Tag: renewable power

How Southeast Asia Should Embrace Hydrogen: Report

The production of hydrogen within the ASEAN region can significantly strengthen the energy security of ASEAN Member States (AMS) by reducing their dependence on fossil fuels imports. The demand for hydrogen is projected to grow moderately but steadily until 2030, and then grow faster up to 2050 to meet global climate ambitions.

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Eternal Ethanol: Fueling the cooperation between India-Brazil

Biofuels such as ethanol can simultaneously address these two problems, especially in countries with a natural vocation for sugarcane cultivation, such as Brazil and India, the two major producers of sugar. In this perspective, sugarcane bioethanol represents not only an alternative to petrol, but also a viable and efficient solution for one of the greatest global demands – the mitigation of the climate crisis.

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Renewable gases have a critical role to play: Engie’s Catherine MacGregor

We are indeed among the world leaders in renewables, and that is a platform that we are continuously developing. The strength in renewables is complemented by a large portfolio of flexible generation assets, which are absolutely key to addressing intermittency. And we own and operate significant critical networks and distributed energy infrastructure. Our teams are more focused than ever in contributing to the transformation of the energy mix to the development of both renewable power and renewable gases.

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India and Maldives to establish transmission interconnection for renewable power transfer

India’s Ministry of Power has informed that India and Maldives plan to set up a transmission interconnection to facilitate the transport of renewable energy between the two countries. The proposal was discussed during the meeting between the Indian Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy and Maldives’ Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology in New Delhi.

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Germany’s bold and ambitious 100% renewable power plan

The plans, adopted in cabinet, show Germany will reach up to 115 GW of onshore wind by 2030 (over double the amount running at present), 30 GW of offshore wind and 215 GW of solar PV (both four times more than today). Power suppliers will have an obligation to reduce energy bills for consumers after scrapping the levy for renewables on the power price in July. It also means Germany will complete its coal phase out by 2030.  

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