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Asia needs natural gas to balance ‘energy trilemma’
Asia needs natural gas to balance ‘energy trilemma’
Natural gas is cleaner than coal and would support the intermittency of renewables, ANGEA said.
Why ASEAN should take a regional approach to accelerating RE
The Regional Approach Report outlines how collaboration is key to the aim of 35% renewable energy capacity by 2025 in the region.
China continues coal plant ‘permitting spree’ in H1
Coal plants commissioned doubled YoY to 17.1 GW.
Australia’s energy storage investments hit record-high in Q2
Investments in storage reached billions for the first time in a quarter.
Southeast Asia sees rapid LNG regasification capacity growth
The region relies on LNG for energy security and transition.
Approval spree: India green lights 3.9GW coal projects in first 5 months of 2023
Around 7.6 GW were given terms of reference, a vital part in development approval.
VOX POP: Could ammonia co-firing be the solution to decarbonise coal-fired plants?
Experts have mixed views of the effectiveness of the nascent technology in decarbonisation.
Global coal consumption reaches all-time high in 2022
Asia continued to drive coal demand growth.
How India could accelerate clean energy deployment
IEEFA cites demand-side measures to increase clean energy share in its power mix.
How EGAT contributes to powering Thailand’s energy transition
Retiring EGAT Governor Boonyanit Wongrukmit shared the company’s initiatives towards the shift to clean energy.
Supply constraint poses threats to achieving green energy targets: report
These challenges include supply shortages, monopolisation, and geopolitical concerns.
Japan could face difficulties in reaching hydrogen goals: report
Lack of infrastructure development is one of the challenges it faces.
China to double wind, solar capacity by 2025
It would exceed the 1,200GW 2030 target ahead of time.
G7 calls for faster fossil fuel phase-out, but sets no deadline
The G7’s push for faster decarbonisation includes ending subsidies for coal power, and supporting cleaner energy technologies.
New battery storage capacity to grow over 400GWh annually by 2030
Rystad Energy noted this is a ten-fold increase compared to current annual additions.
Renewables capacity to reach 4,500GW in 2024
This is equal to the total power output of China and the US.
India’s utility-scale solar addition to slow in 2023
The sector saw a record-high 14GW additions in 2022.
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