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A benefit of ground-mounted solar is the ability to optimally position the system to capture sun exposure as weather conditions change. When complete in 2022, the project will be among the largest aggregated movable solar energy systems designed and installed in Singapore, and it will contribute net-new renewable energy to the national electricity grid. The project is expected to generate 80,000MWh of clean energy annually, enough to power more than 10,000 homes in Singapore.

Amazon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have been investing and growing in Singapore for more than a decade. The announcement today supports Singapore’s bold vision outlined in the Singapore Green Plan 2030, a 10-year plan with a whole-of-nation sustainable development agenda. Utility-scale solar energy projects, such as this Singapore project, align with the Green Plan’s key pillar of using cleaner energy and help Amazon meet its commitment to power its operations with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030, a goal the company is on a path to meet five years early by 2025. This project will supply renewable energy for Amazon offices, fulfilment centres, and AWS data centres that support millions of customers globally.

In addition to adding net-new renewable energy to the electricity grids where it operates across the world, AWS has been, and remains, laser-focused on improving efficiency in every aspect of AWS infrastructure. From the highly available infrastructure that powers its servers to techniques AWS uses to cool data centres to the innovative server designs the company provides its customers, energy efficiency is a key goal of AWS’ global infrastructure. AWS’ scale allows the company to achieve much higher resource utilisation and energy efficiency than the typical on-premises data centre, and the AWS Global Infrastructure is built on AWS’ own hardware – purpose-built and optimised for workloads run by AWS customers.

According to a 451 Research report, AWS’ infrastructure was found to be 3.6 times more energy-efficient than the median of surveyed US enterprise data centres, with more than two-thirds of this advantage due to a more energy-efficient server population and higher server utilisation.

AWS also works with customers and partners to help them meet their own sustainability goals. By running their compute workloads in the cloud, customers and partners can benefit from AWS sustainability efforts and architect their workloads for high efficiency. 90 per cent of what AWS builds is driven by what matters for customers. To achieve their shared goals, the company focuses on four complementary areas: increasing energy efficiency in its facilities and equipment, continuous innovation in AWS data centres, advocacy to create a favourable environment for renewable energy, and working with various power providers around the world to increase the availability of renewable energy.

Investment in Asia-Pacific region

The Singapore project is AWS’ latest renewable energy investment in the Asia-Pacific region. Since 2019, it has announced three wind and solar projects in Australia and one solar project in China. Together, these projects contribute approximately 411MW of installed capacity and will supply more than 900,000MWh of additional renewable energy to local electricity grids.

To achieve its goals under The Climate Pledge, Amazon is committed to global investment in renewable energy generation to reduce carbon emissions from its worldwide operations.

Amazon’s Climate Pledge

In 2019, Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge, a commitment to becoming net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris Agreement. Significant investments in renewable energy are a critical step to reducing Amazon’s carbon footprint globally.

Amazon is the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy, and the projects it has enabled have the capacity to generate over 6.9GW and deliver more than 20 million MWh of energy annually. They include utility-scale wind and solar projects and solar rooftops on fulfilment centres and sort centres around the globe.

Over 50 other companies have already signed on and also committed to urgent action.

“Solving the world’s environmental and sustainability challenges is a task that no single organisation can take on alone, but working together, we can make a significant impact,” said Amazon.

The company delivered a total of 3,093 tons to Chiyoda Corporation and is expected to complete the order in February 2021.

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction (Doosan Vina) on December 10 shipped a batch of clean and renewable energy equipment, the first of its kind, to Japan, one of the most demanding markets in terms of quality in the world.

The first shipment is part of the Sodegaura Biomass Power project which was signed with Chiyoda Corporation (Japan). Photo: Doosan Vina

The shipment is part of the Sodegaura Biomass Power project which was signed with Chiyoda Corporation (Japan) on August 13, 2018 regarding the supply of boiler’s pressure, non-pressure parts and steel structures for the Sodegaura Biomass Power Plant using Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology, located in Chiba, Japan.

The total project consists of 11 shipments, in which, the Fuel Bed Heat Exchanger (FBHE) module is the largest which weighs 67 tons and is the most complicated structure because it is made up of parts (Header/Coil/Panel/Link) under extremely strict technical requirements during fabrication, assembly, and inspection.

A total of 4,000 tons of the project includes 1,500 tons of boiler structural components such as Pressure Part Coil, Panel, Header, Piping, Link and Tank. Once in operation, this equipment will help generate high-pressure steam which rotates turbines to produce electricity.

The rest of nearly 2,500 tons consists of structural steel, buckstay, duct, and bed material bin which is responsible for supporting the boiler pressure part, conducting gas, and storing biomass fuel.

Up to now, Doosan Vina delivered a total of 3,093 tons to Chiyoda Corporation and is expected to complete the order in February 2021.

GE Renewable Energy secures second wind farm project in Binh Thuan province

The contract also provides a 10-year full-service agreement for operation and maintenance of the wind farm, which is expected to power the equivalent of 45,000 local households, signifying 2,400kWh a year for each local family.

The wind farm will be powered by eight of GE’s 3.8MW platform with a 137m-rotor wind turbine and a customised hub height of 131.4m towers that are ideally suited to take advantage of the wind conditions in Binh Thuan.

“We very much look forward to our new partnership with VNECO in the renewable space in Vietnam and are proud to have been selected for this project. The Thuan Nhien Phong wind farm underlines GE Renewable Energy’s commitment to support Vietnam’s renewable energy aspirations,” said Gilan Sabatier, regional leader for GE Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind Business in South Asia and ASEAN.

Nguyen Anh Tuan, chairman of VNECO, said that they believe the strategic partnership of both companies would add more value for the community, environment, and local people alike.

As one of the world’s leading turbine manufacturers that is driving renewable energy development, especially in wind power, GE is a long-term partner in supporting Vietnam’s energy transition by bringing its innovative technology to support Vietnam’s efforts to power household with sustainable energy.

Vietnam has seen an increase in demand for energy and this wind project further expands GE’s contribution in providing technological support for a variety of power generation projects throughout the country. GE Vietnam has more than 1,600 employees and is the only wind original equipment manufacturer with a manufacturing footprint in the country.

VNECO has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), technology transfer, and investment project execution in the power sector, industry, and infrastructure.

GE Renewable Energy will supply eight wind turbines to Thuan Nhien Phong wind farm in Binh Thuan Province following a contract it signed with the Vietnam Join-Stock Construction Electricity Corporation. — Photo courtesy of the company

GE Renewable Energy has signed a contract with the Vietnam Join-Stock Construction Electricity Corporation to supply eight wind turbines to its Thuan Nhien Phong wind farm in Binh Thuan Province.

Renewable energy development is prioritised in energy and power planning. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Multi-Actor Partnerships for 100 percent Renewable Energy ( 100 percent RE MAP ) project was kicked off at a conference held in Hanoi on March 25.

It aims to realise the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

Nguyen Thanh Trung, a representative from the Green Innovation and Development Centre (Green ID), said that the project targets to introduce and consolidate multi-actor partnerships towards the goal of 100 percent renewable energy use in Nepal, Uganda and Vietnam.

The partnership network will help popularise the benefits of renewable energy, as well as the ability to concretise the 100 percent renewable energy scenario which is suitable with Vietnam’s conditions.

The project will be carried out in three years, from March 2020 to March 2023, by Green ID, World Wide Fund for Nature Vietnam (WWF) and the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Experts at the conference said that Vietnam has been a dynamic member of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), particularly the nation has joined global efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero.

The nation plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent by 2030, and the figure could be brought to 27 percent with international support through bilateral and multilateral cooperation and mechanisms.

Vietnam is among 194 countries signing the Paris Agreement. In a bid to attain the deal’s goals, the greenhouse gas emission must be at the net zero level before 2050.

Regarding greenhouse gas emission reduction, the country issued a wide range of policies and regulations like Decree No.24-NQ/TW, the Politburo’s Conclusion No.56-KL/TW, and the Politburo’s Decision No.55-NQ/TW on orientations for the national energy development strategy by 2030 with vision until 2045. Additionally, renewable energy development is prioritised in energy and power planning./.

Investors of renewable energy development projects will be chosen through competitive tenders and they will set the minimum selling price of the output of their projects.