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Energy News & Insights Panel wants TEPCO execs charged over Fukushima nuclear crisis A Japanese judicial panel has recommended that three former TEPCO executives face criminal charges over their role in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. …more>> Study finds hidden, uneven price of piecemeal energy policies MIT researchers find the national and regional impacts of U.S. regulatory policies for mitigating climate change. …more>> Floods claim lives, inundate coal-fired power plant in the Balkans Severe floods caused by excessive rainfall hit the Balkans, claiming the lives of two, inundating the Kostolac power plant and causing damage across central Serbia. …more>> Siemens hands over Chana 2 combined cycle power plant to EGAT Siemens with its Japanese partner Marubeni, hands over the Chana 2 combined cycle plant to the Electric Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT). …more>> SunPower breaks ground on 135 MW solar facility in California SunPower Corp. has started construction on the 135-megawatt Quinto Solar Project in Merced County, Calif. …more>> Biofuels: Kansas congressman hit by farmers' backlash When Republican congressman Tim Huelskamp from Kansas' First District refused to back away from his co-sponsorship of a bill that would phase out a renewable fuel program, many of his rural constituents took note. …more>> Yingli, AMB partner on solar power projects in Poland Yingli Solar has formed an alliance with AMB Energia for solar projects totaling 30 megawatts in Poland. …more>> AMSC introduces new 2 MW wind power turbine American Superconductor (AMSC) introduces a new 2 MW wind turbine specially designed for low wind speed conditions. …more>>