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“This [will make] Singapore one of the few countries in the world to achieve 100% green waterworks when the project is completed,” Sembcorp said in a statement. The plant
will feature 146,000 solar panels from an unspecified manufacturer.
The Solar Energy Research Institute
of Singapore has been using the Tengeh Reservoir as a test bed for floating solar since 2017.
Norwegian technical consultancy DNV GL was appointed technical advisor for the project.
China’s Seraphim to equip
183-MW of Philippine PV
parks
China’s Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System
Co Ltd announced today it has secured a solar module supply deal for 183 MW of photovoltaic (PV) projects in the Philippines.
The Chinese company will deliver its high efficiency solar modules to Malaysia-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor ERS Energy.
The PV farms are co-developed by AC Energy Inc, the energy arm of Philippine conglomerate Ayala , in Alaminos, Laguna, and Gigasol, Zambales.
The projects will be using Seraphim’s monocrystalline 158.75 mm half-cell Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) modules, which are capable of minimising mismatch losses, internal power losses and shadow effects.
According to Seraphim, this contract adds another milestone to the company’s current product portfolio in Southeast Asia, which already covers Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
HYDROGEN
Government announces
$300m Advancing Hydrogen
Fund
The Australian Government has established funding to support hydrogen-powered projects. The $300mn Advancing Hydrogen Fund will be administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC).
As an early priority, CEFC will seek investment in projects included in the ARENA Renewable Hydrogen Deployment
Funding Round. The ARENA round is
a $70mn grant programme aiming to demonstrate the technical and commercial viability of hydrogen production at a large- scale using electrolysis.
CEFC CEO Ian Learmonth said, ‘Hydrogen has the potential to make a substantial contribution to our clean energy transition, reducing emissions across
the economy while underpinning the development of an important domestic and export industry. Hydrogen is an extremely versatile energy carrier which is gaining significant support worldwide as the fuel of the future.’
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, SCIENCE, ENERGY AND RESOURCES,
STORAGE
ADB supports large-scale
battery storage system in
Mongolia
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is promoting the use of renewable energy
in Mongolia, which is one of its most coal dependent member countries, via a $100mn loan for a large-scale advanced battery storage system (BESS).
The project will install 125MW of advanced BESS, making it among the largest battery storage systems globally. The BESS will be resilient to Mongolia’s extremely cold climate and equipped with a battery energy management system enabling it to be charged entirely by renewable electricity. This will then
discharge clean electricity to supply peaking power in the central energy system grid. The project will also provide regulation reserve to integrate additional renewable energy capacity in the transmission grid.
The ADB signed off on the loan agreement in late April. The total cost of the project is $114.95mn, of which $3mn is co-financed by a grant from ADB’s High Level Technology Fund, financed by the government of Japan. The government of Mongolia will provide $11.95mn toward the cost of the project, which is due for completion in September 2024.
“Mongolia is among the most heavily coal dependent developing member countries
of ADB, and its energy sector is the largest contributor to its greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for about two-thirds of the
total,” said director general of ADB’s East Asia department James Lynch. “The project will lead to the de-carbonisation of the energy system in the country with increased penetration of renewable energy.”
In 2018, coal-fired combined heat and power plants contributed to 93% of total power generation in the electricity grid. Mongolia’s rich renewable energy potential - such as wind and solar - is estimated to be equivalent to 2,600GW, which could fully meet the country’s future power demand.
However, this potential has not been realised. The government aims to increase the share of renewable energy in total installed capacity from about 12% in 2018 to 20% by 2023 and 30% by 2030, in line with the State Policy on Energy.
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