Energy

Artificial intelligence, and human education, needed to advance energy efficiency

By Yongping Zhai, Yoonah Lee, Dan Millison on Wednesday, 19 June 2019

To get energy efficiency programs back on track, governments need to focus on education, incentives and improved regulations, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Crystal clear: Asia’s cities are finding innovative ways to clean their skies

By Emma Marsden on Wednesday, 05 June 2019

In cities across Asia, air pollution levels are reaching alarming levels. There are workable solutions to cleaning up the air of the region’s urban areas but it will require resolve and innovation.
It’s clean, powerful and available: Are you ready for hydrogen energy?

By Yongping Zhai on Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Hydrogen has the potential to be the next breakthrough energy source but key challenges need to be overcome before it can be scaled up to widespread use. Developing countries could be at the forefront of this new “hydrogen economy”
Wanted: An inexpensive, efficient, and reliable energy storage device

By Kelly Hewitt on Tuesday, 07 May 2019

Renewables need reliable storage devices in order to grow as sources of energy, and the breakthrough solution might be smaller than you think.
Wary investors might soon see new opportunities in Pacific renewables

By Alix Burrell on Friday, 03 May 2019

Pacific countries are finding innovative new ways to finance renewable energy products that are making them more attractive to private investors.
Bringing renewable energy to a small Philippine island

By Bambang Susantono on Thursday, 25 April 2019

On Malalison Island, in the Philippines, people are enjoying 24/7 electricity service through the use of solar hybrid technology, a new kind of battery storage and smart metering.
Once seen as a panacea, renewable energy and alternative fuel subsidies have become a moral hazard

By Kelly Hewitt on Tuesday, 09 April 2019

Tax and economic incentives for renewable energy and alternative fuel projects were once seen as key to attracting private investors to a country’s green energy plans. Increasingly, these subsidies – which can be revoked by governments as quickly as they were granted – are seen as risky and unpredictable if not rolled out carefully.
Thailand in need of 'Energy 4.0'

By Pradeep Tharakan on Friday, 22 February 2019

Thailand’s next phase of growth requires a transition to a low-carbon economy while ensuring energy security, affordability, and sustainability.
How Sihwa turned the tide on bespoiling energy plants

By Bambang Susantono on Wednesday, 13 February 2019

This tidal power plant in the Republic of Korea is a remarkable combination of high energy capacity and low environmental impact.
How to mobilize $1 trillion for 1 trillion watts of solar power

By Yongping Zhai on Monday, 28 January 2019

It's time to invest in developing countries where solar energy has yet to be tapped in scale.
Lessons learned on electrifying PRC urban buses

By Susan Lim, Gloria P. Gerilla-Teknomo on Friday, 11 January 2019

The PRC’s experience in putting low-carbon buses on their city roads can inform other countries interested in the technology.
Singapore providing test-bed for effectiveness of floating solar

By Bambang Susantono on Friday, 23 November 2018

Singapore is home to the world’s largest test-bed for a floating solar photo voltaic power generation system, the results of which will be watched keenly by ADB and many others.
Smart meters in rural India are a win-win solution for all

By Yongping Zhai on Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Demand-side energy efficiency brings benefits to four key stakeholders amid India’s low-carbon energy transition program.
Solving the Energy Trilemma in developing countries through innovation

By Yongping Zhai on Tuesday, 16 October 2018

With innovative business models, financing and procurement, developing countries can leapfrog to secure, affordable, and clean energy systems.
Uzbekistan – from vertically integrated electricity utility to energy hub of Central Asia

By Rafayil Abbasov on Thursday, 04 October 2018

Uzbekistan wants to reform its power utility to change the way it trades energy with its four neighbors.
Got solar? Now add batteries

By Sohail Hasnie on Tuesday, 18 September 2018

Solar energy regulators are giving a clear signal to the market: the grid is not your battery, so please buy your own.
Can we achieve universal electricity access without coal?

By Yongping Zhai on Friday, 31 August 2018

While coal will still keep the grid up and running for now, renewable energy-based distributed systems can meet growing demand in the near future.
3 pillars for long-overdue energy reforms in Central Asia

By Rafayil Abbasov on Thursday, 12 July 2018

It’s time for Central Asian power utilities to develop a new corporate strategy based on three areas of action.
How the Kyrgyz Republic can become Central Asia’s electric vehicle hub

By Sohail Hasnie on Thursday, 24 May 2018

With a clear, comprehensive, long-term strategy, the country could produce electric vehicles for the whole region.
Navigating the shift to a clean energy future

By Yongping Zhai on Thursday, 03 May 2018

A key challenge is to transition from fossil fuels to next-generation clean energy without making consumers pay more.