An ambitious Italy-Asean development partnership to live up to global challenges
At its 53rd Foreign Ministers’ Meeting last September, Asean, with the support of all member States, endorsed Italy’s candidature as a development partner, thus establishing the first formal link between Italy and the Asean family. It is a significant achievement, part of Italy’s closer engagement with the region.
Another Gigawatt-Scale Wind Project Emerges Offshore Philippines
The Blue Circle and its partner CleanTech Global Renewables, Inc. have signed their first wind energy service contract for an offshore wind project in the Philippines – the 1.2 GW project in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro.
APAC Hydrogen Association launched in Singapore
February 14 (Renewables Now) – A new organisation dedicated to supporting the hydrogen industry in the Asia Pacific region has been formed this week. The Asia-Pacific Hydrogen Association (APAC Hydrogen Association) was set up by industry executives from the renewables sector in Asia. The Singapore-based entity will coordinate international policy, communications, research and analysis. Additionally, […]
As the coronavirus pandemic bites, Thailand is desperate for its US$43 billion Eastern Economic Corridor to pay off
A tech hub braided with airports, ports and high-speed rail lines to lure the brains and billions of Asia to Thailand – or a cripplingly expensive white elephant from a government struggling to reset Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy? Nearly four years after its inception, opinion is divided on the country’s US$43 billion Eastern Economic Corridor […]
Asean Energy Profile and The Role of Indonesia
In developing countries, energy use from industry rises proportionally to gross domestic product (GDP), according to the 2017 report from the International Energy Agency or IEA. Between 2000 and 2015, Indonesia transitioned from agriculture to industry. The industry sector contributes around 39 percent of Indonesia’s GDP, and the annual energy consumption growth rate in this sector is projected to be 0.54 percent. […]
ASEAN sustainable finance: A huge gap means a huge opportunity
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent our best hope of tackling the most serious challenges facing our societies and our planet. At the recent World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, the imminent need to tackle climate change and sustainability issues dominated discussions across all sectors with public, private and non-governmental organization […]
Asean’s road to a green economic recovery
In Southeast Asia, Covid-19 has worsened the already grim economic growth in 2019 that resulted from US-China trade tensions and Brexit uncertainties.
ASEAN’s future power source
The gears of industry would not turn if not for power. In the modern world, we have come to depend on electricity generated from traditional fossil fuel resources like coal. However, amid a global awareness of the dangers of fossil fuels to our environment, we have since embarked on a paradigm shift towards renewable energy. As […]
Asia may draw lessons from Singapore’s swift move on hydrogen
A move by Singaporean companies to tie-up with Japanese firms to explore the potential for hydrogen in the energy mix may send a strong signal to other Asian energy consumers that it’s time to accelerate the process to embrace the fuel as the region prepares itself for energy transition.
ASIA PACIFIC: New study to explore potential for ammonia bunkering in Singapore
Classification society ABS is teaming up with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Ammonia Safety and Training Institute (ASTI) on a study to assess ammonia’s potential as a marine fuel and explore ‘the supply, bunkering, and safety challenges’.