PUB eyes 2 large-scale floating solar farms at Lower Seletar and Pandan reservoirs
SINGAPORE – Land-scarce Singapore is looking to generate more value from its reservoirs by setting up two more large-scale floating solar farms.
Indonesia introduces solar power program into universities to cultivate future talents
JAKARTA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian government has launched the Solar Power Initiative Movement Program to universities across the country, aiming to encourage college students to choose their future careers in the clean energy industry.
Thailand’s Oil Giant Is Going on a Green Spending Spree
Thailand’s oil giant, whose sales account for about 10% of the nation’s economic output, is suddenly spending billions of dollars on electric-vehicle and renewable-energy companies and tilting its traditional businesses toward chemicals and plastics.
Planned dam in Philippine national park draws flak from activists, officials
Activists and local government officials in the central Philippines have lashed out at a recently announced plan to build a hydroelectric plant overlapping with a national park that’s home to rare and threatened species.
How can emerging markets capitalise on geothermal energy’s potential?
While solar and wind are the dominant segments in the transition to renewables, a number of emerging markets are looking to geothermal sources as a way to meet future energy needs.
Work begins on 145 MW floating solar plant in Indonesia
Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy group Masdar and Indonesian energy company PT PJB have reached financial closing for the 145 MW Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant on a 225ha section of the Cirata Reservoir in West Java, for which the two companies secured a long-term power purchase agreement with local state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) in January […]
Sarawak Energy expands in in-house HSAP and HESG assessors
Sarawak Energy has reinforced its commitment towards sustainable hydropower development and management by expanding its pool of internationally trained in-house Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP)/Hydropower Environmental, Social and Governance (HESG) assessors accredited by International Hydropower Association (IHA).
Sirindhorn Dam floating hybrid project completed
The B.Grimm Power-Energy China consortium has completed work on its hydro-floating solar hybrid project at Sirindhorn Dam for the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), considered the largest of its kind in the world.
