Commentary

Commentary

Why Taiwan is not giving up its nuclear power
	POWER UTILITY \| 21 hours 20 min ago BY EUGENE CHEN 陳仲漁 24 reads There are encouraging news in promoting green energy including that Japan will become a new star of solar power. Read ››

What island sentinels predict about renewable energy grid reliability
	POWER UTILITY \| 17 Jun 13 BY FOERD AMES 50 reads Fossil hydrocarbon and gas combustion has provided the bulk of power distribution reliability for over one century. Read ››

What you need to know about Energy Economics - Part 2
	POWER UTILITY \| 04 Jun 13 BY ADRIAAN KAMP AND AHMAD REZA MIR MOHAMMADI 203 reads Exploring journals, internet, and news, you would find enormous literature and hot discussion over energy issues. Read ››

What you need to know about Energy Economics - Part 1

PROJECT | 04 Jun 13

BY ADRIAAN KAMP AND AHMAD REZA MIR MOHAMMADI

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In our practice, executive classrooms and group interventions, and when talking Energy and Energy transition- I focus a lot on three important elements for the realization of successful energy (transition) programs : 1) Global Change, Scenario's, Vision and strategy: identifying the reasons and issues for change and choice, and a durable (pro- or reactive) vision, position and strategy in this change. 2) Execution: Organising and Delivering Performances 3) Leadership and Change: Value and Values. Read ››

What you must know about solar PV market before it reaches $155b
	POWER UTILITY \| 04 Jun 13 BY EDWARD CAHILL 190 reads The solar photovoltaic (PV) market is poised to rise from the ashes of its 2011 crisis to grow to $155 billion in 2018, as market forces engineer a turnaround to a healthy 10.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Read ››

What you must know about nearly-zero energy buildings (nNZEBs) in Asia-Pac

POWER UTILITY | 04 Jun 13

BY ADITYA RANADE

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Lux Research recently published a report, “Getting to Nearly-Zero Energy Buildings- Ambitious Targets, Modest Progress,” examining the drivers behind the new construction market for nearly-zero and net-zero energy buildings and projecting the market size over the next five years for building envelope materials in such buildings. Read ››

Why Indian building and technology need to be aware about electric grid
	POWER UTILITY \| 27 May 13 BY GIRISH GHATIKAR 246 reads India has and continues to face significant challenges in reliable supply of electricity. Read ››

What hydropower ranking can do for generation expansion
	PROJECT \| 10 May 13 BY PETER J. RAE 164 reads Mobilization of financing for power sector infrastructure development must be founded on a sound basis of technical, environmental, social, economic and financial principles. Read ››

What Chinese universities research on next-generation grid storage tech means for Asia
	PROJECT \| 10 May 13 BY STEVE MINNIHAN 192 reads One of the most interesting and telling trends discussed on the report, “Finding the Perfect Partner in the Global Grid Storage Market” is the clear focus on start-up financing and support in the American markets, contrasted with the heavy activity in fundamental university research in the Asian markets. Read ››

How Asian power facilities can ride on the energy revolution
	PROJECT \| 10 May 13 BY PHILLIP VAUGHAN 173 reads Revolution is U.S. television series that takes place in a post- apocalyptic dystopian future. Read ››

Here is the real energy challenge for Japan's Abenomics
	POWER UTILITY \| 10 May 13 BY FRENK WITHOOS 254 reads In March 2013 Japan's prime-minister, Abe, completed his 3 months in office. Read ››

Exploring the perfect market for energy and energy transition in Asia (Part 3)
	POWER UTILITY \| 06 May 13 BY ADRIAAN KAMP 192 reads A free market where the present lowest cost fuel solution wins. Read ››

Quick guide to putting up a solar power plant in India
	POWER UTILITY \| 30 Apr 13 BY NARASIMHAN SANTHANAM 242 reads Post 2010, a demand slump following the abolition of feed-in-tariff policies in Italy & Germany caused a supply glut in global markets leading to a fire-sale of solar modules. Read ››

How Chinese solar practices are actually good for the industry
	POWER UTILITY \| 11 Apr 13 BY MICHAEL WARADY 408 reads What is it about the Chinese solar industry that scares us so much? Read ››

India’s power sector reeling under fuel resource crunch
	POWER UTILITY \| 11 Apr 13 BY AMOL KOTWAL 550 reads Energy is pivotal to the growth of a country’s economy. Read ››

How to get the 'right mix' of power generation in Asia
	POWER UTILITY \| 11 Apr 13 BY THOMAS HAGEDORN 376 reads Demand for electricity today is growing faster than production. According to the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), Asia’s primary energy consumption is expected to increase at an annual rate of 2.5 percent and will account for 61 percent of the world’s primary energy consumption by 20351. Read ››

Check out how offshore wind in Taiwan has developed
	POWER UTILITY \| 11 Apr 13 BY MICHAEL WANG 348 reads Taiwan is an island that highly relies on import energy to sustain the power supply of the country. Read ››

Will amendments to bid norms jeopardazie private sector power investment in India
	REGULATION \| 01 Apr 13 BY RASIKA GOKHALE ATHAWALE 590 reads India is the fourth largest electricity network in the world with a gross generation capacity of 211 GW. Read ››

UAE’s diversified approach to tackle challenge of power demand
	POWER UTILITY \| 01 Apr 13 BY EHTESHAM UDDIN 646 reads The UAE continues to enjoy double digit real annual GDP growth rates, nearly of 10 percent, but facing a challenging task to quench the thirst of power demand. Read ››

Exploring the perfect market for energy and energy transition in Asia (Part 2)
	POWER UTILITY \| 26 Mar 13 BY ADRIAAN KAMP 483 reads Doing nothing is not an option. By doing nothing we will see that our today's "perfect" market will always burn the cheapest fuel first. Read ››

Funding for India’s waste-to-energy sector
	POWER UTILITY \| 26 Mar 13 BY PER REGNARSSON 640 reads Obtaining a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) with a highly rated, financially strong electric utility is one of the key success factors for the financing of a growing pipeline of waste-to-energy (“WTE”) plants across India. Read ››

When solar capacity and demand meet in 2015
	PROJECT \| 06 Mar 13 BY EDWARD CAHILL 519 reads Oversupply increased in 2012 as global production capacity rose 10 GW while demand rose less than 3 GW as Chinese manufacturers, such as Yingli, which added 600 MW, and Trina, which added 500 MW of capacity in 2012, continue to increase capacity. Read ››

Exploring the perfect market for energy and energy transition in Asia (Part 1)
	POWER UTILITY \| 06 Mar 13 BY ADRIAAN KAMP 629 reads Discussions and dialogues between peers and professionals, at times, centre around the question: What is the perfect market for Energy and Energy Transition? Read ››

What Asia should learn from Latin America about PV net metering
	PROJECT \| 06 Mar 13 BY AGOSTINHO MIGUEL GARCIA 523 reads The deployment of PV has seen a dramatic increase in the last decade and is poised to take over wind in this decade as wind reaches its “easy-to-reach” potential and solar is barely starting to penetrate the generation mix worldwide. Read ››

Reality check: Are Indian utilities prepared for smart metering?
	POWER UTILITY \| 26 Feb 13 BY SUMAN GHORAI 683 reads Smart metering and Smart grid in electricity sector recently have attracted much attention to improve the performance of power utilities. Read ››

What the “Hot Winter” in Japan is all about
	POWER UTILITY \| 26 Feb 13 BY FRENK WITHOOS 554 reads The months of November and December saw a huge influx of FIT applications submitted to METI and the respective Utility Companies. Read ››

The dangers of mishandled flow-accelerated corrosion
	PROJECT \| 05 Feb 13 BY BRAD BUECKER 716 reads Many power generation facilities have been constructed or are under development in Asia. Read ››

Chinese encapsulant suppliers put incumbents under pressure
	PROJECT \| 05 Feb 13 BY EDWARD CAHILL 587 reads Before 2008, encapsulant suppliers from Germany, the U.S., and Japan, such as STR Solar, Mitsui Chemicals, Bridgestone, and Solutia (Etimex), were the dominant companies producing EVA film – taking 60% of the global market share. Read ››

India’s offshore powerhouse revealed
	POWER UTILITY \| 05 Feb 13 BY FOERD AMES 773 reads Read ››

Consumer vs utility: Who is better off to store energy?
	POWER UTILITY \| 01 Feb 13 BY RASIKA GOKHALE ATHAWALE 982 reads Read ››

Check out how our global energy system has evolved (Part 2)
	ENVIRONMENT \| 29 Jan 13 BY ADRIAAN KAMP 499 reads So, hence my interest to find answers and solutions on some of our key and pressing question(s): What is the right time and right scale of energy transition management given the present world situation? But let’s first agree on a fundamental principle – and that is: that all people have a fundamental right for energy. Read ››

What you must know about electricity liberalization in Japan
	POWER UTILITY \| 28 Jan 13 BY PHILLIP VAUGHAN 1107 reads Electricity market reform moves slowly in Japan. Recently, however, the Japanese government further clarified its position and called for legal unbundling in the sector – one of the options previously proposed for breaking up the electricity industry. Read ››

Check out how our global energy system has evolved (Part 1)
	ENVIRONMENT \| 04 Jan 13 BY ADRIAAN KAMP 479 reads We live in interesting times. Our world civilisation is experiencing an accelerating and dynamic change. Read ››

Indonesia to finally see more successful geothermal projects
	POWER UTILITY \| 19 Dec 12 BY EDWARD MCCARTIN 807 reads Interest in the Asian power game has shifted to Southeast Asia for thermal and renewable power. Read ››

Time for Asian powerhouses to launch domestic carbon trading markets
	POWER UTILITY \| 19 Dec 12 BY KISHORE BUTANI 377 reads At the recently concluded climate change summit in Doha, Qatar, world leaders met and extended the carbon markets till 2020. Read ››

Secrets to success in hydropower development
	POWER UTILITY \| 07 Dec 12 BY PETER J. RAE 447 reads Development of hydropower projects in Asia, especially small and medium scale, has received significant interest over the past decade as important advantages for power system generation expansion are being recognized. Read ››

Here's the latest updates on Japan's nuclear industry
	POWER UTILITY \| 06 Dec 12 BY FRENK WITHOOS 515 reads In November, the government announced early elections, funny way of expressing this as all elections in Japan can be considered “early”. Read ››

Rumored legislation could block foreign manufacturers from entering Japan
	REGULATION \| 05 Dec 12 BY EDWARD CAHILL 469 reads After Japan announced a generous feed-in-tariff (FIT), Japan has become one of the hottest new PV markets in the world. Read ››

3 areas distribution companies in India must focus on
	REGULATION \| 04 Dec 12 BY SUMAN GHORAI 495 reads Since the beginning of the power sector reform in India, several initiatives have been taken for commercial performance improvements of distribution companies; however, the desired results have not been achieved even after significant investment in the sector during last ten years. Read ››

Fearless forecast: What to expect of Asia's power companies in a few years
	POWER UTILITY \| 26 Nov 12 BY PHILLIP VAUGHAN 549 reads Market change has been a force for evolution in Asian power companies in this new millennium. Read ››