Ethnic Yao locals say the dam threatens their livelihoods and want the developer to pay for their losses. Villagers protest the construction of a hydropower plant in a hamlet of the town of Sa Pa in northern Vietnam's Lao Cai province, March 14, 2022. Photo courtesy of Sa Pa People's Committee Thugs with steel pipes attacked members of the Yao ethnic minority community in Vietnam’s Lao Cai province on Monda ...

Mushrooming global demand driven by accelerated net zero targets will only be matched with supply if 'more done especially from policy-making side', says agency Ramping up development of green hydrogen production for use in decarbonising heavy-emitting sectors such as steel and petrochemicals will need “rapid action” in streamlining government policy, if H2 production is to meet contribution targets aligned ...

Renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power and Aker Offshore Wind have closed the transaction that will see them take an initial 50% stake in Progression Energy’s 800MW floating offshore wind project in Japan. The project is in early-stage development, with the site having been identified in proximity to good grid connections. The transaction was initially announced in August 2021, and with the c ...

Collaboration with City of Yokohama and Tokyo Gas - - Joint public/private sector initiative integrating expertise of 4 partners, targeting CO2 recycling for realization of carbon neutral society - MHIENG to design and build compact CO2 capture system, with installation performed by MHIEC - MHIENG's first application of its CO2 capture technology in a WtE plant, increasing business opportunities Mitsubishi ...

Shenzhen Energy Group Corporation’s Guangming power plant. Credit: GE Gas technology companies GE Gas Power and Harbin Electric have announced that Chinese state-owned power utility Shenzhen Energy Group Corporation has ordered power generation equipment for its Guangming combined cycle power plant. The plant is located in Shenzhen Guangming district of Guangdong province in China and is expected to deliver ...

Flexible transmission infrastructure is an important enabler in getting solar and wind power to work, but it has often been overlooked. Southeast Asia needs to start planning for better grids to bolster its renewables ambition, according to a new report by Black & Veatch. Beyond their green credentials, solar power projects have often been marketed as cheap, modular and quick to install, compared to fos ...

During the Huawei Full-Stack Data Center Forum held at MWC 2022 Barcelona, Huawei presented the Full-Stack Data Center Solution. This brand-new solution, which uses Huawei's full-stack capabilities from energy usage to IT equipment, is designed to assist organisations in adopting contemporary data centres. It's designed to help businesses modernise their data centre infrastructure and establish a solid foun ...

Global battery demand for stationary energy storage applications is seen to surpass 2.5 TWh in 2030, a surge from 0.14 TWh in 2021, Rystad Energy said last week. This dramatic increase will be driven by the expansion of renewable energy capacity and the energy transition. Stationary storage will represent 29% of the total battery demand at the end of the decade, ranking second after passenger electric vehic ...

CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd (CLP) has awarded Fugro a 3-year non-destructive testing (NDT) and environmental monitoring contract for three power plants undergoing transition to cleaner gas-fired generation units in Hong Kong. The new contract runs until 2024 and covers inspection, testing and monitoring services in CLP’s Castle Peak, Black Point and Penny Bay power plants, that ensure continuous power supply to ...

Energy solutions provider Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction has announced that it has completed implementation of the 8MW offshore wind turbine prototype at the Korea Wind Power Demonstration Center, which is located in Baeksu, Yeonggwang of South Jeolla Province. The 8MW offshore wind turbine was developed as a collaborative project led by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Pl ...