Thailand’s first certified climate bond issued
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will invest 5 billion baht (US$155 million) in the maiden green bonds by B.Grimm Power Public Company of Thailand, representing the first certified climate bonds to be issued in Thailand. These details were announced on December 11. The transaction comprised of two tranches – five years and seven years – […]
The ‘Asean century’ for renewable energy
THE coming years could be a watershed moment for renewable energy (RE) in the Asean region. Although South-East Asia is considered a laggard in terms of RE deployment, the region is, arguably, where the most significant potential for sustainably-sourced energy lie. The conditions for the development of RE here, particularly solar energy, could not be […]
The Blue Circle to add wind power to Cambodia’s energy production
Energy security is Cambodia’s next burning challenge. But The Blue Circle Chief Executive Officer Olivier Duguet has a novel solution to fix energy security woes in Cambodia. Wind energy is another option for resources-rich Cambodia, he said. Duguet said wind energy can complement other cleaner renewable energy such as solar and hydropower, which is vital […]
The business case for net zero in Malaysia — Malaysia Green Building Confederation
OCTOBER 29 — This letter is in response to Malay Mail’s article, dated 18 September 2018, titled “Putrajaya says no to nuclear energy, but keen on coal from East Malaysia“. While it is most admirable that nuclear energy is not being considered anymore in Malaysia, going for conventional energy sources, such as coal, is not […]
The dawn of distributed energy
Battle lines were drawn during the first public consultation for Senate Bill 1719 (otherwise known as the Solar Adoption Act) on November 19. Senator Grace Poe, author of SB 1719, and Senate Energy Committee Chair Senator Sherwin Gatchalian have recently held a Senate hearing and sought to correct some operational flaws of the 2008 RE […]
The female electrical engineer with the first Made-in-Vietnam transformers
Nguyen Thi Nguyet, 68, is one outstanding example, representing Vietnam in 2018 within the ranks of female scientists at the Asia-Pacific Nations Network (APNN), which is part of an international network of women engineers and scientists. After graduating from the Ha Noi University of Science and Technology, Nguyet started working for Dong Anh Electrical Equipment […]
The most important country for the global climate no one is talking about
Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, but manages to fly well below the radar. World leaders are gathered this month in Katowice, Poland, for COP24, the most important global meeting on climate change since the 2015 UN Climate Conference in Paris. At the top of agenda: getting countries to agree on […]
The need for renewable energy cooperation
In October, the United Nations (UN) released a report which highlighted that the world could be on the brink of a climate change disaster if immediate measures are not taken. Leading scientists behind the report have said that the world only has 12 years to keep global warming at a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius […]
The road is clear for solar energy in Cambodia, says UNDP director
Nick Beresford, country director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia, discusses the state of Cambodia’s energy sector, the hope of solar, and bringing electricity to everyone. Where does Cambodia’s electricity come from? It has a very large hydro sector – 46 % – so that’s the single largest part of the energy […]
The sharing economy for energy is coming to Singapore
A local start-up is on the way to bringing peer-to-peer energy trading to Singapore, which its founder says will grow the renewable energy market in the sun-drenched island nation. A Singapore start-up has launched a trial for the country’s first peer-to-peer energy trading platform. Called Synergy, the platform will enable Singapore residents to produce, buy and sell renewable […]