Indonesian President Joko Widodo, a few months ago in November 2023, inaugurated the ambitious Cirata Floating solar farm with a capacity of 192 MWp, the largest in Southeast Asia. The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is now all set to develop more similar projects, utilizing surface water landscapes spread throughout Indonesia, the Indonesian government said in a media release. “We have also inaugurated in 2023 the Floating PLTS, which some time ago we inaugurated in Cirata, we will redevelop projects like this. There is indeed a lot of surface water in our country that we can use, which…
Author: Manish Kumar
A latest report from the Global Energy Monitor said that the utility-scale solar and wind capacity in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is up by a fifth since this time last year, and the region is on track to easily meet its upcoming renewables commitments ahead of schedule. But, the report said that the lack of progress in breaking ground on new projects, coupled with a challenging regulatory environment for renewables and continued reliance on fossil fuels, posed an uphill path to a clean energy transition. Data from the Global Solar and Wind Power Trackers show that ASEAN countries have grown their…
The Philippines Department of Energy (DOE) has now issued guidelines on the biofuel blend implementation in the country. As per the biofuel mandate of the South Asian country, the new norms mandate all the diesel fuel distributors to ensure mandatory three percent biofuel blending compliance in 2024. The country has also laid down time-bound blending parameters. “All diesel fuel distributed and sold by each and every oil company in the country shall contain biodiesel blend at three percent (3%) effective July 01, 2024, four percent (4%) effective July 01, 2025, and five percent (5%) effective July 01, 2026,” the norms…
LONGi Green Energy seems to be charting new territories in Malaysia. With an investment of MYR 1.8 billion (approximately RMB 2.8 billion), the avant-garde LONGi Malaysia Serendah Module Plant in Selangor has officially been set in motion. This landmark development signifies LONGi’s relentless pursuit of delivering top-tier solar products and spearheading sustainable energy practices. This groundbreaking project, spanning over 140 acres, is LONGi Green Energy’s premier manufacturing venture in Peninsular Malaysia. The firm said that it integrated the pinnacle of photovoltaic industry technology, craftsmanship, and equipment in the Serendah Module Plant which is poised to revolutionise the sector. “Once operational…
Asahi Kasei, Gentari Hydrogen Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS’ clean energy arm Gentari Sdn Bhd (Gentari), and JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) today announced working together to promote Green Hydrogen in Malaysia. The team today announced completion of a detailed feasibility study for the production of up to 8,000 tonnes per year of green hydrogen using a 60 megawatt (MW) class alkaline water electrolyser system. The parties also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a front-end engineering design (FEED) study for the said project. The project is supported by the Green Innovation Fund for Large-scale Alkaline Water Electrolysis…
Indonesia has now launched the largest floating solar farm in South East Asia with a capacity of 192 Megawatt peak (MWp). It was made on a reservoir in West Java province. Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated the renewable energy farm. The floating solar aimed to boost the generation of green energy in the Southeast region. Masdar, one of the partners in developing the floating solar plant in the country said that the plant can offset 214000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year due to the generation of solar power and could power around 50,000 houses with the renewable energy it…
A latest report from IRENA claimed that China and Japan are the two countries which led the chart in offshore wind technology. The report said that China and Japan were the two countries from Asia which reported the highest patents in the renewable energy segment. The report also shed light on the performance of other countries too in this green energy solution. “Increased invention in offshore wind with dominance in Europa, Asia and USA emerging as future market. In the ranking of the top ten countries in filed International Patent Families (IPFs), seven countries are European, with Germany and Denmark…
Shreevar Kheruka, Vice Chairman of Borosil Renewable, in an exclusive interview with Saur Energy talked about the impact of waiver of anti-dumping provision against the imports of solar glass for the Indian manufacturers. He also touched upon other issues too. Excerpts from the interview: How did the anti-dumping import provision waiver affect Borosil Renewable or other Indian solar glass makers? The anti-dumping duty on the import of solar glass from China went away around a year ago. Since then, the dumping of Chinese solar glass has expanded substantially in the country. Chinese players control over 80 percent of the Indian solar glass…