Korea Western Power along with Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction have signed a memorandum of understanding for a partnership in the development of the 728MW Phou Ngoy hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Laos. Charoen Energy and Water Asia were also involved in the earlier agreement with the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to develop Phou Ngoy and brought in Korea Western Power as a partner. Ko ...

The U.S.’s official aid agency has signed an agreement with national utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) for rooftop solar power generation. The Vietnam Urban Energy Security project, which the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funds and runs, formalized a partnership Monday to support EVN’s efforts to expand rooftop solar (RTS) energy generation. Power demand in Vietnam is growing by ...

 In partnership with Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of the multinational power company Naturgy Group, Vestas has secured a 96 MW deal for the Hawkesdale Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia. The project will feature 23 V136-4.2 MW wind turbines which Vestas will supply and install. Upon completion, Vestas will also deliver a 15-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Wi ...

Indonesia is often called the “Sleeping Giant” of Asia. Countless words are written every year forecasting the future of China and India as economic giants. This is justifiably so given the immense economic growth each nation is achieving. Yet it is ultimately Indonesia’s expected ascent as a nation in the years ahead that could represent the most startling ascent. By 2050 it is predicted Indonesia will joi ...

A modern, cost-effective AMR solution for a growing metropolis Finding the process of taking manual readings from more than 1.2 million water meters in Manila increasingly problematic, the local water supplier, Maynilad, decided to install a reliable AMR system. Thanks to Diehl Metering’s drive-by solution, the company managed to reduce its NRW losses from 61% to 29%. 1.2 millionWater metersUp until 2015, a ...

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said that it welcomes the Vietnamese government’s recent decision to extend the feed-in-tariff (FIT) scheme for wind power, but considers the proposed FIT reduction too steep. The proposed rates of USD 0.0702 (EUR 0.0578) per kWh for onshore wind and USD 0.0847/kWh for intertidal/nearshore wind will start applying to projects commissioned between November 2021 and Decem ...

Mekong River to be harnessed for 728MW Phou Ngoy facility in southern province of Champasak Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Western Power to partner in developing the 728MW Phou Ngoy hydropower plant on the Mekong River in Laos. Thai developer Charoen Energy and Water Asia signed the original agreement with the Lao People's Democratic Repub ...

The new strain of bacterium can remove both nitrogen and phosphorous from sewage Photo Credit: NUS, Singapore Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new way to treat sewage that is much simpler, cheaper and greener than existing methods. Led by Associate Professor He Jianzhong from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, the ...

German technology company Bosch is ramping up stationary fuel cell efforts, announcing this week plans to begin full-scale production of distributed power stations based on solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technology in 2024. Bosch is intensifying its partnership with UK subsidiary Ceres Power, a leading player in the development of innovative solid oxide fuel cells and stacks, to achieve its goal. Th ...

TOKYO -- Japan's government facilities will switch to renewable sources for 30% of their energy supply starting in fiscal 2021, leading Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's push for the country to become carbon neutral by 2050. All national government ministries and agencies will be required to reevaluate their electricity supply for the year through March 2022 and beyond under the plan to be announced Thursday ...