Helping Sri Lanka Go Green: Lessons from Denmark’s Green Transition Read more about Helping Sri Lanka Go Green: Lessons from Denmark’s Green Transition This webinar was organized by the State of Green Denmark and ADB's European Representative Office to learn how Sri Lanka is going green.
Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar Read more about Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar Wind and solar are undergoing a global revolution with rapidly increasing installations driven by a range of technical, economic, regulatory, and institutional drivers. Recent work under the USAID, US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration (US-ATAARI) project, found that countries throughout Asia are setting ambitious clean energy targets but for many countries, progress towards those targets is not keeping up.
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.
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.
Charles Madson Keywords clean renewable energy wind power wind turbine Read more about Charles Madson Charles Martin Madson decided to devote himself to clean renewable energy specializing in wind power. Under AAltafil Inc. of the Philippines and AAltamerica Inc of Tucson, Arizona, Charles has developed the first and only integrated system for the collection and storage of wind power on a large scale. From 2015 to 2019, he has also been granted 2 U.S. and 2 Philippine patents, with a 3rd U.S. patent and a 3rd Philippine patent pending. Some of his wind turbine designs reflect the influence aeronautic design.
How China Builds the World's Biggest Wind Power Market Read more about How China Builds the World's Biggest Wind Power Market This case study presentation explains how China have successfully implemented its wind power initiative through the renewable energy law and other supporting policies in place.
Institutional Challenges: Case Study on Low Carbon District Heating in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China Read more about Institutional Challenges: Case Study on Low Carbon District Heating in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in the People’s Republic of China The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a resource-rich province located in a severe cold climate zone of the People's Republic of China, relies heavily on coal to provide heating for its population. With support from Asian Development Bank, a new and gender-sensitive business model for wind-based district heating was introduced in the region.
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.