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August 05, 2025
Indonesia approves Thorcon’s first nuclear power plant site evaluation plan
Indonesia takes key step toward first nuclear plant. Thorcon International, nuclear technology developer has received official approval for the Kelasa site evaluation plan and the site evaluation management system plan from the nuclear regulator.
August 05, 2025Germany advances plans for world's first fusion power plant in “High-Tech Agenda”
The German government has fleshed out how it intends to build the world’s first nuclear fusion reactor in a “High-Tech Agenda”, which also sets ambitious targets for other technologies it considers key for the energy transition.
August 01, 2025Taiwan’s 20% tariff triggers solar transition, expert proposes three paths to go global
The White House has unveiled new reciprocal tariffs, placing Taiwan under a tentative 20% rate set to take effect on Aug. 7. While the Taiwanese government stresses the figure is not final and talks remain ongoing.
July 31, 2025GEIH, A*STAR to commercialize biomass-derived carbon for sodium-ion batteries
H2G Green Limited (SGX:5AI) ("H2G" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries, collectively the "Group"), a leader in sustainable energy solutions, and its subsidiary Green Energy Investment Holding Private Limited ("GEIH") today announced a licence
July 30, 2025Data centers in Germany planning own fossil fuel plants, citing slow grid connections: Report
Data center operators in Germany are planning to build new fossil fuel power capacity to supply their operations, citing the slow pace of connecting to the electricity grid as a justification.
July 29, 2025ASEAN’s first cross-border wind project Monsoon starts powering Vietnam
After more than a decade of negotiations, Laos’ first and ASEAN’s largest onshore wind project, the Monsoon Wind Power Project, has officially started transmitting electricity to Vietnam as of July.
July 29, 2025UN: Five reasons why switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’
The global energy transition is now “unstoppable” due to “smart economics”, UN secretary-general António Guterres has said in an online speech titled: “A moment of opportunity.”
July 28, 2025Indonesia eyes domestic solar demand to offset potential U.S. tariff fallout
As the U.S. weighs tightening trade actions against Chinese solar companies for alleged circumvention of duties, Indonesian solar firms believe domestic demand could absorb potential losses from decreased exports.
July 25, 2025Philippine coal power generation declines for the first time in 17 years
Coal-fired power in the Philippines has dropped for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP).
July 24, 2025AI tool maps 1800 MW rooftop solar potential in the Philippines
The Philippines’ Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), a local non-governmental think tank, has used artificial intelligence (AI) to estimate national rooftop solar capacity with an impressive 90% average accuracy.