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| CHINA: First international solar energy fair in Chengdu, Sichuan from September 4 to 6 |
| Wednesday, 24 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 24, Wednesday) --- French group Strategeco Solar Eneovia will organise the ‘Solar Energy Fair’ in Chengdu city, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, from September 4 to 6 and the ‘New Energy International Forum’ on September 4 and 5. The Chinese government will focus on developing energy infrastructure in Sichuan province, which contains nearly 70% of the country’s silicon deposits. The main sponsors for the event include the Chinese Association of Renewable Energies, the UN Development Program, the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association, the German Development Office and major manufacturers. The event will provide companies with opportunities to foster partnerships with industry leaders and gain a position in the Chinese market. The event is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors from 20 countries including professionals from the photovoltaic and solar thermal sector as well as a large number of keen investors. |
| AUSTRALIA: World’s first course on adapting to climate change for electricity companies |
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 23, Tuesday) --- Australia claims it has developed the world’s first commercial business-centric course on adapting to climate change for electricity companies. The course aims to identify key business practices and processes most affected by climate change which include asset management and design, corporate strategy, risk management, environmental management, and health and safety. Other modules covered include environmental variables, human resources and activities, the impact on assets and the demand for product and services, and adaptation options. Donna Lorenz, MacQuarrie’s associate director of climate change, will be facilitating the course. ‘Climate Change Adaptation for Transmission and Distribution’, developed by Athol Yates from the Australian Security Research Centre, and Professor Priyan Mendis from the University of Melbourne, is supported by Australian associations and Energy Networks Australia and Engineers Australia, and funded by the Department of Climate Change.
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| VIETNAM: Siemens wins contract to supply power island for combined cycle power plant |
| Tuesday, 23 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 23, Tuesday) --- Germany’s Siemens said it has been awarded the contract to supply the power island for the Nhon Trach 2 combined cycle power plant. Subsidiary Siemens Energy will supply key components including two SGT5-4000F gas turbines, one SST5-5000 steam turbine, three SGen5-1000A air-cooled generators, two heat recovery steam generators and related equipment in the power island. Another subsidiary, Siemens Energy Service, will provide the long-term maintenance services. Erdal Elver, President and CEO of Siemens Vietnam, said: “With a capacity of approximately 750 megawatts (MW), Nhon Trach 2 CCPP will be a major additional generating facility for Vietnam in the period of 2011-2012. Together with Phu My 2-1 Extension, Phu My 3 and Ca Mau 1&2 CCPP, it will increase the total national power supply capacity significantly thus helping to meet the increasing power demand of the fastest growing country in Southeast Asia.” Siemens Vietnam began operating in 1979 when it supplied and installed the country’s first two industrial steam turbines. Siemens’ energy sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. |
| MALAYSIA: ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference concluded in Kuala Lumpur |
| Monday, 22 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 22, Monday) --- Nearly 40 experts and professionals attended last week’s ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference organised by Marcus Evans at the ParkRoyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference, on June 17 and 18, focused on implementing world class maintenance strategies and tools for effective tanks performance, and ensuring high safety standards in the bulk liquid storage industry. Conference chairman Marshall Mott-Smith, director of the National Institute for Storage Tank Management (USA), began the event with his presentation: “Conducting leak autopsy study for field erected Above Ground Storage Tanks (ASTs)” based on his extensive work in Florida, the US state with the strictest AST regulations. Engineers Farej Elmashai of Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co, and Arnel Batusin of Emirates National Oil Co (ENOC), presented technical case studies on uncovering and addressing problems associated with storage tank corrosion. R.K. Mehra, executive planning director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, spoke on the challenges in optimising storage capacity by intelligent utilisation of assets and tank farm spacing while Adeniran Fadeyibi, Brunei LNG’s head of projects HSE, expounded on incorporating safety to day-to-day operations for terminal excellence and management. Most of the delegates came from oil, gas and petrochemical companies based in Southeast Asia. They included terminal manager Emiliano S Martin Jr and maintenance and safety head Jerome D Fontanos representing Liquigaz Philippines Corporation, and tank inspector Preeksingh Anan representing Thailand’s Dacon Inspection Services Co Ltd. Mr Fontanos spoke well of the speakers’ presentations: “I appreciated the detailed case studies, as these are highly relevant to my line of work.” The industry event was supported by bronze sponsor M-I SWACO, and by media partner EnergyAsia. For more information on this and other related events, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or telephone 65-6438 0933. |
| RUSSIA: Consultant forecasts increased export of low-sulphur crude |
| Thursday, 18 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 18, Thursday) --- Russia has historically exported medium sour crude, but over the next decade, there will be an increase of more than two million b/d in the sale of light low-sulphur crude, said Boston, Massachusetts-based consultant ESAI. ESAI predicts that Russian exports of light sweet crude to Europe will grow by more than one million b/d over the next decade. In the Black Sea, growth will result from development of the Russian Caspian and the increase of transit flows from Kazakhstan. In northwestern Russia, the development of Timan-Pechora will support growth of light sweet exports from the Barents Sea. These developments will partially offset declining North Sea supply of light sweet crude. Growth of supply via the ESPO pipeline will raise Russian light sweet exports to Asia to 1.3 million b/d by 2020 based on ESAI’s forecast for supply growth and exports. “Russian light sweet will be an attractive substitute for China’s declining output of medium sweet,” said ESAI analyst Andrew Reed. |
| MALAYSIA: ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference in Kuala Lumpur on June 17-18 |
| Tuesday, 16 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 16, Tuesday) --- The ‘Bulk Liquid Storage’ conference will be held at the Parkroyal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on June 17 and 18. Organised by Marcus Evans, the two-day event covers the implementing of world-class maintenance strategies and tools to enhance performance in the bulk liquid storage industry. Launching the event will be conference chairperson Marshall Mott Smith, director of the National Institute for Storage Tank Management (USA) and former administrator for the storage tank regulation section of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Mr Smith is also a member of the UL971 committee and API’s committee for Leak Autopsies. The other speakers include R.K. Mehra (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd of India), K.G. Gupta (Indian Oil Corporation Ltd), Adeniran Fadeyabi (Brunei LNG), Arnel B Batusin (Emirates National Oil Company of Dubai, and Jamuri B Zen (Petronas of Malaysia). A special feature to this conference is the half-day course on day two, “Executing emergency response in terminal operations and implementation of fire fighting techniques,” conducted by Kairul Zaman B Mohamed Noh, senior manager of group crisis management department in Petronas. The industry event is supported by bronze sponsor M-I SWACO and by media sponsor EnergyAsia.
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| INDIA: Millions threatened by changes to the monsoon, says Greenpeace |
| Friday, 12 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 12, Friday) --- The Indian monsoon, the lifeline of the subcontinent, will be significantly affected by climate change, according to a Greenpeace report. It said the stability and predictability of the monsoons are critical to India’s economy, society and ecology, and changes in the monsoon will have far-reaching impacts. Mumbai and Thane are listed among the cities in South Asia most vulnerable to flooding, storm surges and sea-level rise. “The lives of millions of Indians - farmers, city dwellers and even those trading on the Mumbai Sensex - depend on the monsoon. India cannot allow the delicate balance of the monsoon to be thrown awry; we cannot afford to adapt if the monsoons are impacted, we simply have to stop that from happening,” said Vinuta Gopal, Greenpeace India Climate & Energy campaigner. The predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its 4th Assessment Report suggest that warming is likely to be above the global average for South Asia, with an increase in summer precipitation and an increase in the frequency of intense precipitation in some parts. More extreme rainfall and winds may result from tropical cyclones. Rainfall will increase by some 20% overall in the summer monsoon, but it will not be spread evenly across the country. “The longer the climate negotiators delay, the greater the threat to India’s one billion inhabitants will be. Either heads of state agree a new treaty at the Climate Summit in Copenhagen in December of this year or the foundation of Indian civilisation will be in peril,” said Mr Gopal. If the current negotiation text, including President Obama’s target of bringing the US emissions down to 1990 levels by 2020, becomes the final deal, global temperature will more than likely rise 3°C. A rise of 3° by the end of the century could have, among other things, the following impacts: • 1.2 billion to 3 billion people suffering from water shortage; • Increasing desertification in southern Europe and more heat waves as in the summer of 2003 • Stronger cyclones and hurricanes, like cyclone Aila last month and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 • Increased global sea-level rise which could threaten major urban centres like New York, Shanghai, and Hamburg • 125 million displaced people in South Asia. Greenpeace has called on Dr Singh to put India’s climate policy on track, and other world leaders to put their negotiators back on track. The green lobby group said that the negotiations for a Copenhagen treaty have been slow and inadequate, and with only six months to go before the Climate Summit in Copenhagen, time is running out. |
| TAIWAN: Delta Group building energy-efficient, solar-powered school in Sichuan, China |
| Wednesday, 10 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 10, Wednesday) --- Taiwan’s Delta Group said it recently held a foundation laying ceremony for a solar-powered primary school in China’s earthquake-struck Sichuan province. Yang Jiazhen Delta Sunshine, the first solar-powered primary school built after the deadly earthquake struck last year, is scheduled to open in the spring of 2010. Compound walls were used for the building facades to keep students warm in the winter and cool in the summer. North-facing skylights improve ventilation for top-level rooms so they won’t feel hot in the summer. The cafeteria and bathrooms use a central solar-powered hot water system to provide boarding students and school workers with hot and boiled water. The proposal for the school won the 2009 Delta Cup International Solar Building Design Competition. At the competition award ceremony, the winner, Ms Hui Liu, said: “It will be exciting to see my design go from paper to an actual eco-friendly and energy-efficient primary school.” Her winning entry not only emphasises green design principles but also combines architectural techniques with solar energy applications. It is the first design from the competition to be used for a real-world application. The award ceremony of the competition was held on June 1. Bruce Cheng, founder and chairman of Delta Group, Ulysses Wang, China chief representative of Delta Environmental & Education Foundation and Shi Dinghuan, counsellor of China’s State Council and the chairperson of the Chinese Renewable Energy Society, attended the ceremony. Mr Cheng, Delta’s founding chairman, said: “On the eve of World Environment Day, we must think carefully about how human activities are contributing to global warming and climate change. Supporting green architecture, clean energy and solar power applications lets us work smart to protect the planet and our future generations. “We really hope that we can build an environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient sunshine school for the teachers and students of Yang Jiazhen primary school. This is the hope of everyone at Delta Group and the meaning behind the school.” The Minister of Special Committee of Solar Buildings, Chinese Renewable Energy Society, Zhong Jishou, said: “The design improves the air circulation without costing more money. In fact, it saves money. By adjusting the location of the windows, how the windows open and the arrangement of interior spaces, we can create natural ventilation routes that improve the air circulation.” Delta Group is the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans. It also provides power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions. Delta Group has sales offices worldwide and manufacturing plants in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Mexico, India and Europe. |
| SINGAPORE: Share price of offshore equipment supplier Teho ended 31% higher on trading debut |
| Friday, 05 June 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, June 5, Friday) --- Teho International Inc Ltd, a Singapore-listed supplier of rigging and mooring equipment and services to the marine and offshore oil and gas industries, said its share price closed 31% higher over its IPO price of S$0.24. (US$1=S$1.44). Teho’s share price opened at S$0.38 per share before closing at S$0.315 per share for the day, on a total volume of 10.84 million shares. At S$0.24 per share, the placement is priced at a historical price earnings ratio of three times, based on the company’s net earnings per share of S$0.079 for FY2008 and pre-placement share capital of 100 million shares. Teho said it raised gross proceeds totalling approximately S$4 million through the placement, which it intends to use to fund possible acquisitions and strategic alliances when opportunities arise, and for itsgeneral working capital purposes. While Teho does not currently have a formal dividend policy, it said it intends to recommend and distribute at least 20% of its net profit attributable for FY2009 and FY2010 to shareholders. Teho is a leading supplier of rigging and mooring equipment in Singapore with a history of more than two decades and an established diversified customer base in the marine and offshore oil and gas industries. Its major customers include PSA Group and Tanker Pacific Management (Singapore) Pte Ltd. |
| INDONESIA: ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’ event to be held in Jakarta from June 29 to July 1 |
| Friday, 29 May 2009 | |
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(EnergyAsia, May 29, Friday) --- Following the recent success of the ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’ conferences in Thailand, Singapore and India, Green Power Conferences will be holding this year’s event in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 29 to July 1. The conference will provide insights into the latest developments in ethanol, biodiesel, jatropha and the next generation of feedstocks as well as an overview of the Asian biofuels market. Speakers at the event include Masnellyarti Hilman (Ministry of Environment, Indonesia), Kolluru Krishan (Malavalli Power Plant), Nelson Low (CME Group), Khoo Hock Aun, Chief Executive (Ark Bio), Yash Mankame (Praj Industries), Nicholas C Ashby (Celadon Capital), Bambang Tribudiman (National Biofuel Standard Agency), Ru Zhaoxiang (Biofuels Technology), Naren (BioEnergy Plantations), H Mohan Behl (Government of India), Shoichi Kobayashi (Japan Bio-Energy Development Corporation (JBEDC)), Jakob Rietzler (Lao Institute for Renewable Energy (LIRE)), Jamey Hadden (Jatoil/Green Energy), and Ulrich Steiner (Bayer Technology Services). For more information on ‘Biofuels Markets Asia and Jatropha’, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
