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 grids, such as many grid islands we see in South-East Asia. Power plants which deliver a firm, stable and dispatchable power will facilitate the integration of renewable energy on small to medium sized grids. Such stable power can integrate up to 80% grid capacity.

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 expected end-use even though they still maintain 70% or more of its rated capacity. Batteries are the most expensive component of an EV and over the lifetime, it is expected that one full battery refresh will occur, adding a significant amount to the total cost of ownership.

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 case of solar and wind energy, it has taken decades before the conventional power industry has embraced them, as they will make trillions of dollars of investments in thermal power plants obsolete. To avoid this, an innovative link between incumbents and newcomers is required.

The global energy transformation requires a holistic energy system transition not just for electricity supply, but also a deep and fundamental change to how heat and cooling energy services are provided - all within the larger context of balancing energy supply and demand. This scene-setting presentation drew on the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) recent Global Energy Transformation report and detail a view on how this transition can be scaled up quickly and affordably.

The national perspective of waste to energy (WtE) option as a sustainable urban energy solution in Sri Lanka is explored. Recently, the government has given emphasis for WtE, not only to manage municipal solid waste (MSW) but also to achieve targets in renewable energy and nationally determined contributions. Yet, no significant progress is seen, indicating a variety of challenges related to waste collection, composition, heating value, quantity, transport distance, expertise, finance, land, etc.

Under a scheme of community-based renewable energy, a 10-MW solar farm will co-locate with 5.0 MW Biomass project with organized people's participation.

Rice is the world's number one food crop and Asia accounts for 91% of global production. For every kilogram of rice, a kilo or more of straw is produced as a by-product. There are currently few commercial uses for rice straw, so around 300 million tonnes of it are simply burned in the field each year across Asia. Governments are now banning this practice, because of its harm to human health and the environment.

PtPtm Energy Systems LLC is a Plastics to Power™ Conversion Technology, a barge-mounted or shore-based system to provide wide regional elimination of marine debris, coastal plastic thrash, biomass, municipal non-recyclables, and semi-hazardous waste while producing up to 5 MW power, clean desalinated water, and industrial process heat to shore-side communities. An economic model based on FMCG life cycle costing can readily fund this system, which can be deployed in many locations, especially in the Asian or Oceanic archipelagos.

The ‘missing middle’ or ‘valley of death’ is a common cause of cleantech startup stall, needing to access debt and equity in the $20,000 to $500,000 range while typically lacking mature internal capacity, skills, financial literacy and access to traditional investment. This presentation will discuss learnings from the development of an Uberis Capital impact investment fund aiming to tackle this challenge. This fund works in partnership with Sevea to provide operational and strategical support to investees to reduce the “early stage” risk and foster sustained growth.

Using real-life examples in the solar and energy efficiency space in South East Asia, this presentation highlighted key factors which make business attractive to impact and venture capital investors.