Electricity News
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As Asia's aviation sector grows, will its airports gain green wings?Asia will drive the growth of the global aviation industry in the next 20 years, expanding the region’s role in ensuring that the industry becomes less taxing on the environment. Here’s a look at what Asia’s airports are doing to prepare for a future of low-carbon aviation. -
Cheap renewables will price out oil on roadsPetrol- and diesel-driven cars will soon vanish, as oil-based fuel already costs three times more than cheap renewables.
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Can palm oil enter the circular economy?A waste product of crude palm oil is grossly under-explored despite it having the potential to electrify the energy-poor rural villages and prevent further deforestation in Indonesia. -
Solar now ‘cheaper than grid electricity’ in every Chinese city, study findsWhile China's solar industry expansion has led to a drop in electricity costs from solar power, researchers have also found that it is an 'over investment in redundant construction and overcapacity'.
Electricity Opinion
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Global renewable energy investment is slowing down. Should we worry?– Does this point to the continued fall in cost of renewable energy production? Or a slowdown in the global energy transition? -
Powering up rural areas can fight unemployment in Africa and Asia– A survey shows off-grid renewable energy already employs as many people as the traditional utility power sector in India, Kenya and Nigeria. -
Islands of climate innovation– Large developed countries often continue to finance new fossil-fuel projects in small island states that are disproportionately affected by climate change. Donors and lenders should instead help these islands to become laboratories for testing innovative clean-energy technologies.
Videos
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Rewiring the global energy sector– Battery technology could reshape the global energy sector, and this year's #Innovate4Climate summit in Singapore will focus on the cutting-edge innovation that could change the energy landscape.
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An electrifying solution to improve livelihoods– In line with the Sustainable Development Goals' aim to eradicate poverty, a Japanese multinational electronics firm is providing power supply stations, solar storage and products to countries with little or no access to electricity.
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The solar cow that powered an African village– Yolk Station, a South Korean solar energy company, has installed a renewable energy solution in a remote Kenyan town that can also tackle the problem of child labour.
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Is the future of power transmission beaming electricity with diamonds?– Diamonds aren't just for engagement rings and cutting tools—they can bring light to dark places.
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