Pffft! Your Plan Sucks
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed his disappointment in South Australia's energy plan saying it should be an experiment carried out behind closed doors and not a plan. He said further that citizens of the country have been subjected to the most expensive and least reliable electricity supply, and told the South Australia Liberal Party at its annual meeting on Saturday the plan was based on ideology and idiocy. Read more here: http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/sa/2017/08/12/malcolm-turnbull-south-australia-energy/
24,000 Clean Soldiers On Board
Wisconsin employs about 24,000 people in what is come to be called ‘The Clean Energy Economy.’ The clean energy economy includes renewable energy, advance grid technology, advanced transportation, energy efficiency and clean fuels. Read more here: http://www.apg-wi.com/ashland_daily_press/free/a-fox-con-vs-clean-energy/article_7eb5531a-7f00-11e7-a826-77fa774d48cc.html
Banking On Their Words
Chinese banks came through on their words recently by making some financial commitment that would aid the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission in its plan to expand gas generation and distribution nationwide that would increase power generation to 10 gigawatts. Read more here: http://punchng.com/chinese-banks-to-finance-oil-projects-in-nigeria-nnpc/
Two Hands on Deck
A partnership agreement between France and Indonesia was signed to strengthen and develop the technical and vocational training in renewable energy and electricity. Read more here: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/08/12/around-world-france-ri-sign-training-agreement.html
$90million Transfer Successful
Clean Energy Financial Corporation (CEFC) is lending around $90million to latest Edify Energy projects which are the 150MW Daydream solar farm project, the 50MW Hayman solar farm project, the 57.5MW Whitsunday solar farm project, the 57.5MW Hamilton solar farm project and 42MW Collinsville solar farm project. Read more here: http://elcumanes.com/2017/08/blackrock-takes-plunge-into-booming-local-solar-market/
All The Way Up
The prices of canisters in Centra Java has gone up to between Rp 20,000 and Rp 30,000 each from its normal price of Rp 17,000 due to missing subsidized 3-kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) canisters. Read more here: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/08/12/island-focus-3-kg-lpg-canister-prices-skyrocket.html
Chinese Billions In The Air
One of China's top heavy machinery manufacturers collaborates with Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) by investing $1.5billion in the development of wind energy in Punjab. Read more here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1351072