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AC Energy Inc. registered an attributable capacity of 1.8 gigawatts (GW) from its power plants here and abroad as of end-2019 with the inclusion of more renewable energy (RE) facilities in its portfolio. In a statement on Monday, the firm reported attributable energy output climbed by 25 percent to 3,500 gigawatt hours (GWh) in the previous year.
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Researchers at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei, recently explored the benefits of creating a microalgae-coal blend fuel option, and the team found that the field of renewable energy may benefit from the elemental analysis of algae. In a study published in 2019 in the journal Renewable Energy, the team outlines how they used elemental analysis, alongside other techniques, to analyze microalgae species from drain water, leading to the optimization of a microalgae-coal blend that may impact the renewable energy industry.
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Singapore — The Malaysian government has lowered the tax on crude palm oil exports in April to 5% from 6% in March. This move came after the reference price for Malaysian palm oil in April was calculated at MR 2,631.07/mt, down from MR 2,982/63/mt for March. The export tax of 5% applies to a CPO price range of MR 2,551-2,700/mt, while 6% is applicable on a price range of MR 2,851-3,000/mt.
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KUCHING: YTL Power International Bhd’s (YTLP) proposed acquisition of Hyflux’s Tuaspring 396MW CCGT power plant could bump up the company’s power capacity share in Singapore to 19.6 per cent from 15.6 per cent, currently, analysts observed.
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Interview with Tan Kok Yam, Deputy Secretary (Smart Nation and Digital Government), Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. Island states like Singapore could be feeling the acute impact of climate change not that far into the future. In the worst case scenario, sea levels in Singapore could rise by more than 2.5 metres by 2100, according to the Chair of Nanyang Technological University’s Asian School of the Environment.
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA and DANVILLE, CA / ACCESSWIRE / March 16, 2020 / Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited (NYSE American:INDO) (IEC), an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Indonesia, today announced that, notwithstanding the recent drop in oil prices and global outbreak of the novel coronavirus, it remains on track to move forward with its 2020 plans to drill and complete six new production wells on its 63,000 acre Kruh Block, located on the island of Sumatra.
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The Indonesian government supports the plan of Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE) to drill new wells in the Lahendong Geothermal Working Area (WKP). The plan is to drill new wells to supply planned Units 7 and 8 of the Lahendong geothermal power plant complex.
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The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry is considering lowering the coal production target this year as demand from China has shown a significant decline since the start of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the country late last year, a senior ministry official has said.
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.
