DOE receives 30,597MW of RE project applications
The Department of Energy (DOE) has cornered 1,025 applications for renewable energy (RE) projects as of end-September this year, and this will yield up to 30,597 megawatts (MW) of additional power capacity for the Philippines once advanced to commercial operations.
SMC to build 200-MW solar farm for Bulacan airport
Diversifying conglomerate San Miguel Corporation (SMC) will install a 200-megawatt solar farm to underpin the energy requirements of its P740-billion Bulacan airport project.
Babel’s solar power plant development in ex-tin ore mining area
“There is an investor for the development of the solar power plant in an ex-tin ore mining area,” Bangka Belitung Islands Governor Erzaldi Rosman stated after a meeting with President Director of PT Ffaireness Indonesia Daya (FID) in Pangkalpinang, Wednesday.
Vietnam’s coal imports ease in October
Vietnamese coal imports in October fell from a year earlier for the first time since March 2018, snapping a run of growth that has absorbed some of the Covid-19 pandemic-driven oversupply in Asia this year.
Now, a liquid window that’s ‘smart’ enough to cut electricity use, reduce your power bills
Windows are an essential part of any building’s design but they are also the least energy efficient part of the structure. In a new research, scientists in Singapore have developed a ‘smart’ liquid window panel that they say can help cut power bills sharply by reducing demand for air-conditioning.
Japan looks to ASEAN nations for carbon capture and storage
TOKYO — Japan, the U.S., Australia and the 10 members of ASEAN are forming a partnership to commercialize the technology behind carbon capture, utilization and storage as early as this decade, opening up ways to bury carbon dioxide in Southeast Asia to reduce emissions.
Is The EU’s War On Palm Oil Working?
In December 2018, the European Union (EU) revised the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) also called RED II which bans the use of palm oil. The EU decided to use sunflower oil as an alternate biofuel which is produced in Europe; stating the reason for the ban on palm oil is that it contributes to extensive deforestation […]
Egat eyes power deal with Singapore to offset glut
Thailand’s energy authority plans to add Singapore to its regional energy grid by 2023, along with Cambodia and Myanmar, said Kulit Sombatsiri, permanent secretary for energy.
