China recently introduced national rules for spot trading of electricity with an eye toward boosting efficiency.
Opinion

Emissions and power market links can boost China's green transition

Coordination would help incentivize generation and use of renewable energy

24 November 2023
The Muara Laboh geothermal project in Indonesia plans to more than double generating capacity by 2025. (Photo courtesy of Inpex)
Energy

Geothermal energy projects heat up in Philippines and Indonesia

Countries tap ample reserves to lead Southeast Asia's shift to renewables

23 November 2023
Indonesian officials speak on Nov. 21 in Jakarta at the announcement of renewable energy targets and investment plans, part of a climate financing pledge by the G7 last year. (Photo by Erwida Maulia)
Climate Change

Indonesia finalizes renewables target with G7 climate finance plan

Critics fault exclusion of 'captive' coal in $20bn energy transition program

21 November 2023
Tokyo Gas and Santos are focusing on the Cooper Basin area of Queensland as they explore the feasibility of producing a type of methane that promises carbon neutrality. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Gas)
Energy

Tokyo Gas teams up with Santos for Australia green methane study

Japanese utility to look at practicality of producing synthetic gas to sell at home

21 November 2023
Filipinos in Quezon City take part in a global march to end the burning of fossil fuels on Sept. 15. 
Opinion

Oil and gas producers have to do their part in cutting emissions

Until Asia is ready to drop fossil fuels, carbon capture will be key

20 November 2023
The floating solar power plant developed on the Cirata dam by Masdar and state-owned Nusantara Power. 
Opinion

World must move faster on renewable energy for green transition

More financing, more technologies have to be tapped to reach more countries

19 November 2023
Fortescue Metals Group is working to reduce its dependence on its mainstay iron ore operations.
Energy

Australia's Fortescue to build U.S. plant for hydrogen, EV tech

Miner advances diversification into clean energy supply chain

18 November 2023
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco on Nov. 15.
Energy

Philippines' Meralco to explore small nuclear reactors with U.S. company

Teaming with Ultra Safe Nuclear could help country shed fossil fuel reliance

17 November 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on March 16 at a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo.  
Supply Chain

Japan, South Korea to build supply chain for hydrogen and ammonia

Kishida and Yoon will announce new frameworks on economic security in the U.S.

10 November 2023
Chevron said in in February 2023 said it had agreed to sell its 41.1% stake in Myanmar's Yadana gas field to Canada's MTI Energy.
Energy

Chevron still owns Myanmar gas assets despite earlier vow to exit

Yadana offshore project tied to sanction-hit Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise

10 November 2023
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, at lectern, speaks at the launch of a floating solar photovoltaic plant in Purwakarta, Indonesia, on Nov. 9. (Photo by Ismi Damayanti)
Energy

Indonesia launches Southeast Asia's 'largest' floating solar plant

Development with Abu Dhabi's Masdar marks renewable energy milestone for country

9 November 2023
Thai officials have floated a new approach to long-stalled negotiations over the overlapping claims area (OCA) in the Gulf of Thailand. (Source images by AP)
Energy

Rising energy prices rekindle Thai, Cambodian interest in disputed waters

New governments could find a way to tap long-dormant oil and gas reserves

7 November 2023
A man stands beside the solar power panels on top of his house in An Giang province in Vietnam.
Energy

Vietnam turns to rooftop solar as blackouts hit country

Government aims for 50% of houses and offices to have PV panels by 2030

5 November 2023
Women, seen here in Ajmer, India, in August 2016 worship a cow, an animal held sacred by Hindus, to seek blessings for their male children during the Bach Baras festival.
Energy

Grass to gas: How cow dung can help India decarbonize

Biogas offers path from poverty, widens rural access to modern transport

4 November 2023
Singapore aims to have 60,000 charging points for electric vehicles by 2030. (Photo by Mayuko Tani)
Automobiles

Japan's NTT Data to help Singapore improve EV charging efficiency

Software service analyzes usage and energy consumption in real time

4 November 2023
The rush to harness the wind that blows around the South China Sea could increase the geopolitical tensions that already swirl over the strategic body of water.
South China Sea

South China Sea brims with rare earth and renewable power promise

Chinese companies are early movers with wind turbines in disputed waterway

3 November 2023
The Japan Hydrogen Association's new fund will invest in hydrogen infrastructure and technology in a bid to bolster Japan's decarbonization efforts.
Energy

Toyota and SMFG to help launch Japan hydrogen investment fund

Consortium of 280 companies aims to advance technology for decarbonization

1 November 2023
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, left, and Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands after a joint news conference in Singapore on Oct. 30. (Pool photo via Reuters)
International relations

Singapore and Malaysia eye special economic zone on border

PMs Lee and Anwar discuss bilateral projects; expect agreement in January

30 October 2023
LG Energy Solution had a $370 billion order backlog. (Photo by Ahn Seong-bok)
Companies

LG Energy Solution scrambles to boost EV battery production

Company harnesses AI to improve quality control at 10 locations worldwide

30 October 2023
Wind turbines in Vietnam. Singapore is looking to regional power grids for clean energy sources to overcome the city-state’s land constraints.
Energy

Singapore taps Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia for low-carbon energy

Sembcorp Utilities and Keppel look to pipe in electricity produced from renewables

27 October 2023
An offshore wind farm near Nysted in Denmark. The EU aims for renewable energy to make up 42.5% of consumption by 2030.
Energy

EU's wind power plan targets inflow of Chinese turbines

Concern grows for industry's health amid scramble to meet renewable goal

26 October 2023
CNOOC's move shows that government policy is trickling down to corporate decision making.
Energy

Xi's energy policies trickle down to oil major amid cost concerns

CNOOC increases its capex to record level as investors fear potential overruns

25 October 2023
The JT-60SA experimental fusion power facility was completed in 2020 in Japan's Ibaraki prefecture. (Photo by Kazunari Hanawa)
Energy

Japan's fusion power project reaches plasma milestone

Breakthrough opens door to experimental reactor

25 October 2023
Workers repair electricity lines in Hanoi. Vietnam was hit by a wave of power cuts over the summer, with some companies worried the problem will persist over the coming years.
Energy

Vietnam power crunch fears darken business outlook

Experts say blackouts could repeat in 2024 due to plant delays, grid constraints

24 October 2023
Palestinian emergency services and local citizens search for victims in buildings destroyed during air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 18
Middle East crisis

Israel-Hamas war will hasten shift to clean energy, IEA chief says

Agency sees China energy demand peaking in mid-2020s as economy slows

24 October 2023