fossil fuels


By Dr Vlado Vivoda | Republished 6 January 2012
Where to from here in the new post-Fukushima reality? Griffith University's Dr Vlado Vivoda looks at the resource-poor country's energy options.

By IEEJ Japan Energy Brief | Republished 31 January 2012
With only three nuclear plants out of 54 operating by end January 2012, and due to stop by end April, Japan's nuclear energy outlook remains unclear.

By David Lee, Green Purchasing Asia | Republished 20 January 2012
Just when we thought the industry would be engulfed in gloom, it is now looking at Asia--the sunniest place on earth and yet the poorest consumer of solar energy--to keep its growth momentum in the next 10 years.

By Shivananda H, IDSA | Republished 13 January 2012
China is increasingly using its huge demand for energy resources as a means to extend its influence into the emerging producer countries. Its latest pipeline projects with Myanmar could see greater clout for the PRC in the South Asian region.

By Lim Feng Ling, EMA staff | 2 November 2011
Waste, which has mostly been costly pollution, is now being perceived as a source of energy, thanks to changing mindsets and depleting reserves of oil and gas in meeting the growing energy needs of Asia.

By Chia Kang Yang, EMA staff | 2 November 2011
A look at recent financing and investment trends for renewable energy projects in Asia, with a special focus on three Southeast Asia countries--Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines.

By Augustin Boey, Melissa Low and Samir Nazir, Energy Studies Institute | 1 November 2011
The relationship between energy security and access to rare earths has become increasingly intertwined over the past few decades due to the move towards cleaner technologies, say roundtable panelists.

By Yeo Yong Kiat, EMA staff | 1 November 2011
While it's all good that solar energy is heading towards grid parity, the industry sometimes forgets the added dimension of reducing the cost of financing for solar projects in order to drive down the overall cost.