Japan to Offer Subsidies for Carbon-Offset Projects

The Japanese Government has selected 15 Japanese firms including Toshiba, Tokyo Electric Power and Mitsubishi, to carry out feasibility studies for pollution-cutting projects to earn carbon credits overseas.
The government will provide about JPY500m ($6m) for research into projects aimed at exporting low-carbon technology to developing countries according to Bloomberg, citing the country's trade ministry.
Aiming to reach its 2020 emission targets of reducing emissions by 25%, Japan will seek bilateral agreements to earn carbon credits according to trade ministry director of global environmental affairs Keisuke Murakami.
Japan has planned projects in nine developing countries and has initiated talks with Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and India for agreements on a carbon-offset mechanism.
Toshiba and Mitsubishi are planning work on geothermal plants in the Philippines and in Indonesia. Nippon Steel has proposed adding energy-conservation technology at a steel plant in India.
Tokyo Electric is considering building a coal-fired power plant in Indonesia.

SOURCE : Japan to Offer Subsidies for Carbon-Offset Projects - Power Technology

China Receives Bids to Expand Solar Projects

China is using a bidding system for the second time in history for granting concessions to build and run solar energy plants after the first batch was awarded last year.
The 13 concession projects, generating 280MW, almost equals the cumulative installed solar capacity in China in 2009, according to Bloomberg.
The capacity of each project is bigger than independently developed plants that are normally approved, which average about 10MW, and the government has completed preliminary work for each project.

Source : China Receives Bids to Expand Solar Projects - Power Technology

India's Solar Opportunities and Challenges | Renewable Energy World

India's Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), a major initiative of the government of India, has set itself a goal of creating an enabling policy framework for deploying 20GW of solar power by 2022. India's objectives and intentions are commendable. Yet, as we have seen globally, once governments announce their intentions to develop a solar incentive program – a variety of interest groups, each with their own agenda, get involved to put their stamp on the policy. The final output of the recently released policy guidelines reflects both the overarching objectives of developing clean solar power, addressing power shortages and stakeholder concessions.This is our preliminary perspective on the recently released guidelines for new grid-connected solar power projects in India. In the future, we will take further in-depth looks at specific policy aspects and India’s opportunities and challenges as the market develops.

PV & CSP Ratio

The JNNSM calls for a total aggregated capacity of 1 gigawatt of grid connected solar projects to be developed under the bundling scheme in Phase-I through 2013. Solar PV technology projects and Solar Thermal technology projects are to be deployed at a ratio of 50:50, in MW terms. This provision is scheduled to be reviewed again in one years time to determine the need for modification............................

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