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Blockchain’s Potential to Support PV Investment and Grid Integration

18 June 2019
Does distributed ledger technology, specifically blockchain technology, have a role in helping Asia’s countries increase PV investment and grid integration? We believe that Asia is a high-potential market in which to push the limits of blockchain’s capabilities in the power sector, particularly…

Mapping Opportunities for Utility-Scale Renewables: The Southeast Asia Renewable Energy Data Explorer

18 June 2019
The RE Data Explorer is an innovative web-based platform that allows users to visualize and analyze spatial data on solar and wind energy resource, technical potential and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) across the ten ASEAN member states. This presentation highlighted the capabilities of this…

Solar Energy: It's Not Just Electricity

18 June 2019
The presentation acknowledges the role Solar Energy has played in transforming the Electricity sector around the globe and its indispensability to the cause of displacing high emission intensity technologies from the electricity sector, in light of the global commitment under COP 21 of UNFCCC. The…

Welcome Remarks: The Power of People through Partnership

18 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Bambang Susantono introduced the theme of ACEF 2019: Partnering for Impact, by focusing on the role of all stakeholders in partnering to deliver a truly sustainable energy future that can enable better development outcomes for Asia and the Pacific.

Disrupting the Energy Future

18 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Amory Lovins highlighted an energy system transformation from the Age of Carbon to an Age of Silicon. Silicon microchips, telecommunications, and software turn people from being isolated to being networked, and systems from dumb to smart.

The Exclusive Benefits of Inclusive Development

18 June 2019
In this presentation, Ms. Fiza Farhan highlighted why optimal development pathways can only be accomplished by including all segments of society. She touched on gender inclusion, access to energy, and other social aspects that can be incorporated into energy sector development approaches to create…

Partnering to Deliver the Clean Energy Future

18 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Keisuke Sadamori discussed the trend in global energy demand, the shifting energy investment spending patterns, and the global demand for fossil fuels and its impact on emissions. He also emphasized the importance of collaborating with other energy sector actors in…

Urban Energy Planning for Smarter utilities

18 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and production in cities and water systems, as well as wastewater energy use. He also gave examples of ADB support to utilities to promote renewable…

Designing Water and Used Water Schemes to Generate Energy and Minimize Energy Use

18 June 2019
Water/Used Water Utilities are significant power users but also have the opportunity to generate their own power and design facilities which are more efficient. This presentation discussed a number of examples taken from projects around the world, including the Philippines and UK where renewable…

Future-Proof Strategy for Electric Cooperatives to Integrate More Renewables into their Supply Portfolio

18 June 2019
The Philippines has close to 150 cooperatives and private distribution utilities, which are responsible for power supply for households and industry on their franchise area. Many of these cooperatives have over contracted themselves with traditional inflexible coal baseload capacity, on top of…