Environment

China eyes biogas as coal alternative in rural areas

It aims to produce 30bcm of biogas from agricultural waste and manure by 2030.

China eyes biogas as coal alternative in rural areas

It aims to produce 30bcm of biogas from agricultural waste and manure by 2030.

Hong Kong is catching up with other APAC markets to embrace sustainability

Governments around the world are putting policies in place to curb carbon emissions in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. With a...

Australia will fail emissions goal for 2030: OECD

The group attributed most of the emissions to the power sector, which is not subject to constraints.

Record-breaking heatwaves break Australia's power grid

Cuts of 200MW have been ordered, sending 60,000 customers in Victoria to darkness.

China's renewables leadership challenged by $36b investment in overseas coal projects: report

Over a quarter of coal plants being developed outside the country are supported by Chinese banks and firms.

Asia's demand for solar power to sink as key markets shed subsidies and embrace auctions

Demand is set to drop by 18% whilst installations are set to plummet by as much as 30%.

EU and the Philippines ink seven clean energy contacts

The official launch of the seven projects is scheduled in January 2019.

World Bank to invest $200b in ‘climate action' over five years

The investment will support infrastructure for 36GW of renewables.

China falls from throne as most attractive clean energy market

A third of commissioned renewables have yet to receive their subsidy payment.

UN-backed Green Climate Fund pledges in 2014 have yet to reach Philippines

The country is eligible to tap into $10.3b of pledged financing.

Indonesia's approach to Waste-to-Energy

Indonesia currently has over 230 million inhabitants spread out in 34 provinces demanding basic supplies for domestic and industrial needs...

Standard Chartered quits funding coal plants

It previously faced pressure for the potential funding of three Vietnam coal plants.

Biomass feeds Malaysia's appetite for renewables

More joint ventures with multinationals are on the cards.

Chinese province gears up for nine-day renewable energy trial

Qinghai aims to provide clean electricity for its 6 million population.

Half of ASEAN will go nuclear by 2035

Nuclear energy operations may reach up to a capacity of 2,000 to 5,000 MW by 2040.

Is Asia ready for energy storage?

If the energy transition outlook by DNV GL proves true, then almost three-fourths of the electricity demand increase by 2050 will be generated by...