Solar energy

Google signs solar power pact in Malaysia with Shizen Energy

The agreement highlights efforts by global tech firms to decarbonise their energy-intensive operations such as data centres

The UK government wants to more than double deployment by 2030 to meet its clean power targets.

UK homes install solar at fastest pace since 2015 as prices drop

UK HOMES are installing solar panels at their fastest rate in a decade as the technology’s cost continues to fall.

Solar panels in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe. The Global South holds 70% of the world’s wind and solar potential, and 50% of the minerals necessary for the energy transition.

The climate action that matters is in the Global South

But innovation still has to outpace climate impacts

Australia has more than four million rooftop solar panels, which can generate so much power during the day that wholesale prices drop below zero.

Australia mandates free power in world first to soak up solar, reduce living costs

The Solar Sharer programme will require retailers to offer free power to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day

Malaysia has been cranking up its coal-fired power fleet to keep electricity costs low, but plans to boost the use of natural gas and solar.

Malaysia bets on mix of solar and gas as it shifts away from coal

The cost-per-unit for solar is actually much cheaper than gas and coal, says TNB CEO Megat Jalaluddin

Rooftop solar capacity supplied 13% of Australia’s electricity in the first half of this year.

Cheaper, greener power is on the way

As long as anti-net-zero populists don’t throttle it in the cradle

The projects in the deal will generate enough solar power to reduce 169,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

New Aster unit inks Sembcorp Solar deal for power worth 17,000 cars’ emissions

Aster Power will focus on advancing power and steam generation, as well as renewable power solutions across Aster’s assets

Treat sustainability as an investment, not a cost, says UOL chief legal and sustainability officer Yeong Sien Seu.
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Going beyond greenery: UOL keeps evolving for sustainability that drives business

Besides sky gardens, it weaves sustainability into the business through operations and stakeholder engagement

The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels, while China wants to sell the world its clean energy technologies.

China is beating the US in the battle for energy export dominance

The Asian nation’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with US$20 billion shipped globally

The upcoming PLN plant on the Saguling reservoir aims to begin commercial operations in November 2026.

Indonesia starts construction of 92 megawatt floating solar plant

The country plans to add 42.6 gigawatts of renewable energy, almost 61% of the additional power it plans to raise, to its grid by 2034