Climate change action may seem ‘optional’ or ‘too expensive’ amid COVID-19 economic fallout: UK Ambassador to ASEAN
SINGAPORE: The COVID-19 pandemic has “upended” many renewable energy plans in 2020, and there is a risk that people may see clean energy or climate change action as “optional” or “too expensive or difficult”, said UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Jon Lambe.
Selling The Sun To Asia. Australia’s New Energy Export Industry
Out with coal. In with hydrogen and electricity. In a nutshell that’s the plan starting to take shape in Australia as it switches from being a major supplier of coal and gas to Asia into a renewable energy powerhouse.
Solutions to accelerate renewables integration and power system resilience
Singapore and the International Energy Agency today co-hosted the second Global Ministerial Conference on System Integration of Renewables (SIR). The Conference was held as part of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2020.
Wärtsilä wins 90MW energy storage contract in southeast Asia
The customer will leverage the solution to ensure grid flexibility and reliability and further integration of renewables capacity.
Largest solar plant in Southeast Asia begins operating in Vietnam
The largest solar farm in Southeast Asia has been commissioned in Vietnam’s central province of Ninh Thuan.
Laos and China keen to boost regional connectivity
China has opened another expressway linking the south of the country to the Lao border as part of efforts to strengthen regional connectivity and boost China-Asean economic cooperation.
The power of words and art in energy conservation
Population growth has contributed to rising energy consumption around the world, and Southeast Asia has been no different. Between 2010 and 2018, the region’s energy demand rose by almost 22 percent—an increase almost doubles the global average. With energy efficiency one of the most powerful tools to slash greenhouse gas emissions and maintain energy security, the […]
Energy consumption and CO2 emission in Southeast Asia
Highlights from a recent report of the International Energy Agency (IEA), indicates that in the last two decades, aggregate energy demand in Southeast Asia has increased by more than 80 percent with fossil fuel being the most preferred source of energy.
