Asia green energy

Japan: Significant solar and wind energy curtailment by FY2023

published 2024 年 04 月 16 日 16:51
Japan's wind and solar energy cuts have risen sharply over the past 12 months, from 0.57 TWh in FY2022 and 0.53 TWh in FY2023 to 1.76 TWh, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The J...  more

Malaysia’s New Residential Solar PV Installation Scheme

published 2024 年 04 月 09 日 15:22
Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) has announced a new incentive scheme to encourage residential energy consumers to adopt solar power. The new Solar for Rakyat Incentive Scheme (SolaRIS) is ...  more

Reliance Industries Plans to Invest US$8.1 Billion into Production Plants for PV Modules, Energy Storage Batteries, Green Hydrogen, and Fuel Cells

published 2021 年 08 月 03 日 9:30
In late June, Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and the richest person in India, revealed that his organization will invest US$8.1 billion over the next three years to develop manufacturing capacity for a wide range of green energy products. These include PV modules, energy storage batteries, modular electrolyzers, and fuel cells. Ambani said that RIL will “establish and enable at least 100GW of solar energy by 2030”. ...  more

Oman Plans to Build a 25GW Wind-Plus-Solar Base for Powering the Production of Green Hydrogen

published 2021 年 06 月 08 日 9:30
On May 18, a consortium composed of Oman’s state-run energy company OQ, US-based green hydrogen developer InterContinental Energy, and Kuwait Investment Authority’s subsidiary Enertech announced a plan to build a 25GW wind-plus-solar base for powering the production of green hydrogen. The base will be located somewhere in the Al Wusta Governorate, which is situated in central Oman. ...  more

South Korea Hastens Green Energy Transition by Planning to Have Renewables Comprise 40% of Its Energy Mix by 2034

published 2020 年 05 月 22 日 18:30
South Korea’s ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party secured a comfortable majority in the parliamentary election that was held this April. The victory reflects not only the high approval of President Moon Jae-in’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic but also the sufficient popular support for the government to continue its pursuit of green energy initiatives. ...  more

UAE Set to Double Its Renewable Energy Portfolio in 10 Years

published 2020 年 01 月 16 日 10:00
The United Arab Emirates is the rising star of clean energy in the region. Abu Dhabi’s solar power supply can cover around ~6% of the emirate’s demand for electricity in summer and 16% in winter currently. The Noor Abu Dhabi solar power plant (1,177MW), which is considered as the single largest solar farm on earth, has started its commercial operation since July 2019. ...  more