Eco-Business

A recent report details a waterless solar cleaning system design developed to address the challenge of dust accumulation on solar panels in arid regions; it is one of multiple waterless cleaning systems that have come about in recent years.

Solar panels on a commercial building in Penang, Malaysia.

Studio EB Regulatory uncertainty and grid constraints to cope with intermittency, however, challenge the procurement of corporate power purchase agreements and renewables adoption.

Engineer-turned-conservationist Seema Lokhandwala has developed an AI-powered device that listens for elephant vocalisations and plays sounds like tiger roars or buzzing bees to drive herds away from villages near India’s Kaziranga National Park.

India and Pakistan have seen strong growth in the rooftop solar sector that offer lessons for the region.

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Oleh Rhick Lars Albay

Oleh Niu Yuhan

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Resource nationalism can impede energy cooperation in Southeast Asia. Asean can use a mix of carrots and sticks to deal with it. Oleh Mirza Sadaqat Huda

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The world is not on track to meet its climate targets, and the devastating effects of global warming are appearing faster than many anticipated. But the undeniable progress made in the Paris climate agreement's first decade provides reason to hope that more progress can be made. Oleh Jennifer Morgan

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With America having abandoned global leadership – especially on climate change – cooperation between China and Europe has become even more important. To reduce tensions and deepen ties, policymakers in two of the world's three largest economies should address four priorities. Oleh Adair Turner

China’s data centres are expanding rapidly to meet surging AI demand – raising urgent questions about energy use, climate targets and the shift to renewables. Oleh Fei Fei

Oleh Emmanuel Guerin dan Bernice Lee

Oleh Vaibhav Chowdhary dan Shubham Jain

Oleh Rakesh Mohan dan Janak Raj

Oleh Nicolaos Theodossiou dan Dr Phoebe Koundouri

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Jovie Montajes, founder of Light of Hope PH

After 20 years without electricity, more than 50 households in Cebu's poorest district have been provided with solar energy, financed by carbon offsets.

Southeast Asia's largest energy consumer has been slow to transition to renewables, but recent policies point to greater expansion of the country's solar, tidal and geothermal energy production.

A country that is hit by 20 typhoons a year is looking to its lakes, reservoirs and dams to trial the latest solar technology.

In the video, environmental law group ClientEarth compares the oil and gas giant's advertisements on its low-carbon investments to a burger chain claiming that they’re vegan because they’ve got salad on the menu.

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The ESG head of the Philippine power company arm tells the EB Podcast that sustainability needs to be communicated not as a “progressive idea” but a business strategy that benefits the bottom line.

Eyes are on whether the city’s plan to build the world’s “greenest highway” will take off. The Eco-Business Podcast speaks to Marwa Nahlawi from Diamond Developers, the real estate developer behind Dubai's "Sustainable City" brand, which adopts a similar green spine concept.

In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.

Ambitious plans to transmit clean energy from India, China and Australia into Southeast Asia have been proposed in recent years. Eco-Business speaks with two energy experts on the prospects, challenges and ingredients for success.

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