Where does the electricity that lights your living room every night actually come from? That varies greatly depending on where you come from. We started this series with a general introduction, followed by last week’s heat competition. This third edition on European sustainability data focuses on electricity. Every government in Europe has its own strategy for ensuring that there is a sufficient supply of electricity. Some are much further along in their transition away from fossil fuels than other countries. Some seem to be in no hurry whatsoever to commit to the energy transition.

As the Ukraine war upends global commodity markets and triggers a scramble for resources, the crisis is redrawing the Asia-Pacific region’s energy map. While the picture is far from clear, the region’s emerging contours are already having an outsized effect on the resource juggernaut of Australia. With similar trade profiles, Russia and Australia compete in many key markets, from gas and coal to wheat and barley, ideally positioning Canberra to fill the gap left by a sanctioned Kremlin.

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has described the state as a rising tiger in the renewable energy arena and is opening its frontiers to help traditional industries become more sustainable. With hydrogen being one of the sectors that it intended to develop, he said the State Government had specifically highlighted renewable energy as a cornerstone to its 10-year development plan, which is the Post Covid-19 Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030.

The Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) Malaysia has awarded feed-in tariff (FiT) quotas totalling 174.672 megawatts (MW) for biogas, biomass and small hydropower resources to 34 companies. In a statement today, SEDA Malaysia said it had opened the application, via e-bidding, for the 2021 FiT quotas totalling 187.805MW in June last year.

Pavegen is a company making revolutionary floor tiles that can capture and store energy. The tiles catch the kinetic energy from footsteps and turn it into renewable energy, and they have already been installed all over the world. Laurence Kemball-Cook, the founder and CEO of Pavegen, first had the idea when he was trying to come up with a way to power street lights with solar energy and wind. The city was very shaded, and he started to wonder how he could use the bustling city streets to his advantage.

Tokyo's Shibuya is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may have added another boasting right. Tokyu Railways' trains running through Shibuya and other stations were switched to power generated only by solar and other renewable sources starting April 1.

Poor electricity access is one of the biggest developmental challenges facing many African countries. Across the continent, millions of people live in perpetual darkness, unable to get access to electricity for essential household use such as lighting, charging phones and laptops, etc. Business Insider Africa presents 20 African countries with the best electricity access. This list is courtesy of Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report, a global dashboard dedicated to registering progress on energy access.

To meet growing energy needs created by EVs in the Ottawa area, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) are supporting a new pilot project. The project will be run by BluWave-ai, a renewable energy AI company, and Hydro Ottawa, a regulated electricity distribution company, to use AI and manage EV charging during peak demand periods.

Montreal-based company idénergie has designed a hydrokinetic turbine that converts water streams into electricity. The tidal turbine is an old technique that depends on the water movement. Based on this method, the team developed a compact device that can power a household while minimizing the impact on the aquatic fauna and its habitat.

PETALING JAYA: The lesson for Malaysia arising from Sri Lanka’s bankruptcy is to avoid using its resources on wasteful spending, said Treasury former secretary-general Tan Sri Sheriff Kassim.

INDORE: India is tapping a new energy source that promises to help clean up smog-choked cities and is already providing a vital revenue stream for poor Indian farmers: truckloads of bovine manure.

Disruptions to the energy market recently have forced the sector to better acknowledge pertinent energy issues.