Geothermal News
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Ayala’s energy arm to divest from coal: Will other Filipino power companies follow suit?AC Energy’s coal exit may spur other local players to do the same, say energy experts. But is the company’s 10-year timeframe ambitious enough? -
Will this solar-powered device clean the world's most polluted rivers?Dutch nonprofit The Ocean Cleanup has unveiled a river-cleaning invention called the Interceptor, which is aimed to to stem the flood of plastic entering the ocean in five years.
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New renewables bill may give Indonesia chance to move away from coalEnergy industry observers and activists have welcomed the move of Indonesia’s parliament in drafting a bill on renewable energy that will be included in its docket of priority legislation for passage this year. -
Is the future of renewable energy in Asia to share it?If Asia is to rise to the clean energy challenge, then sharing energy between countries will be one way to deal with intermittency issues. But political obstacles aside, how will it work?
Geothermal Opinion
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Can we achieve universal electricity access without coal?– Ensuring underserved populations have reliable, clean and safe access to electricity is a $1.2 trillion opportunity, says ADB's Yongping Zhai. -
Clean energy in Indonesia: A massive opportunity which must be seized by its new leadership– Indonesia's new president must develop its renewable energy sector to achieve energy security in the nation and reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, says Jay Mariyappan. -
Deep decarbonization–Have a look at what happened around the world this past month. Australia's heat wave filled headlines when temperatures reaching 45° Celsius disrupted the Australian Open tennis tournament. California's extreme …
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Sun, waves and steam: How is Indonesia winning with renewables?– 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.
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Aceh governor-elect: ‘I myself will cancel’ controversial geothermal project in Sumatran rainforest
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Aceh governor-elect: ‘I myself will cancel’ controversial geothermal project in Sumatran rainforest
– Irwandi Yusuf said that a plan to let a Turkish-owned firm develop the core zone of Mount Leuser National Park would not proceed under his watch.
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