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Singapore will look to attract cleantech start-ups and technology innovators as it positions itself to be an Asian hub for the sector. Speaking at an event in London this week, Chee Hong Tat CEO of the Energy Market Authority in Singapore, said due to the country’s lack of renewable resources it is unlikely it will …

NexTech Materials, Ltd., a leader in the development and manufacturing of innovative products for energy and environmental markets, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for its Quality Management System, demonstrating its uncompromising commitment to providing the highest quality products and services to its customers. “Obtaining this certification validates all of our efforts to improve the …

ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce its participation in the collaboration project “Coated Metal Hydrides for Energy Storage” with E.ON, eminate Limited, the University of Nottingham, Teer Coatings Ltd (Miba Coating Group) and Sunamp Ltd. The project is part-funded by the government-backed Technology Strategy Board and ITM Power …

Misawa Homes Co. is among major homebuilders planning to release Internet-connected equipment for analyzing household power consumption. Known as home energy management systems, these devices are typically installed in houses that have solar panels, displaying such data as the power generated and used. The homebuilders are preparing to release new models that can send data …

The world’s biggest energy consumer China has mapped out its vision to develop 30GW of offshore wind by 2010, signaling further investment opportunities in the country’s renewable energy sector. Over the next five years, China will boost its offshore wind power capacity to 5GW and increase this dramatically under its 12th Five Year Plan. According …

Leading ink manufacturer DIC Corp. has developed a coating agent that can weatherproof resin films so they withstand heat and rain as well as glass can. By using this coating agent, resin films can substitute for glass as the protective layer on solar cells. The result is solar cells that are not only 50-60% lighter …

The Philippine government plans to boost its renewable power generation capacity to roughly 15.3 million kilowatts by 2030, nearly three times as much as now. Officials say the country will generate 50% of its power from renewables by promoting hydropower, geothermal and wind power. As a political unrest in the Middle East jacks up oil …

A number of companies are moving to amend their corporate charters ahead of this year’s shareholders meetings as they look to enter promising fields such as renewable energy and the environment, The Nikkei has learned. A corporate charter lays out the basic rules that allow a company to operate, such as its objectives and lines …

Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son stressed the need to promote the use of renewable energy during a meeting on Monday with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. The two men shared the view that the percentage of power generated by burning fossil fuels should be lowered, with more weight to be placed on solar power and …

China WindPower Group Ltd, the largest non-state-owned wind farm developer in mainland China, is planning to spin off its tower tube manufacturing business, allowing it to expand into solar-energy equipment manufacturing. The HK$5 billion ($600 million) company, which invests in wind power plants, said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange on Monday …