Asean Centre for Energy opens ‘Sustainable Renewable Energy’ arm to push bioenergy, electric transport

(Eco Business, 24 Mar 2023) Beni Suryadi, manager of the Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage department, has been concurrently appointed acting head of the new unit. He says he is there to realise a task seen as “mission impossible”.

The Asean Centre for Energy (ACE), a regional organisation representing the energy interests of 10 Southeast Asian nations, has launched a new “Sustainable Renewable Energy” department, which will focus on industrial and transport applications for clean energy.

Beni Suryadi, who leads the “Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage” team at the Jakarta-based centre, will concurrently be the acting manager of the new department.

Suryadi explained that ACE saw an “urgent need” to have a new branch focus entirely on renewable energy issues not just in electricity generation but also the transport and industry sectors, to help the bloc achieve its decarbonisation targets. The Sustainable Renewable Energy department will push for higher use of bioenergy, or fuels extracted from plant material, and adoption of electric vehicles.

“Direct use of renewable energy in the end-use sectors may have as much impact as its deployment for electricity generation,” Suryadi said.

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