The problem of “too much” renewable energy on a grid can be solved with blockchain, a technology most often associated with bitcoins. Blockchain will provide a transparent way for households and businesses to trade renewables with each other. Laurent Schmitt, Smart Grid Strategy Leader for GE’s Grid Solutions business, explains how it will work. Bitcoin is one of the most revolutionary ideas to come out of ...

Adoption of variable speed drives yields increased plant efficiency, reliability and availability   PacificLight Power   Singapore-based power generation and electricity retailer, PacificLight, utilizes variable speed drive technology from Siemens to achieve significant energy savings and improve overall plant efficiency.   PacificLight Power (PLP) is a Singapore-based power generator whose power plant ...

Swiss global private markets management firm Partners Group has invested $186.29 million (AU$ 250 million) in Sapphire Wind Farm, a 270MW development in Australia, second such investment after Ararat Wind Farm in Australia. In an announcement on Sunday, Partners Group said that it has contributed the majority of the equity funding for the wind farm project, with the remainder provided by the project develop ...

A global market leader in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment technologies, Smith and Loveless, has recognised an Australian company as its top performer in its number one international sales representative division. CST Wastewater Solutions – which operates throughout Australasia and the Asia-Pacific – achieved the distinction for its performance over the 2015 sales year when it achieved major sa ...

Days after Vietnam stalled its plans to build nuclear power plants citing safety concerns, a nuclear expert in India says overall nuclear power is likely to expand in Asian countries. In the post Fukushima world, where safety concerns were repeatedly raised around nuclear power plants, Retired Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission and Founder-Chairman of Nuclear Power Corporation of India M.R. Srinivasan tol ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Vietnam’s National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan signed four pacts in India on Friday covering aviation, energy efficiency and parliamentary cooperation, as well as nuclear. In regards to the nuclear deal, Modi said on his website: “The bilateral Agreement on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, being signed today, will further strengthen the Com ...

New Delhi: Virtuaal Infra Power Pvt Ltd on Wednesday announced that it has entered in to an understanding with Singapore-based Infra Co Asia Development Pte Ltd to raise 5 million (Rs 34 crore approx) for funding two hydro power projects in Arunachal Pradesh. "The two compulsory convertible debenture (CCD) facilities of up to $1.8 million and $3.2 million will support Virtuaal in the development of two run- ...

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced today that it has been honored as the 2016 Asia Pacific Smart Grid Solutions Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan for its comprehensive smart grid solutions. The award was presented during Australian Utility Week and recognizes the company’s exemplary performance ...

A private consultant believes an undersea cable to export solar power from the North West to Indonesia is financially viable even with its likely $6 billion to $10 billion construction cost. Geoff James, a consultant hired by Pilbara Development Commission, toldWestBusiness the ambitious subsea cable project would establish an underwater link to transport solar power from the Pilbara and Kimberley to Java i ...

Cross-border water projects do exist and can be successful in South Asia, despite the region's political and economic differences. We take a closer look at the latest research offering from Chatham House which outlines how to make cross-border collaboration work. South Asia is one of the least integrated regions of the world when it comes to sharing water. According to Gareth Price, Senior Research Fellow a ...