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July 09, 2024
Could electric vehicles feed China’s grid?
EV's charging (also known as V2G, vehicle-to-grid) has the potential to contribute to the smoothing out of peaks and troughs in grid electricity demand, but many are wary, and the tech is currently expensive.
July 03, 2024Japan to help ASEAN expand green energy through regional power grid
Japan is set to join the ASEAN power grid race. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce Japan's support for ASEAN member countries in expanding their power transmission and distribution networks. This initiative aims not only to promote decar
June 27, 2024RE100 proposes six key policies to accelerate Japan's renewable energy growth
Japan plans to finalize the 7th Strategic Energy Plan by mid next year. RE100 seizes the opportunity and calls on the Japanese government to triple its renewable energy capacity up to 363 GW by 2035 from 121 GW in 2022.
June 21, 2024A greenhouse gas shipping levy is on the horizon
A charge on emissions for cargo vessels would become the first global carbon price, but disagreements on system design and starting prices remain.
June 19, 2024Pupuk Indonesia expands clean ammonia production to meet Japan, Korea's demands
Pupuk Indonesia, an Indonesian state-owned fertilizer company, is dedicated to accelerating their development of clean ammonia products, with a primary focus on adopting the demands of countries like Japan and South Korea.
June 14, 2024West African countries urge adding carbon offset to corporate net zero standards
In early June, ten West African countries wrote to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), urging that carbon offsets be included in corporate net zero standards, allowing companies to offset their emissions.
June 14, 2024Why isn’t China’s emissions growth slowing like its GDP?
Despite slowing GDP growth, coal consumption is on the up, largely due to a failure to improve energy efficiency.
May 31, 2024AI becomes biggest challenge in Taiwan's power supply: MOEA
Minister of Economic Affairs Kuo Chih-hui (郭智輝) reviewed Taiwan’s current power supply as soon as he assumed office, assuring that there would be sufficient power supply by 2030.
May 24, 2024Expert sees more room as global carbon pricing revenue hit record $104 bln
The World Bank released its "State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2024" report on May 21, marking the first time Taiwan's carbon pricing policy has been included among the 75 operational carbon pricing instruments globally.
May 23, 2024How businesses drive data center decarbonization amid growing data volume
Leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system provider Eaton shared their solutions to carbon reduction through energy management at a forum titled "Green miracle for data centers" on May 22.