Now that is has been selected to host the World Cup in 2022, Qatar authorities have committed to making the event a sustainable, carbon neutral event. Environmentalists have expressed concern about Qatar’s infrastructure—or lack thereof—and its ability to accommodate such a large event; specifically, how to keep attendees comfortable amidst the country’s high heat and humidity. But government officials are ...

EnOcean has entered into a strategic relationship with Future Energy Solutions (FES) to open new markets for its energy harvesting wireless sensor solutions. The partnership calls for FES to add EnOcean’s products to its growing portfolio of smart metering, solar, home area network, and energy harvesting solutions in key geographical markets Asia, Europe, North and South America. EnOcean reports its energy ...

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority is opposing plans to establish wind turbine farms out of concern that they devices could cause a significant number of birds and bats to die. The National Planning and Building Council is preparing to publish a policy paper soon drafted by the Interior Ministry that calls for the construction of stations that produce 800 megawatts of electricity, which would make wind p ...

Japan is planning to attach turbines onto barges to build the world’s largest commercial power plant using floating windmills. The country is determined to overcome the engineering challenges of this unproven technology to reduce its reliance on atomic energy. Marubeni, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nippon Steel and others are collaborating on constructing a 16-megawatt pilot plant off the coast of Fukushima ...

A new assessment by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that India’s potential for onshore wind energy deployment is significantly higher than the official estimates—as much as 30 times greater than current government estimates of 102 gigawatts. The findings could have considerable impact on India’s renewable energy strategy as it tries coping with a wide spread, chronic power shortages. The ...

The Manila Standard Today reports that the exact location of the April 13 Davao energy summit is being kept confidential by the government in an effort to prevent protests from occurring at the venue. The paper claims “the Palace…did not invite lawmakers, environmentalists and the businessmen who exposed the crippling blackouts in Mindanao and opposed the privatization of the Agus-Pulangui hydroelectric pla ...

On the heels of the $1.8 billion contract with China Three Gorges Corp. regarding the West Seti Rover hydro project, Nepal’s government has extended an invitation welcoming o more Chinese hydropower companies to invest in projects worth $400 billion. State-owned power company China Datang Corporation has expressed interest in investing in Nepal’s hydropower industry. Nepal is experiencing critical power sho ...

The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (Seda) has received approval for an additional one percent tax on the renewable energy fund in addition to the current one percent already on power bills. Currently, consumers in Peninsular Malaysia using more than 300kWh a month are paying a one percent tax, called a feed-in-tariff, to independent renewable energy power producers. When the new levy is implemente ...

China-based JinkoSolar Holding Co is expanding operations with a new office opening in Singapore, which is quickly emerging as a growing hub of solar energy research and development. The regional headquarters will supervise sales, logistics, financing, project development and customer service across the country. JinkoSolar Chairman David Li notes, “Singapore boasts an established logistics infrastructure, m ...

GE has signed a $200 million contract to supply steam turbine technology, power generation services and distributed control systems for the conversion of Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) PP10 power plant from simple to combined-cycle operation. The project will add 1,300 megawatts to the plant’s capacity to help meet the growing power requirements of Saudi Arabia’s central region and help the country meet ...