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20 June 2019
The problem of disruptive technologies is that they are - disruptive, making existing technologies obsolete. This, in turn, triggers resistance from the incumbents as the operators of nuclear and thermal power plants and makes new technologies difficult to reach successful implementation. In the…
20 June 2019
Electrification of industrial non-road mobile equipment and passenger electric vehicles, categorically referred to as EVs in this study, are creating new Electricity for All opportunities in rural communities in Asia. These batteries retire when they no longer provide sufficient energy to its…
20 June 2019
HDF Energy is an Independent Power Producer dedicated to Clean Firm Power generation called Renewstable® power plants. This presentation discussed the advantages of stable power, the key items required and a case study. Intermittent power can have difficulties to integrate small to medium sized…
20 June 2019
The high risk and cost associated with exploration and production well drilling is a well-known barrier to exploitation of geothermal energy – a major source of clean base-load power critical for achieving a sustainable future. This is particularly relevant in areas of Asia and the Pacific endowed…
20 June 2019
How do you promote green building, energy efficiency, performing cooling, and heating methods in countries/cities that are lacking capacity? In this presentation, Mr. Heckmann discussed ADB's Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Project. It is a large-scale demonstration…
20 June 2019
Seoul, a 10 million population city, is implementing various policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency. Seoul has a high population density and limited available land; it is a disadvantage for large scale development of solar PV and wind power. However, there are…
20 June 2019
Global temperatures are steadily increasing. Keeping cool is a growing need, and access to cooling is a critical issue in some of the warmest countries on the planet. With airconditioner ownership expected to soar, not only are markets not keeping up with energy efficiency potential, but energy…
20 June 2019
The need for cooling grows dramatically with rising prosperity and global temperatures. But what does that have to do with waste? 70% of the world’s waste today is dumped or landfilled without energy recovery. 2 billion tons of waste ‘wasted’ every year by 2030 correspond to 800GW of solar PV…
20 June 2019
The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) is an initiative taken by the Government of India to promote energy efficiency in the commercial building sector. The ECBC is a comprehensive code that provides minimum requirements for the energy efficient design and construction of buildings, and is is…
20 June 2019
This presentation shared the insights into the demand response scheme at the industrial customers in Singapore. This real case illustrated the benefits of demand response by reducing end-users electricity bills, improving the asset utilization rate, and increasing the efficiency of the whole…