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IRENA: Renewables to boost global economy by $98trn

With the global economy set to slump to its lowest output for more than a century, nations can spur a global economic recovery by delivering a renewables-based energy transformation that could boost cumulative global GDP gains by more than $98trn compared to a 'business-as-usual' trajectory. It would also quadruple energy jobs to around 42 million, expand employment in energy efficiency to 21 million and ad ...

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EGCO acquire 25% stake in Yunlin Offshore Wind Project

Thailand’s Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO) Group has completed its previously announced acquisition of a 25% stake in the 640MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project in Taiwan. Under the transaction, EGCO’s wholly-owned subsidiary Greenwing Energy acquired the minority stake in Yunlin Holding from Taiwan Offshore Holding. The financial details of the transaction were not divulged. Yunlin owns 100% ...

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Is China holding water & causing drought?

Actions by China have been described as compounding a 2019 Mekong River drought that had severe impacts on livelihoods in downstream nations. China is accused in an April 2020 US government-funded study of restricting water flow from 11 upstream dams, affecting approximately 60 million people live in the Lower Mekong where agriculture and fishing are the principal sources of support. Ord ...

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10 years of Hydro power insight

Eddie Rich, Chief Executive of the International Hydropower Association It is clear that in this decade renewable energy will take centre stage. There are commitments from many countries to decarbonise and no country has been able to do so without a large element of hydropower. The International Renewable Energy Agency’s figures suggest that we are going to need another 1000GW of hydropower in the next 30 y ...

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GE Wind to supply Vietnam Wind farm

GE has signed a contract to supply turbines for a wind project in Vietnam. The US company will provide 11 2.4MW-116 units for the Phuong Mai 1 wind farm in Binh Dinh province. The wind farm is slated to begin producing power by the first half of 2021. Special purpose company Phuong Mai Wind Power is developing the project. GE will also provide technical advisory services. Phuong Mai 1 will be the second win ...

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Sembcorp launch REC Trading platform

Sembcorp Industries, a Singapore-based renewable energy company, has launched a renewable energy certificate (REC) trading platform that manages RECs from multiple sources. RECs are tradable renewable assets that can be sold or traded, and the owner of the REC can claim to have purchased renewable energy. RECs are an excellent way to meet renewable energy targets, and it offers an authentic and credible way ...

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The Growing Business Case for Microgrids: Start Strong

Building a microgrid requires specialised technical know-how, as well as the essential support to facilitate progression of the project. With the issues of rising energy demand and in turn costs, as well as environmental sustainability changing how industries and businesses operate, renewable energy is becoming a bigger topic across continents and cultures. In Southeast Asia, more remote communities and bus ...

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MHPS Receives Order from China’s Baotou Steel for Two Blast Furnace Gas-fired Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) Power Generating Units

 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), has received an order from Chinese firm Baotou Iron and Steel Group (Baotou Steel Group) for two blast furnace gas (BFG)-fired 165 megawatt (MW) class gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) generating units. These systems, with M701S (DA) X series gas turbines as their core component, effectively utilize the gas emitted from the blast furnace (BFG) and coke ov ...

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Elcogen and Magnex signed LOI of SOFC commercialization

Elcogen, an European manufacturer of the world’s most efficient SOFC fuel cells, is pleased to announce LOI commercialization agreement with Magnex CO., LTD., a Japanese SOFC stack and SOFC system developer.  The purpose of the agreement is to cooperate in best effort towards the commercialization of SOFC products to mass market. Three-year agreement follows more than 7 years of close cooperation. ...

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Uniper & Siemens Team up to look at More Hydrogen use and production

German utility Uniper has signed a cooperation deal with Siemens to look at using hydrogen at its gas-fired power plants and producing the carbon-free gas with power from its wind turbines. Uniper, which is on a drive to lower its carbon emissions, said it hoped to zero in on initial project ideas with its partner within six to twelve months. "Hydrogen offers the possibility to decarbonise gas. One site tha ...

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