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SRI LANKA: Presidential support for hydropower development
Monday, 01 December 2008

(EnergyAsia, December 1, Monday) --- Sri Lanka’s government has targeted to develop the country’s hydro-power potential to help meet its growing energy demand.

The government of President Mahinda Rajapaks has appointed a task force to study and help implement projects, as well as lend support to hydropower project developers.
 

The country has identified some 600 small-scale hydro power projects that could add 300 megawatt (MW) of generating capacity.

 Mini-hydropower projects are particularly attractive as Sri Lanka searches for solutions to reduce its reliance on expensive imported fuels.
 
FILMS: Interviews with Conergy, Fortis Bank, Epeus Group, Malaysia’s PTM
Friday, 28 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 28, Friday) --- EnergyAsia recently interviewed executives from renewable energy solutions company Conergy, project management company Epeus Asia Pacific, financial institutions Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Fortis Bank and Superfund, and the Malaysian Energy Centre (PTM).

These interviews were filmed and can be found on www.EnergyAsia.com.

Epeus Asia Pacific, an international project management company, provides management and consulting services for clients in handling their oil, gas, marine engineering and construction projects. This is done through implementation of value add services based on project management best practices. 

In the interview, Epeus Group president and CEO Mark Thompson explained how the company helps upstream oil and gas companies execute projects across the world.

Germany’s renewable energy company opened its Asia Pacific office in Singapore two years ago. Stefan Mueller, managing director, Conergy Renewable Energy Singapore, hinted during the interview that Conergy could downgrade its head office status if Singapore is unwilling to step up its drive to promote renewable energy use.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group Inc acquired the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) in August. George Ng, NYMEX’s senior director for Asia marketing explains how CME’s takeover of NYMEX will better serve energy, commodity and financial companies in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East.

European bank Fortis recently promoted Paul Schuilwerve to senior managing director and head of merchant banking for the Asia Pacific region.  D. Paul Schuilwerve, back in Singapore after 10 years, talks about the challenges facing energy financing today. Based in Singapore, Paul Schuilwerve will be responsible for overseeing Fortis Merchant Banking business in asset-based finance, investment, commercial, corporate and public banking.

Aaron Smith, the Singapore-based manager for Superfund, explains the workings of managed future funds and why he is so bullish on oil, gold and commodities.

Pusat Tenaga Malaysia or Malaysian Energy Centre played hosts at the annual National PV conference held in Putrajaya, Malaysia in August. National Project leader Ahamd Hadri Haris explained the government’s plans to promote solar energy use and investments in the solar PV manufacturing sector.

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MALAYSIA: Prime Minister to launch Kertih Plastics Park
Friday, 28 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 28, Friday) --- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will launch the country’s first fully integrated plastics park to be built under the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) master plan on December 2.

Sited on a 140-hectare plot, the Kertih Plastics Park (KPP) will be a hub for plastics manufacturers and service providers. The hub will aggregate downstream plastics industries and linking them with the nearby Kertih Integrated Petrochemical Complex (KIPC).

Malaysian state oil and gas firm Petronas and its partners have provided a foundation through their oil, gas and petrochemical facilities.

Expected to attract investments worth a total of RM1.3 billion, the KPP will also help develop new technologies, knowledge and skills for Malaysia’s plastics industry. Through the cluster approach, the project’s developers believe the park will help develop new applications and products for use in the electrical, electronics and automotive industries.

Petronas will be building a Polymer Technology Centre to support R&D and petrochemical product innovation.

The KPP is expected to generate direct employment for more than 2,000 people in the state.
 
BOOK: ‘Understanding Today’s Electricity Business’ provides an overview of industry's operations
Thursday, 27 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 27, Thursday) --- ‘Understanding Today’s Electricity Business’ presents the ‘big picture’ for those who wish to understand the industry’s operations.

It provides an insight into the key players, deregulation models, electricity supply systems, profit making and risk management systems.

This 216-page book details the structure of the North American electricity industry and how it works.

Topics covered include end users and their needs, generation, transmission, distribution, electric system operations, electric market structures, participants in the various market structures, regulation, deregulation and restructuring, history of the wholesale and retail markets, risk management, and the future of the electricity business.

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SINGAPORE: ABF’s ‘Asia Power – Financing Power Projects’ to be held on January 20 and 21
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 26, Wednesday) --- The ‘Asia Power – Financing Power Projects’ conference will be held at the Royal Plaza hotel on Scotts in Singapore on January 20 and 21.

Energy demand in Asia has reached record highs especially in major economies like China and India. The conference will discuss how the region can meet its record high demand while ensuring energy independence and security.

Topics covered include the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, carbon trading, project financing, new technologies in solar power and thermal technology including ‘Building Integrated Photovoltaics’ (BIPV).

‘Green’ buildings, renewable energy incentives, subsidies, project risk management, Islamic financing, the future of green investments, financing sustainable energy, clean energy investments, and company developments will also be discussed. 

Speakers at the event include Gare Henderson (Gravitational Systems), Mark Hutchinson (Cambridge Energy Research Associates), Tay Wee Kwang (China Enersave),  Chris De Lavigne (Frost & Sullivan), Carol Tan (Epuron Asia Pacific), Christophe Inglin (Phoenix Solar), Daniel Rosa (Conergy), Nicholas Chan (Azizone Capital), Joseph Anderson (Morrison & Foerster), Vijay Sethu (CIMB Standard Strategic Asset Advisors), Conor McCoole (Standard Chartered Bank), Clive Manson (World Bank Group), Mac Brown (Magenn Power) and Jay Jhaveri (World Check).

‘Asia Power – Financing Power Projects’ is organised by Asia Business Forum (ABF).

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BOOK: ‘Understanding the Global LNG Business’
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 26, Wednesday) --- Thanks to growing demand around the world, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business is poised to become a major global industry.

‘Understanding the Global LNG Business’ provides an understanding of the industry’s fundamentals in particular supply-demand issues.

The 124-page book is equipped with facts, figures and illustrations to cover all aspects of the LNG business.

Topics covered LNG fundamentals, world natural gas supply and demand, principles of liquefaction, shipping and regasification, safety and environmental issues, regulations, the dynamics of the global marketplace, shipping and the industry’s future outlook.

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BOOK: ‘Arctic Oil and Gas - Sustainability at Risk?’ analyses expanding activities in the region
Wednesday, 26 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 26, Wednesday) --- ‘Arctic Oil and Gas - Sustainability at Risk?’, written by Aslaug Mikkelsen and Oluf Langhelle, analyses the expanding oil and gas activities in the Arctic from the perspective of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

The book focuses on the territories of the Arctic Rim where current and future oil and gas activities are and will be located.

Divided into three parts, the book raises a number of questions including how sustainable development has been framed in the Arctic and the interaction between indigenous peoples, governments and oil and gas companies.

In the first part of the book, oil and gas activities are discussed through the concepts of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility together with the challenge of climate change.

The second part consists of case studies from Alaska, Canada, Norway and Russia where oil and gas exploration and production activities are discussed. The final part draws together materials from the country studies in a comparative manner.

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BOOK: ‘Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering’
Tuesday, 25 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 25, Tuesday) --- ‘Handbook of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering’ incorporates an update of some of the most recent technological advances and research developments in photovoltaics (PV) by international experts.

Each chapter provides detailed information of the physics and technology for experts and includes a review of past work and the fundamentals in solar electric science.

Topics covered include photovoltaic application and development, the physics of solar cell, theoretical limits of PV conversion, solar grade silicon feedstock, bulk crystal growth and wafering for PV, crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, thin-film silicon solar cells, high-efficiency III-V multijunction solar cells, space solar cells and arrays, PV concentrators, amorphous silicon-based solar cells, Cu(InGa)Se2 solar cells, cadmium telluride solar cells.

Dye-sensitised solar cells, measurement and characterisation of solar cells and modules, PV systems, electrochemical storage for PV, power conditioning for PV power systems, energy collected and delivered by PV modules, economic analysis and environmental aspects of PV systems, PV in architecture, photovoltaic and development and financing PV growth.

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BOOK: ‘Renewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment’
Tuesday, 25 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 25, Tuesday) --- ‘Renewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment’ is
 
BOOK: ‘Understanding Today's Natural Gas Business’
Monday, 24 November 2008

(EnergyAsia, November 2, Monday) --- ‘Understanding Today’s Natural Gas Business’, the latest addition to Enerdynamics' line of energy business education products, looks at how the North American natural gas industry operates.

The 150-page book, loaded with charts and illustrations, provides an overview of the natural gas industry in US. It examines the major players in the industry, deregulation, physical system, profitability and risk management.

Topics covered include natural gas and its source, end users, gas system operations, market participants, service options, regulation and deregulation, market dynamics, profitability, risk management, and the future of the gas business.

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