EXERGY to supply equipment for geothermal plant in the Philippines
EXERGY INTERNATIONAL (EXERGY), a leading provider of new-generation geothermal binary power plants, and a part of the Chinese TICA Corporation, has signed a new contract with Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for the supply of an ORC binary system. Located in the Philippines on the Mindanao island, the new Mindanao 3 unit will be EDC’s first […]
Thai Villagers Say Mekong River in Crisis Due to Hydopower Dams
The northeast region of Thailand bordering Laos and Cambodia, is facing the consequences of dams on the Mekong River. Changes in the natural rhythms of the Mekong River has been hampered by the construction of dams upstream in China and Laos in recent years. The Mekong dams have brought drought in the monsoon season and […]
Germany’s GICON inks green energy MoU with Vietnam Petroleum Institute
April 5 (Renewables Now) – Germany-based energy-sector engineering group GICON and the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a collaboration on renewable energy and hydrogen production in the Southeast Asian country. The partners will focus on wind power and biogas, and more specifically on developing new technologies […]
ADB annual meeting to focus on green recovery
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) 54th annual meeting scheduled for May will focus on pursuing a sustainable and environmentally friendly recovery from COVID-19 in the region. The conference will be hosted virtually from May 3 to 5 and feature government, industry and academic leaders for three days of workshops centred on green recovery, according to […]
Facebook inks VPPA for Sunseap’s 5-MWp floating solar plant in Singapore
April 6 (Renewables Now) – Singapore-based Sunseap Group Pte Ltd said Tuesday that it has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPP) with Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) to offload electricity generated by its 5-MWp offshore floating solar farm in the Straits of Johor. Under the multi-year contract, Sunseap will export the electricity to Singapore’s national grid, […]
Sunseap signs multi-year solar energy agreement with Facebook
Sunseap Group has signed a multi-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Facebook for solar energy from Singapore’s largest offshore floating solar farm. The energy from the five megawatt-peak (MWp) offshore floating photovoltaic system located in the Straits of Johor will be exported to the national grid. Under the VPPA, all renewable energy credits (RECs) […]
Indonesia’s Krakatau Steel to build 40 MW floating solar power station
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): State-owned steelmaker Krakatau Steel plans to build a 40 megawatt (MW) floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power station in Banten to power the operations of its water treatment subsidiary, PT Krakatau Tirta Industri (KTI). KTI signed a US$14 million deal on Monday (April 5) with energy company Akuo Energy Indonesia, a subsidiary […]
Mekong River Commission unveils strategy and action plan
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) released a ten-year basin development strategy and a five-year strategic plan Monday to address challenges and improve the state of the basin. In a statement released in Vientiane, the MRC said it expected to spend more than US$60 million on the strategic plan over the next five years. It said […]
