Green activists hail budget policy on green hydrogen
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Mon, Feb 1 2021 20:21 IST |
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New Delhi, Feb 1 : Environment activists and experts on Monday said the Budget announcements that India will soon have a policy on green hydrogen is a welcome step but expressed displeasure over lack of policy on closing inefficient coal plants and clarity on electric public transport vehicles.
Responding to the budget announcements, Aarti Khosla, Director Climate Trends, told IANS there were several key indicators that the budget was in line with global trends. The announcement that India will soon have a policy on green hydrogen is very much welcomed. Germany and many other EU countries have already set an ambitious green hydrogen policy. Even countries like UAE and Australia that are traditionally considered as the laggards of climate action have moved towards green hydrogen, she said.
LNG in Vietnam s power sector [NGW Magazine]
Jan 29, 2021 5:15:am
Summary Vietnam is expected to see a rapid expansion in investment in the power generation sector, boosting demand for LNG in southeast Asia in coming years. [NGW Magazine Volume 6, Issue 2]
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LNG in Vietnam s power sector [NGW Magazine]
Hanoi last year prepared the Power Development Plan-8 (PDP-8) which was sent to the ministry of industry and trade (MOIT) in November, from where it will then go to the prime minister’s office for approval.
The PDP-8 is expected to get the final green light from the prime minister’s office during the first quarter of this year, said Vi Le Nhuan from the Institute of Energy, which comes under the MOIT. Vi was speaking at an industry webinar mid-December.
January 29, 2021
Households across Japan are likely to get hit by massive electric bills this month, after the price of wholesale electricity there spiked from about 13 cents per kilowatt-hour in December to an unprecedented peak of more than $1 on Jan. 7. (The average Japanese household uses about 250 kWh per month. In the US, prices are typically 3-4 cents per kWh). By Jan. 18, the price had fallen back to its previous level.
What happened? The spike was partially a pandemic-related anomaly. But it was also an ominous sign of things to come for Asian countries working to curb their carbon footprints.
The immediate cause of the spike was bad weather. Japan was hit by an unseasonable cold spell, sending electricity demand in some regions to 10-year highs as homes and businesses cranked up electric heating systems. That in turn caused a sudden shortage of natural gas, which provides 20% of the country’s power and is entirely imported in liquid form (LNG) on ships. Despite the d