DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But an impending flood of liquefied natural gas exports from western Canada to Asia could make it harder for countries there to achieve their national climate targets and contribute to tens of thousands of additional deaths due to air pollution. Oil and gas companies have for years marketed fracked gas from B.C. government last year.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

While electric vehicle sales continue to rise worldwide, automotive supply chains are lagging behind the required pace of decarbonisation, according to a new report from Greenpeace Asia. This year Suzuki received the lowest score in Greenpeace East Asia’s annual auto ranking , followed by Great Wall Motor and Toyota.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 4, 2024

In East Asia – mainly in Japan and China – there was a doubling from 27% to 55% over the same periods. Within these, the top technologies are systems supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles and demand response systems. In contrast, in Europe activity has stayed relatively constant at around 19%. Have you read?

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TechXplore

MARCH 12, 2025

Swedish electric car battery maker Northvolt has filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, dealing a blow to European efforts to challenge Asia's dominance in the key sector.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Research published on 16 September highlights the troubling trend of pockets of funders continuing to finance additional coal-fired generation capacity in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s 20 least-electrified countries by percentage of population without electricity are all in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

New research on electricity market volatility compares 43 markets including in the Americas, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. The post Australia’s most coal dependent state takes title of world’s most volatile electricity market appeared first on RenewEconomy. An Australian state takes the title.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Renewables are on course to meet almost half of global electricity demand by the end of this decade, according to a new IEA report, with solar as the leading approach. Already, wind and solar PV are the cheapest options to add new electricity generation in almost every country.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 8, 2024

Cambodia-based ATEC is tapping into two hot trends: electric cookstoves and the use of carbon credits to offset costs for rural households. The post Electric cookstove maker ATEC raises $3.75 million to expand in Asia and Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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CleanTech Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

In 2024, the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) saw a relative cooling off period after the meteoric growth experienced in 2023. The Energy & Power. The post APAC: What We Learned from 2024 and What It Means for 2025 appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Charged

JANUARY 3, 2022

A new report from IHS Markit foresees the possibility of an electrical steel shortage, beginning in 2025, that could pose a threat to automakers’ electrification plans. Electrical steel is an iron-silicon alloy with magnetic characteristics that make it well suited for electric motors.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 14, 2025

We know that electric vehicles, heat pumps and home retrofits are vital to helping Canadians significantly cut their energy bills and their carbon footprint. Finally, we thank Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his decade of climate leadership.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 8, 2020

may have fallen behind Asia and Europe in battery manufacturing, but a number of well-funded companies are looking to get the country back in the game with a technology that could supersede today’s lithium-ion chemistries. North America currently trails Asia and Europe when it comes to making traditional lithium-ion batteries.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Saudis are going big on something called green hydrogen — a carbon-free fuel made from water by using renewably produced electricity to split hydrogen molecules from oxygen molecules. Across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, more countries and companies are embracing this high-quality fuel. This summer, a large U.S.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 27, 2021

But far more acute is what’s happening with natural gas, particularly in Europe and Asia. The Interchange is brought to you by Schneider Electric. With a microgrid you can store electricity and sell it back during peak times. Having built more microgrids in than anyone else, Schneider Electric has the expertise to help.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Singapore grid gives conditional approval to import electricity as part of SunCable's massive Australia-Asia PowerLink project in major step forward to $30 billion project. The post SunCable: Singapore gives nod to imports from world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The technology is most widely used in Asia, where land constraints make it an enticing option. doesn’t necessarily face the same demand drivers as other FPV markets in Asia, [but] there is growing interest for FPV within the country,” said Cox in an email. “The U.S.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

Green hydrogen — made by splitting water’s hydrogen and oxygen using electricity produced by renewable sources — is a small fish in the "energies pond." Other technologies are in the mix, such as battery electric vehicles. A few tech companies are working to grow clean hydrogen in Europe and Asia and, lately, California.

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BloombergNEF

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

BNEF’s […] The post 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity Procurement Could be a Key Enabler for Asia-Pacific’s Energy Transition, According to BloombergNEF appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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Charged

AUGUST 31, 2023

The improved electric drivetrain uses 800-volt silicon carbide power electronics, and includes a motor and a reduction gearbox. ZF says automotive manufacturers from Asia, Europe and America will deploy the cubiX chassis software or the first-generation 800-volt electric drive in their vehicles in the next few months.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

alive without the electric utilities sector moving more quickly away from polluting fossil fuels to renewable energy. COP28 is our opportunity to hold the electric utilities sector accountable for a faster energy transition. Vicky Sins, Decarbonisation and Energy Transformation Lead, said: “We cannot keep 1.5

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

AUMA has supplied more than 150 electric actuators to Singapore’s new Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant (KMEDP), an award-winning plant that was selected as ‘Desalination Plant of the Year’ at the Global Water Awards 2021. KMEDP is Singapore’s first large-scale, dual-mode desalination plant, designed to treat both seawater and rainwater.

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Charged

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The funds will support the company’s efforts to establish an electric public transport bus fleet and a national charging network in Vietnam. In 2020, the company announced plans to launch fleets of electric buses in several Vietnamese cities.

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TechXplore

MARCH 11, 2025

The rapid diffusion of battery electric vehicles and the decarbonization of the energy sector require an increasing number of batteries. These batteries have so far largely been manufactured in Asia.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 23, 2021

But far more acute is what’s happening with natural gas, particularly in Europe and Asia. The Interchange is brought to you by Schneider Electric. With a microgrid you can store electricity and sell it back during peak times. Having built more microgrids in than anyone else, Schneider Electric has the expertise to help.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 16, 2025

Project InnerSpace has launched GeoMap Asia , highlighting the regions massive store of untapped geothermal energy that if developed could serve as an affordable domestic clean energy option to improve air quality while supporting economic growth and energy security.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

Europe, Asia and beyond. Both electric vehicles and electric heat are expected to see record growth in the 2020s. Heating electrification is picking up steam in Europe and parts of Asia as decarbonization and pollution-reduction efforts are tipping the scales. Today, the U.S. gigawatt-hours today. gigawatt-hours today.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 23, 2024

As in India and elsewhere in Asia, two- and three-wheelers dominate the roadways of Pakistan. million to support electric two-wheeler adoption in Pakistan appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The country of 235 million people has 27. The post Zyp Technologies raises $1.5

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At the full 174-MW capacity, the Tauhara geothermal power station can supply electricity to 200,000 homes in New Zealand. of New Zealand’s electricity and creates savings of 500,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, or equivalent to removing 220,000 petrol cards from the roads. . This accounts for about 3.5%

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

Cathay Financial is one of the largest financial groups in Taiwan and Asia; and for the last four years it has been hosting one of the most influential summits on sustainable finance in the region. TSMC is Taiwan’s largest corporate purchaser of green energy and also the largest corporate consumer of electricity. (In

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Hydrogen Fuel News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With the push for sustainable transportation, battery electric and hydrogen buses are becoming central to discussions on public transit innovation. Cities across the globe, from Europe to Asia, are exploring how these zero-emission vehicles can replace traditional diesel buses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Simply put, electrolyzers use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. It will be powered by renewable electricity from TotalEnergies’ offshore OranjeWind project. A Look at the Technology Behind Green Hydrogen At the heart of these projects are electrolysis-based hydrogen production plants. But how does it all work?

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Malaysia’s minister of works has inaugurated the country’s first battery energy storage system linked to an electric vehicle charging station

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 23, 2025

Demand for power is growing in many countries in Southeast Asia that are heavily dependent on coal for electricity. Southeast Asia is set. The post SUSI Partners lands $139 million for energy transition infrastructure in Southeast Asia appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 3, 2020

That compares to 6 percent growth in North America, 7 percent growth in Europe and 9 percent in Asia. For the last five years or so, the rooftop PV market has been boosted by rising electricity costs, a trend that coincided almost perfectly with a sustained reduction in residential PV system prices. But it added 6.2 “The U.S.

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Charged

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Daimler Truck and its Japanese subsidiary Mitsubishi Fuso Bus and Truck Corporation have delivered the first of around 900 FUSO Next Generation eCanter light-duty electric trucks ordered by Yamato Transport , a Japanese door-to-door delivery service company. Its latest iteration was developed with the help of customer feedback.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 19, 2020

A cleantech startup announced this week that it has raised $50 million to scale distributed solar technology — but not for electricity production. While traveling the world for Fluidic, particularly around Southeast Asia, Friesen noticed how water stress transcends geography.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 9, 2020

Smart meters are a key tool for utilities seeking to gain insight and control over their electricity distribution networks, replacing manually read electromechanical meters with digital, two-way communicating devices that measure and share usage data in hourly or minute-by-minute intervals. million in South Korea.

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