Black & Veatch’s new regional leader brings focus to integrated conventional, renewable, distributed generation and the power grid  Governments across Asia are tapping on innovations in generation, transmission and distribution technologies to fulfil their energy transition ambitions.  At the core of the energy transition is the need to address the increasing power demand that follows rapid populat ...

When the next round of Asian summitry kicks off later this month in Bangkok, one of the key areas that will be in the spotlight within U.S. policy will be the Washington’s approach to the Mekong subregion – a shorthand for the area in mainland Southeast Asia through which the Mekong River, one of the world’s longest and largest rivers, runs. While U.S. interest in the Mekong has been longstanding, the subre ...

The "New Silk Road" or Belt and Road Initiative is an ambitious project expanding China's trade and industrial reach into the rest of Asia and the world. Powered by traditional fossil energy sources, such a massive project creates another source pumping tons of CO2 into the atmosphere for decades to come. There is an alternative. China has a penchant for building things in a big way. That's certainly the ca ...

Liu Xiao spends her weeks visiting sludge and organic waste treatment plants across China. The travel can be tiring but as a technical and policy adviser on waste management she must help implement President Xi Jinping’s vision of a “beautiful China”. Ms Liu’s job is to provide technical assistance to governments and companies trialling the next generation of waste-to-energy technology: methane capture. The ...

The Indian billionaire behind the controversial Carmichael coal mine in Australia is hitting back at criticism the endeavor will be both unprofitable and too dirty. In an interview in New Delhi, Gautam Adani took aim at two major faults opponents have flung at the development: that the mine's low-quality coal won't earn enough money to justify his $2 billion investment, and that the world must abandon the f ...

Major trader Mitsui & Co. officially announced Saturday that it and government-linked Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC) will jointly invest in a planned Russian-led liquefied natural gas project in the Arctic Ocean along the Russian coast. Tokyo has voiced its expectation for Mitsui’s participation in the large-scale project, calling it a centerpiece of the country’s economic cooperation ...

Bloom Energy, a developer of solid oxide fuel cell power generators, announced the ability of its Energy Servers to operate on renewable hydrogen. Current Bloom Energy Servers generate electricity using natural gas or biogas as fuel.  At peak times, some US states and countries already have more renewable power than their grids can handle. Despite those periods of excess wind and solar power, ...

Mita-Teknik, a global provider of wind turbine control and pitch technology, announced today the launch of its new generation of blade pitch system for onshore and offshore wind turbines. The new Mita Pitch System has been designed to effectively minimize O&M costs, reduce downtime and improve productivity. The Mita Pitch System is a flexible pitch solution for turbines up to 12 ...

New Company Will Focus on Maintenance and Renovation of Existing Power Generation Facilities and Expand Business in the Country- Utilization of the local boiler manufacturing to provide a competitive advantage in the market Ribbon-CuttingTree Planting Ceremony YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 25, 2019 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) has established MHPS-(Philippines) Plant Services Cor ...

Veolia Water Technologies (Veolia), a leading water and wastewater solutions provider, exhibits at the inaugural IE Expo Chengdu 2019 from 27-29 June. Veolia’s participation at Asia’s flagship environment protection expo affirms its commitment to provide sustainable water and wastewater management solutions to best support its clients. Tools for Sustainability During the 3-day trade event at the Western Chi ...