Thailand’s PTT to set up AIoT smart grid
Singapore-based Envision Digital International has been tapped to develop the first smart grid for Thailand’s major energy company, PTT Public Company (PTT), which contributes to approximately 16% of the country’s GDP. The contract involves developing an AIoT smart grid at Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), powered by Envision Digital’s AIoT operating system EnOS. By integrating floating solar panels, rooftop solar panels, energy storage system, […]
Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China decline due to coronavirus
JAKARTA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s palm oil exports to China have declined due to a drop in demand for the vegetable oil as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, farming ministry officials said. Indonesia has so far exported 84,000 tonnes of palm oil this month, compared with 371,000 tonnes for the full month of […]
Preparation for Arjuno-Welirang geothermal project in East Java ongoing
Work continues at the Arjuno-Welirang geothermal working areas (WKP) in East Java, Indonesia with preparations for exploration ongoing. The developer of the project, state-owned PT Go Dipa Energi (GDE) conducted a magnetotelluric (MT) and electromagnetic time domain (TDEM) survey last year. As reported locally, the MT survey was conducted at 78 points of Arjuno-Welirang geothermal […]
Fusion Research in Southeast Asia: IAEA and ITER Support School in Thailand
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand – ITER science and technology was one of the topics that more than 80 students from across Southeast Asia learnt about at the sixth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion and SOKENDAI Winter School (ASPNF 2020) in Thailand last month. The school, which was co-supported by the IAEA and ITER and co-organized by the SOKENDAI University, […]
Malampaya gas prod’n starts to decline
Growth in the Malampaya gas field production ended flat in 2019, but sets clear indication that it is still far from the forecasted probable massive decline in 2022. Data from the Department of Energy (DOE) had shown that gas yield from the country’s only commercial gas field hovered at 150.495 billion standard cubic feet (scf) […]
PH eyes US$20-B of RE ventures
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE) PROPOSED GREEN ENERGY TARIFF PROGRAM, THE PHILIPPINES IS LOOKING AT POSSIBLE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS WORTH US$20-BILLION. This was according to a report released by the United States-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) titled “Paying Less for More – How Auctions Can Transform the Philippines Power Sector.” […]
ERC rejects FIT-anchored RE pricing
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has thumbed down proposals to anchor “green energy pricing” for new renewable energy (RE) projects to the degressed feed-in-tariff (FIT), with the agency noting that such will have costly impact on the power bills of consumers. Sharon Montaner, chief of the Renewable Energy Division of the ERC, said the agency […]
#TECH: Passion for climate change sparked smart energy consumption solution for buildings
BUILDINGS consume a lot of energy from the use of air-conditioners, lights and other equipment. Can these be controlled and managed for better energy consumption? This was on Saikrishnan Ranganathan’s mind when he and his business partner, Max Pagel, decided to set up SensorFlow, an energy management and smart home automation start-up. THE BEGINNING The […]
