The Blue Circle and AC Energy have ordered the first GE 5MW-158 from General Electric (GE) for the second phase of the Mui Ne project in South Vietnam The Blue Circle and its partner AC Energy, the power generation arm of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corporation, have signed Asia’s first Notice to Proceed with General Electric Renewable Energy (GE Renewable Energy) for its new Cypress platform wind turbine ...

Vietnam is struggling with alarming air pollution. Its two biggest cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, are now among the top 15 polluted cities in Southeast Asia. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is the most concerning air pollutant in Vietnam. In 2019, Hanoi had only 8 days with PM2.5 lower than the national standard of 50 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3). The air quality in Ho Chi Minh City ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) and Orsted have set up a joint venture company to work on a bid to develop an offshore wind project in Japan’s Choshi area. The newly formed Choshi Offshore Wind Farm company builds upon the existing memorandum of understanding signed in 2019 by the companies, to work together on offshore wind projects. Since then the partners have been drawing up a framework and organis ...

Japanese company Jera has acquired a stake in the up to 2GW Formosa 3 offshore wind farm off Taiwan for an undisclosed price. Jera now holds a 43.75% share in the project, with Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and German developer EnBW holding 31.25% and 25%,respectively. Formosa 3 is located off Changhua county on the central-western coast of Taiwan and comprises three separate sites. GIG and EnBW ...

Health and safety concerns in the wake of the spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) have prompted organisers of international wind power and energy summits to cancel or postpone their events. The European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have decided to postpone the Global Offshore Wind Summit that had originally been scheduled for 21-23 April, 2020, to a date ...

Sitac Kabini wind farm in Gujarat will feature 112 of the company's 2.7MW turbines GE Renewable Energy has received an order from the EDF-Sitac joint venture to supply and install 112 turbines at the 300MW Sitac Kabini wind farm in Gujarat, India. The project will feature 2.7MW units with with 132-metre rotors, which have been designed primarily at GE's technology centre in Bangalore, the company said. Sita ...

Prime Road Power Plc is gearing up renewable power projects in Asia with a power generation target of 1,000 megawatts by 2023. Chairman Somprasong Panjalak said Prime is keen to develop renewable power projects in Thailand and plans to participate in the Energy for All scheme for community-owned power projects. The Energy Ministry plans to begin the scheme with a pilot capacity of 100MW in 2020. "Prime has ...

As the need to shift to more sustainable forms of energy becomes more pronounced due to climate change, insurance will be crucial in helping Asian nations in achieving the transition to renewable energy, according to a report by Willis Towers Watson. In its inaugural ‘Renewable Energy Market Review for 2020’ report, the global consultancy and brokerage identified several realities that the insurance industr ...

The multinational conglomerate General Electric employed FPT Global to supply experienced electrical and mechanical technicians for the 38 unit Tsugaru Wind Farm located in Aomori, Japan. The main scope of work consisted of clearing punch lists and assisting in accelerating the current rate of mechanical completion handover(s) by pre-inspecting the wind turbine towers. A key focus on this project was placed ...

Almost 627GW of new wind capacity is expected to be installed by 2028, according to analysis by Navigant Research. The 'Global Wind Energy Overview' report said the new capacity represents a market worth of more than $92bn in 2019 and over $1 trillion during the period. Navigant said installations were flat from 2017 to 2018, but “behind the flat figures are profound shifts throughout global wind power mark ...