Asia

Floating Solar Project

Floating Solar Installations Growing Across Globe, Especially in Asia

Floating solar installations continue to grow globally, with Asia set to lead the way in the next decade, which presents significant opportunities for its combi…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia’s Coal Conundrum: Economy, Climate at Odds

Coal has long been a lifeblood for Australia. The country is the world’s largest exporter of metallurgical coal used to make steel, and it’s the second-larges…

Hydropower Plant

Hydropower Projects Might Rough-Sail in Asia: Report

Hydropower projects in Asia might rough-sail as environmental and social opposition, and financial concerns pose a challenge to the industry, Fitch Solutions re…

Net Zero Emission

Launch Event a Success for Enlit Asia 2022 With SETA and SSA

Ahead of the Enlit Asia 2022 event happening from 20-22 September, a launch event has been hosted in Bangkok.

Crude Oil

Middle East Crude Grades Feel the Pressure as Russian Urals Head to Asia

Buying interest among Asian refiners for some medium sour Middle East crude grades loading in May has weakened as cheaper Russian Urals crude cargoes increasing…

LNG

Asian Gas Buyers Buzzle over Putin's Demand for Payment in Roubles

Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said "unfriendly" countries must pay for Russian gas in rouble…

China

COOEC Rolls out Asia’s Largest Offshore Jacket

Jacket constructed at COOEC’s Zhuhai facility is destined for the Lufeng oil complex in the South China Sea.

Azerbaijan

Masdar Starts Building 230-MW Solar Farm in Azerbaijan

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) announced that it has launched the construction of the 230-MW Garadagh solar farm in Azerbaijan, and signed new ag…

Oil Price

India's Energy Dilemma: Is Cheap Russian Oil Worth Tensions with West?

India, Asia’s third-largest economy, faces a dilemma. It hopes to increase imports of Russian oil, currently an abundant source in a tight market, but the move…

Crude Oil

Oil Futures: Price Rebound Continues on Prolonged War Fears, Brent up 2%

Crude oil futures in Asian trading hours Friday continued the upwards trend amid growing concerns over a prolonged war in Ukraine and renewed fears over the thr…

Smart Grid

Smart Grids Continue to Advance Globally

SP Group’s annual Smart Grid Index indicates that grids are getting both smarter and greener in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Wind Turbine

Wind Power May Overtake Solar in Asia in the Next Decade

​Wind power is expected to see “greater” growth in generation that could exceed solar power in the next decade, Fitch Solutions reported.

Crude Oil

Crude Prices Fall as Optimism Grows on Russia-Ukraine Peace Talk

Crude oil futures were lower in Asian trading March 14 as Russia-Ukraine peace talks continue even as attacks increase in western Ukraine near Poland.

Carbon Neutral

JD.com Builds China’s First Carbon-Neutral Intelligent Industrial Park

Chinese tech and e-commerce giant JD.com announced on Wednesday that its “Asia No.1” logistics park in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, has obtained certificates for…

Coal Trade

China Could Turn to Indonesia for Coal as Russian Exports Are Disrupted, Says CLSA

Russia’s war in Ukraine is unlikely to have a uniform effect across Southeast Asia, says Anthony Nafte of CLSA.