The installation of this 5kWp floating PV, MLEB expects to have an energy yield of 1,295kWh/kWp. This will in turn generate 6.7 MWh of energy annually, an equivalent of 5.8 Tons CO2 savings annually. REC is showcasing its floating photovoltaic installation at a government site in West Java for the first time in Indonesia. With the advancement in solar technology, costs have fallen by 50% over the last six y ...

Electro Power Systems Group Consolidates Its Presence in Asia Pacific, in Partnership with Toshiba The Group has signed an agreement to provide 1MW storage system for a Hybrid Power Plant that will ensure sustainable energy supplies to a mining site in Australia. “We’re very proud to collaborate with a leading player such as Toshiba. This innovative storage solution is a great example of how our advanced te ...

Google has pledged that all the energy its gargantuan data centers consume will come from renewable sources. It has put money behind that, making the largest green energy purchase (for a non-utility company) ever back in December. Google also wants to be in Asia. Trouble is, it’s hard to buy green energy there. The system for getting proper credentials for renewable energy sources is virtually nonexistent o ...

Japanese trading house Itochu Corp (TYO:8001) said on Friday that alongside its partners it has put into commercial operation a 44.8-MW solar power plant in the prefecture of Oita on the eastern coast of Kyushu. The company owns a 50% stake in the facility, while Kyudenko Corp (TYO:1959) and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co Ltd (TYO:7003) hold 30% and 20% interests, respectively. Together, they provided ...

The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency has declared its solar power project a success, as the renewable energy has helped improve safety in risk-prone areas in the Deep South. Director-General of the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Thammayot Srichuai said the project received 2.2 billion baht in support from the Energy Conservation Promotion Fund between ...

WITH the inauguration of the 132.5-megawatt (MW) solar power plant at Barangay Tinampaan in Cadiz City on Thursday, March 3, Negros Occidental would no longer be a power beggar, and could even export power to other provinces, provincial officials said. Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said the P10-billion solar farm situated on a 176-hectare lot in Cadiz will be the largest in Southeast Asia and seventh largest ...

Eric Fleckten (43) has been appointed General Manager of Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd, Singapore. In this position, which he assumed in November 2015, he also oversees the Phoenix Solar Group’s activities in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Phoenix Solar, he held the post of Director of Business Development Emerging Markets at SunEdison, and before that led the operations of the Dry Sorbent Injection (UCC ...

Energy policymakers plan to give the private sector better access to the state solar rooftop programme in a bid to promote the use of solar power. The programme for businesses will be liberalised, allowing private companies to apply for solar rooftop development licences with a combined generating capacity of 100 megawatts, said Energy Minister Anantaporn Kanjanarat. However, companies will still be barred ...

The Enterprise Bureau of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, has completed two photovoltaic (PV) arrays totalling 6.6 MW at dams in the region, as announced on its website last week. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for both systems were provided by a joint venture (JV) between domestic sector players Sanwa Electrical Engineering Co Ltd and Novac Co Ltd. Deployed on the levees of two dams, ...

Japan's solar power business is not as appealing as it once was. The price utilities have to pay for electricity harnessed from the sun has declined. But Thai businesses are still finding opportunities there. One of these companies, SPCG, on Tuesday announced plans to join a mega solar power plant project in the Northeast Asian nation. Chief Executive Wandee Khunchornyakong told reporters here that the low ...