Buildings produce more than a third of EU CO2 emissions and account for 40% of the bloc’s energy consumption BRUSSELS : The European Union will require countries to renovate energy-guzzling buildings faster and meet tougher targets to save energy as part of its drive to meet climate change goals, according to a draft document seen […]
Iraq Can Fix Electricity Crisis by Planning Long-Term Reforms, IEA Says
International Energy Agency experts say country’s power grid has all but collapsed as it is gripped by a searing heatwave. Iraq’s electricity sector must bring in long-term reforms and solutions to fix its power cut crisis, an International Energy Agency official has told The National. A widespread power cut hit Iraq a few days ago […]
Stem Inc Dispatched Over 500 MWh Energy During North American Heat Waves in June
Stem Inc said that its portfolio of aggregated battery energy storage systems was called into action to help balance electricity networks across four different states and provinces in the US and Canada during heat waves in June. The company specialises in “artificial intelligence-driven energy storage,” largely deploying battery systems for commercial and industrial (C&I) customers […]
Net Zero Carbon Building Solution For Singapore
Envision Digital and ST Engineering are to co-develop a digital building suite which could support the move towards net zero carbon cities globally. The two Singapore headquartered solution providers intend to build an end-to-end net zero carbon urban infrastructure solution for the public and commercial sectors, drawing on their combined strengths in digitalisation, artificial intelligence-based […]
China Key to Vietnam’s Solar Success
A rapid rise in Vietnam’s solar power has been boosted by Chinese finance and technology, but more support is still going to fossil fuels. Dau Tieng Solar Power Project, a photovoltaic power farm with a total capacity of 600 MW, located 100 km from Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam Vietnam has […]
Power Crunch: Punjab Govt Reduces Office Timings, Cuts Down on Supply to Industries
On Wednesday, the power demand peaked to 14,142 MW against the supply of 12,842 MW, leaving a gap of 1,300 MW, an official of the state-owned power utility PSPCL had said. Chandigarh: The Punjab government on Thursday reduced timings of government offices and ordered cut down on power supply to high energy-consuming industries as the […]
Korea Backs African Energy With AfDB Financing
South Korea will provide $600 million to co-finance energy projects in Africa, alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB). The AfDB has provided support for Egypt’s electricity sector The agreement was reached with the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Export-Import Bank of Korea. The support will run for five years. The Korea-Africa Energy […]
India’s energy demand set to rise as Covid subsides: India Ratings
India’s energy demand is expected to improve in July 2021, given the settling down of the second Covid wave and re-opening of commercial establishments, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report. New Delhi : India’s energy demand is expected to improve in July 2021, given the settling down of the second Covid wave […]
EV Batteries – Lithium-Metal Development
Longer-lived lithium-metal battery marks step forward for electric vehicles PNNL scientists find solution to the sudden death common to the batteries. RICHLAND, Wash : Researchers have increased the lifetime of a promising electric vehicle battery to a record level, an important step toward the goal of lighter, less expensive and long-lasting batteries for future electric […]
Sunseap Partners China’s Statecloud Energy For RMB300 Mil Solar Fund
Sunseap Group is partnering with Statecloud Energy Co to invest in a RMB300 million ($62.3 million) fund for solar energy projects in Jinan City, Shandong and other provinces. The five-year investment through a Qualified Foreign Limited Partnership (QFLP) will provide funding to build, own and operate distributed solar assets such as commercial rooftop solar photovoltaic […]