With China becoming the largest market for solar panels, the market is estimated to become home to a quarter of the planet’s new energy capacity from solar panels. Countries in the Asia Pacific region are also answering the call for sustainable energy and are supposed to account for more than half of the world’s new solar panel capacity this year. Following the reduction of nuclear power after the Fukushima crisis, Japan is installing many new solar panels and India  also has a huge market that’s potential is being tapped.

Source: Fortune

Google Announces Singapore Expansion

Great news for internet users located in Asia: Google has announced its new data center in Singapore will add another multilevel data center right next door. The Singapore center is projected to be completed in two years. Google is strengthening its server capabilities around the world, particularly with its $600 million center in Oregon, but the rise in mobile internet in Asia has made this expansion particularly important.

Source: TechCrunch