Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

The global renewable power sector added 176GW of new capacity in total last year - just fractionally down on the 179GW added in 2018 - as rapid growth in wind, solar, hydropower and other renewable power sources outpaced the fossil fuel sector by a factor of 2.6, according to IRENA. Overall, renewables capacity expanded by 7.6

Fossil fuels 87

Fossil fuels Hydropower Asia North America 87

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 13, 2020

” Hydropower will continue as the largest source of renewable power, according to the IEA. Still, it warns that the industry's growth could be undermined by grid investment, which it calls “the weak link” in the transformation of the power market. Grid operators in China, the U.S. Grid operators in China, the U.S.

Global warming 130

Global warming Hydropower Fossil fuels Investment 130

Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

Significant extra demand also is expected from outside these economies, in particular in China, India and countries in Southeast Asia. A more than doubling in investments is required to deliver the region’s energy development and climate targets. However, the demand is expected to rise, growing by an average of 3.4%

Energy Monitor 57

Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 57

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 5, 2020

needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come. lags behind China, Japan and the European Union in infrastructure and research investments to reach this potential.

Hydrogen 130

Hydrogen Natural gas Investment Wind power 130

ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Obayashi is delighted to be partnering with Eastland Group through this investment in Eastland Generation, and we are excited about the potential for further growth in renewable energy in New Zealand,” added Dr Kenichi Ando, Obayashi Corporation’s Head of Green Energy Division.

Geothermal power 59

Geothermal power Construction Hydropower Investment 59

Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The Kiangan project will be RENOVA’s first hydroelectric power project and its first investment in the Philippines. RENOVA Inc. announces that it is participating in the 17.4-MW RENOVA is jointly developing the project with Alternergy Holdings Corporation and Santa Clara International Corporation.

Geothermal power 85

Geothermal power Asia Construction Demand 85

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 29, 2021

Since 2011, annual global energy transition investment (renewable energy, CCS, electrified transport, hydrogen, electrified heat, energy storage) has almost doubled, from $290b to $501b. Clearly the green finance revolution has taken the world by storm, with investment in low-carbon energy remaining robust throughout the pandemic.

Investment 121

Investment Pollution Government Energy 121

Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

That battery factory, with a planned capacity of 40 gigawatt hours, will run on clean and cheap hydropower starting next year. The producers of this type of equipment are mainly based in Asia. He invested in a number of start-ups and spent time with his family. In baking ovens, materials for batteries such as lithium are dried.

Batteries 78

Batteries Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Europe 78

Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Nature has been particularly neglected, with fewer than ten of the countries we studied investing in nature-based solutions such as reforestation or wetland restoration. To shift to a sustainable trajectory, we need to massively step up investment in clean energy technologies - especially renewables and energy efficiency.".

Packaging 94

Packaging Fossil fuels Carbon-negative Biodiversity 94

Business Green

MAY 22, 2020

The plan includes climate adaptation measures across seven sectors - water, agriculture, land, forestry, human settlement, health, transport, and mining - as well as measures to scale up hydropower and solar energy, improve energy efficiency and rollout electric vehicles, the according to the news site.

Fossil fuels 91

Fossil fuels Biodiversity Investment Climate change 91

Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2022

Both car giant Toyota and major Apple supplier Foxconn are among companies forced to suspend manufacturing operations due to hydropower shortages in the region, according to the Financial Times.

Hydropower 36

Hydropower Nuclear Power Electric vehicle Climate change 36

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

and hydropower employed around 1.95 Market leader Asia accounted for 63 per cent of the world's total renewable energy jobs in 2019, with China alone accounting for 38 per cent at 4.4 Around a third of the total renewable energy jobs were in the burgeoning solar sector at 3.8 Wind energy, meanwhile, accounted for 1.17 million workers.

Fossil fuels 101

Fossil fuels Energy Energy Carbon-neutral 101

Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Constant Energy announced today that funds advised by Olympus Capital Asia are partnering with them to create a new larger renewable energy assets platform that will pursue opportunities in the attractive, rapidly expanding commercial and industrial (C&I;) renewable and storage market in Southeast Asia.

Asia 10

Asia Energy Energy Hydropower 10

Renewable Energy World

JUNE 20, 2019

Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world.

Investment 75

Investment North America Hydropower Wind power 75

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2021

At least three proposed Canadian LNG projects are claiming they will be the cleanest LNG in the world , relying on renewable hydropower to power their liquefaction operations and otherwise using carbon offsets and carbon capture to partially mitigate their emissions. Premier John Horgan (left) announce plans to use hydropower at B.C.’s

Carbon-neutral 98

Carbon-neutral Methane Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2022

The amount of money flowing into clean power is on track to rise, but this investment will go less bang for the buck than it used to, as inflation soars and the costs of energy, labour, components, raw materials, and freight continue to rise. In 20 years in the supply chain environment, I have never seen a situation like this.".

Europe 71

Europe Demand Energy Energy 71

Business Green

MARCH 4, 2022

Coal power project pipelines in Asia have been contracting in recent years as a result of intense competition from renewables and gas. Every kilowatt-hour of electricity Europe generates from solar, wind, hydropower or biomass reduces our dependency on Russian gas and other energy sources," she said.

Health 36

Health Biodiversity Fossil fuels Resilience 36

Business Green

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And yet, it has clinched hundreds of millions of pounds of investment from private investors, the UK government, and mining giant Glencore, who have backed its ambitious plans to take on the Asian battery market with a new type of low-carbon battery pack that can be tailor-made to vehicle manufacturers' needs.

Batteries 69

Batteries Recycling Recycling Lithium 69

Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Invest in the grid. Investing in a more robust grid may sound mundane, but it’s vital to how a primarily renewable energy system of the future can work. interior across the West Coast to Asia, as one Getting To Zero story explored. and Canada. One of the most promising is “ green hydrogen.”.

Solar Energy Monitor 102

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 102

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The second camp sees a growing role for fossil fuels as the global population expands and hundreds of millions of people seek to join the energy-intensive middle classes, especially in Asia and Africa. What is their view on the energy transition in these times and are they investing in it? Camp 1 – No, Oil will not recover.

Fossil fuels 78

Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Demand 78