Mapping Opportunities for Utility-Scale Renewables: The Southeast Asia Renewable Energy Data Explorer Read more about Mapping Opportunities for Utility-Scale Renewables: The Southeast Asia Renewable Energy Data Explorer 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 platform to support data-driven decision making as they relate to informing the planning process—including the establishment and realization of regional renewable energy goals.
Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing Read more about Role of Governments in Enabling Clean Energy Financing This presentation discussed how the United Kingdom and the City of London have established itself as a predominant center for green finance, by establishing the right policy framework and ambition. It also cited a particular example of offshore wind – which the UK, thanks to green finance, produces nearly 40% of global output.
Designing Water and Used Water Schemes to Generate Energy and Minimize Energy Use Read more about Designing Water and Used Water Schemes to Generate Energy and Minimize Energy Use 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 technologies have been made integral elements of capital investment programs. These examples include a hydro-turbine on a used water treatment plant, hydro-turbine on large scale water transmission lines, solar power at a water treatment site and wind turbines within treatment plants.
Ruth Yu-Owen Keywords renewable energy wind power wind energy Hydro Power hydro energy solar power solar energy energy efficiency solar roof waste heat recovery Read more about Ruth Yu-Owen Ms. Ruth Yu-Owen has almost 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energy, developing wind power, hydropower, and solar projects. Ms. Yu-Owen is the President of the Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc., a joint venture between her own company PhilCarbon, Inc. and Upgrade Belgium. Together, they offer renewable energy and energy efficiency expertise from Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) to owning a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar roof, waste heat recovery and other energy efficiency solutions.
Paul Elsner Keywords GIS remote sensing wind energy renewable energy planning and optimization geospatial technologies sustainable energy Read more about Paul Elsner Dr. Paul Elsner holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is Lecturer in Geoinformation Science at Birkbeck, University of London. His current research focuses on wind energy modeling and the application of geospatial technologies in the context of renewable energy planning and optimization.
Yap Renewable Energy Development Project: Breaking the Reliance on Fossil Fuels Read more about Yap Renewable Energy Development Project: Breaking the Reliance on Fossil Fuels A combination of forces threatens the energy sector in Yap State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), leading to high electricity costs. In 2013, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) collaborated with FSM to strategically harness and maximize renewable energy sources in an energy mix diversification project to reduce Yap’s dependence on fuel imports. Read about ADB's other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy Projects.