AsiaElec - Asia Power

26 April 2023

South Korean renewables; a seemingly vibrant industry often ignored

25 April 2023

Flanked by China to the west and Japan in the east, South Korea is often overlooked when it comes to renewables installations in north-east Asia.

Aramco ships accredited low-carbon ammonia to Japan

25 April 2023

Majority state-owned Saudi Aramco announced this week that its first shipment of independently certified low-carbon ammonia has arrived in Japan for use in power generation.

JR West to one day use hydrogen-powered trains and buses in its fleet

25 April 2023

One of the leading rail operators in Japan, West Japan Railway Co. (JR West), has signalled its intent one day to run hydrogen-powered trains around its network, which covers much of the western half of the Japanese archipelago.

Construction starts at Australia’s Golden Plains wind farm

25 April 2023

Renewable energy company TagEnergy has broken ground on the 756-MW first stage of the 1.3-GW Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria, Australia.

ArcelorMittal looks to increase renewables presence in India

24 April 2023

ArcelorMittal, the Luxembourg-based steel giant, wants to increase its renewables footprint significantly on the Indian subcontinent. The second-largest steel maker on the planet has recently ordered 166-MW of wind turbines from Siemens-Gamesa.

Chinese coal imports from Australia hit three-year high

24 April 2023

On the back of Beijing’s decision to quietly end an unofficial two-year ban on Australian coal imports earlier in the year, shipments moving north across the equator are coming in thick and fast.

Japan’s geothermal potential brought up at G7 meeting

24 April 2023

Representatives of Japan and the US met on the sidelines of the recent G7 meeting in Hokkaido to take step one in cementing a much needed research and development deal in one of the former’s underused sources of renewable energy: geothermal power.

Bangladesh nuclear project features in anti-Moscow moves

21 April 2023

In a bid to circumnavigate anti-Russian sanctions, the government of Bangladesh is set to transfer a payment in Chinese yuan to Moscow for work at its Rooppur nuclear facility.

Japan CO2 emissions fall 5.1% in 2021 fiscal year but coal remains in transition plan

20 April 2023

Japanese government data shows that the country reduced its overall CO2 emissions by 5.1% during the 2020-21 fiscal year. This marks Japan’s seventh consecutive year of reduction levels in its greenhouse gas emissions.

China’s SPIC expands Brazilian presence to encompass hydrogen projects

19 April 2023

China’s SPIC is expanding its presence in the Brazilian energy sector to encompass green and blue hydrogen production as well as LNG imports and natural gas-fired electricity generation.

China’s Goldwind reaches 100 GW of wind turbines globally

19 April 2023

China’s Goldwind, the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, has reached 100 GW of installed capacity globally, the company has announced.