Vestas has secured an order for a 29MW intertidal wind project from the Vietnamese developer Soc Trang Energy Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of the Xuan Cau Company. Located in Soc Trang, a province in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, the Soc Trang 7 project will feature seven V150-4.2MW turbines. Its customised towers will be placed on reinforced onshore foundations raised above sea level in the sh ...

In many cities, tackling water leakages is among the most impactful ways to shore up water supplies. Sensors and other digital technologies make the massive task easier. Across the world, more water utilities are turning to digitalisation to improve their systems. Image: ABB Bangkok is facing a water shortage. Earlier this year, the Thai capital experienced its worst drought in nearly 40 years, leaving ...

The world’s largest single location solar plant, of 2.2 GW capacity was inaugurated in China’s Quinghai province this month. Built by state owned utility Huanghe Hydropower Development, the massive plant touts a special achievement along with its size . It has been built in the shortest time   among plants of comparable sizes. That single fact is well worth considering, especially when w ...

The Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation plans to soon connect all rooftop solar power to the electricity grid. Bui Trung Kien, its deputy general director, told Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourers) newspaper that to incentivise individuals and commercial entities to invest in rooftop solar, the corporation (EVNHCMC) has put up on its website registration procedures and conditions for connection to the national grid. T ...

The premiere annual gathering of the ASEAN energy Ministers and Global Energy Leaders, ASEAN Energy Business Forum 2020 to be held virtually from November 17 to 20, 2020. Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc to officiate opening ceremony. The premier annual gathering of the ASEAN energy Ministers and Global Energy Leaders, ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) 2020 provides a unique platform for ASEAN polic ...

A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed between India and the UK's leading water sector trade association will "bring a great boost" to trading relationships between the two countries, according to British Water chief executive Lila Thompson. Her comments came at the India-UK Water Partnership Forum – a virtual event which took place on 22 September 2020. The collaborative agreement has been signed b ...

Regional connectivity through the Bay of Bengal can change the fate of South Asian people through trade and economy, especially of the landlocked Nepal, Bhutan and India's Northeast, said economists and foreign relations experts said this week.. Navigation through the Bay of Bengal and regional rivers can largely reduce the cost of transporting goods, help protect the rivers from encroachment, while promoti ...

Guidehouse's forecast of annual global installed utility-scale energy storage power capacity, including all applications and technologies. Image: Guidehouse Insights.  North America is currently leading the world for utility-scale energy storage deployments, but could be overtaken by the second-largest market, the Asia-Pacific region, as early as 2023, according to forecasting and analysis by Guidehous ...

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Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Dhamra LNG Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (DLTPL) for the complete Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) delivery of a 29 MW gas-based power plant for an Indian LNG terminal. DLTPL is a joint venture between Indian multinational conglomerate Adani Group and French energy major Total S.A, located on the eastern coast of Odisha in India. The LNG termina ...