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 Nahim bin Zahur and Nguyen Phuong Linh, Energy Studies Institute | 31 October 2011
From the potential for new gas challenging coal dominance to the impact of Fukushima on the Southeast Asian nuclear renaissance, Energy Ministers say their piece.
By EMA Staff | 24 October 2011
The CEO of Petrobras shares his views from key challenges facing Brazil's oil industry to biofuels and fossil fuels.
By Bastian Fischer, VP and General Manager, Oracle Utilities, EMEA | 22 September 2011
Oracle's Bastian Fischer discusses renewable energy within smart grids as a clean energy solution to the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity utilities industry.
By Nur Azha Putra, ESI Research Associate | 27 July 2011
Can economic growth and sustainable development be achieved in tandem, particularly for the ASEAN nations?
By Ernst & Young | Republished 24 June 2011
The Nordics are characterised as a region well ahead in the development of renewable energy. Come January 2012, they will be looking to introduce a green electricity certificate system.
By Dr Benjamin K. Sovacool and Anthony D’Agostino, Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin | Republished 27 June 2011
Given the abundant and relatively undeveloped hydropower potential of the region, cross-border trade has emerged as a cost-effective means of expanding energy access.
Special Report on Japan by Martin Daniel, Editor, Platts Power in Asia | 2011
The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resultant tsunami in northeastern Japan on March 11 affected more than 31,800 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity. In the immediate aftermath of the earthquake 11 nuclear reactors with 9,674MW of capacity at four sites shut down automatically, while three other reactors with 2,700MW of capacity which were closed for maintenance were also affected.
By Peter Shadbolt, Financial Times Special Projects Contributing Editor | April 2011
The oil shocks of the past few years have shown just how exposed Asian growth is to the vagaries of supply, but can renewables meet the demands of a booming region?
By Asian Trends Monitoring Bulletin | March 21, 2010
Prominent leaders in their field are asked to reflect on the energy issues of the day, possible emergent risks and their likely implications. We spotlight EMA's former CE, Lawrence Wong.
