- Energy Economy ,
- Renewables
13 January 2021
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- Malaysia
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In 2014, the installed capacity of non-hydroelectric renewable energy in Vietnam (such as solar, wind and biomass gasification) stood at 109 megawatts (MW), about one third of one percent of the country’s total installed capacity of 34,079 MW. At the time, Vietnam’s electricity mix was dominated by hydropower (46 percent), coal (29 percent) and natural gas (22 percent). By the end of 2019, wind and solar accounted for 5,700 MW of installed capacity, about 10 percent of the total supply. That means Vietnam has seen wind and solar go from essentially zero to 10 percent of its supply in only five years. What is driving this renewable energy boom?
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Researchers in the Netherlands and Singapore have measured irradiance-weighted average temperatures of floating PV systems in both countries and have compared the results with reference rooftop and ground-mounted PV systems. They have discovered that floating PV systems with open structures, which allow wind to pass beneath the modules, can provide a higher heat loss coefficient.
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Sumitomo Corporation is planning to move the bunker and crude oil trading accounts under its Singapore-based subsidiary Summit Energy & Resources (formerly known as Petro Summit) to Tokyo, learns Manifold Times.
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Thailand’s finance ministry has called on the Cabinet to allow a 200 billion baht ($6.6 billion) cash injection in the economy to support businesses and people who have been affected by the new round of Covid-19 infections.
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Publicly listed renewables developer PT Terregra Asia Energy has struck an agreement with state-owned construction firm PT Waskita Karya, with the latter set to build mega projects comprising seven hydro power plants worth Rp 12.5 trillion (US$897.7 million) on Sumatra Island. The projects consist of five mini hydropower plants (PLTMH) in North Sumatra and two hydropower plants (PLTA) in Aceh, according to the companies’ joint statement on Wednesday. The North Sumatra’s plants combined capacity is 42.98 megawatts (MW) and the Aceh plants’ is 467 MW. “Indonesia has huge renewable energy potential,” said Terregra president director Djani Sutedja. “Terregra Asia Energy continues to conduct research and development to contribute toward meeting Indonesia’s renewable energy needs.” Many studies predict Indonesia will miss its renewable e…
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MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) on Tuesday said it would look into a senator’s proposal to extend its installment scheme for its consumers as Filipinos continue to reel from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Existing generating facilities with definitive expansion plans will be excluded from the coverage of the coal moratorium policy that was finally firmed up by the Department of Energy (DOE) in an advisory that it issued this week.
ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within ASEAN structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector.
