GE India T&D have announced the appointment of Mahesh Palashikar on the Board as Chairman. Palashikar assumes the role of Chairman effective March 1, 2021 and succeeds Vishal K. Wanchoo who resigned from the Board upon assuming new responsibility with another company, post retirement from GE. GETDIL Board also co-opted Emanuel Bartolini, GE Grid Solutions' global Chief Commercial Officer on the Board of ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), localities and Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) to review issues related to Vietnam’s solar power development.  Solar power development has gained positive results and investment, contributing to the effective exploitation of this power source, as well as electricity supply and energy security in Vietnam. The development of ...

The past year is one that few of us will forget. While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have played out unevenly across Asia and the Pacific, the region has been spared many of the worst effects seen in other parts of the world.  The pandemic has reminded us that a reliable and uninterrupted energy supply is critical to managing this crisis. Beyond ensuring that hospitals and healthcare facilities ...

Henkel Australia has officially opened the upgraded Innovation and Application Lab in Seven Hills, Sydney, Australia. As a global leader in adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, the upgraded facility positions Henkel at the forefront of innovation for key growth sectors in Australia and New Zealand, namely food and beverage, packaging, engineered wood and general manufacturing and maintenance. Aamir ...

Energy producing resources are becoming more diversified with wind, wave, marine, hydro, biomass and solar all adding to traditional methods. In most developed countries around the world, renewable energy now produces a growing proportion of the total energy output, and above 20 per cent for the first time in the UK. In this article, Matthew Hawkridge, chief technology officer at Ovarro, a remote monit ...

Vestas has appointed Purvin Patel as its new president of Asia Pacific. Patel joins Vestas from a position as CEO of facilities management company ISS UK & Ireland. He has more than 25 years of commercial and operational leadership experience, and has previously served in leadership positions at US retail chain Walmart, UK home improvement firm Kingfisher Group and Indian supply chain solutions company ...

 Cortec® Corporation is pleased present   powerful EcoShield® VpCI®-380 topcoat for industrial painters.  EcoShield® VpCI®-380 is a fast drying, water-based fluoropolymer modified acrylic one-coat system that can be applied direct to metal and provides corrosion protection and weatherability on metals in harsh outdoor environments. Whether for coating railcars, structural steel, or assembly l ...

The Australian government should revise its renewable energy policy to unlock future investments of up to $40 billion within the power generation sector, according to a new study released by research firm Wood Mackenzie. Two thirds of the investments are expected to flow into new-build renewables by 2030, with equal amounts going into wind and solar. The remaining $14 billion will be invested in fossil fuel ...

Global energy demand slipped last year to the lowest level since World War II.As fossil fuels declined, renewables have surged forward.Coal-dependent Viet Nam has pulled off a 25-fold increase in its solar capacity in just one year.Incentives for homes and businesses to install rooftop solar panels led to the boom. One of the few bright spots in COVID-19 pandemic has been a leap in the amount of electricity ...

A three-year hydrogen fuelling global standardisation project for the International Standardisation Organisation’s Technical Committee 197 (ISO/TC 197) will be led by Nikola’s Director of Fuel Cell Vehicle Code and Standards, Antonio Ruiz. Focused on the standardisation of systems and devices for the production, storage, transport, measurement and use of hydrogen, the TC 197 committee consists of hydrogen a ...