the cause

15 Aug 2012

In its third operational problem this year, a Guangdong nuclear reactor's radiation sensors had been failing to pass on information to the plant's control room properly, the plant's operator...

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GCL shares tumble 8.2pc after loss warning

11 Aug 2012

GCL Poly Energy, the world's largest maker of raw materials for solar panels - polysilicon and solar wafers - saw its share price plunge 8.2 per cent after it warned of a net loss in the year's...

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Man-made lessons for nuclear power

29 Jul 2012

Weekly protests by thousands of people outside Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's official residence culminated earlier this month in the biggest anti-nuclear rally since the Fukushima...

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Talking points

24 Jul 2012

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Group meets police on national education protest

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Openness crucial to nuclear safety

13 Jun 2012

China has no alternative but to develop nuclear power to pick up more of the energy load to drive rapid economic growth. But in addition to coping with the risks of nuclear energy, there is the...

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Opinion

Hari Kumar

Workers pay the price for our bargains

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Howard Winn

Barry Cheung makes waves in Moscow

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Daya Bay beefs up safety measures

The operator of the Daya Bay nuclear power station is completing the steps needed to strengthen its ability to cope with a natural disaster, its general manager says.

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Approval of safety plan indicates end to hiatus on new nuclear plants

Beijing has approved a five-year safety plan for its nuclear facilities following a year-long inspection in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster last year, prompting speculation that the central...

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Talks urged in solar panel dispute

Major Chinese solar panel makers, facing punitive tariffs imposed by the United States, appealed for a 'peaceful solution' as the Sino-US trade spat on renewable energy seemed to be escalating....

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Future's greener architect

Nature creates many wondrous things, but it never wastes anything. Fallen leaves end up fertilising the soil. Water is recycled in the atmosphere and falls back to Earth as rain or snow.

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Spanish solar firm eyes China tie-ups

Spanish solar panel maker Isofoton, which expects European panel sales to fall due to cuts in government subsidies, aims to raise production capacity five-fold to 1.5 gigawatts in two years, by...

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Chinese solar firms hit by US duties

Chinese makers of solar power equipment saws their share prices tumble after Washington imposed tough new duties on panel parts exported to the US.

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