Waste to energy operator, China Jinjiang Environment Holding Company Limited, has obtained shareholders’ approval for, and is pushing ahead with, an Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement to construct a pilot, “first-of-its-kind” Mechanical Biological Waste treatment project in Singapore. The MBT project, which has a waste treatment capacity of 500 tonnes per day, was initiated […]

THE DEVELOPMENT of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities in the Philippines through public-private partnerships (PPPs) may be plagued by uncertainty due to an inadequate legal framework, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. “Municipal solid waste (MSW) processing and disposal remains a challenge in Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines. The uptake of WTE as a proven MSW treatment […]

BANGCHAK will invest US$50 million in startups within the next five years in order to expand their core business and technologies with the goal to emerge as the leading innovative group of its kind in the Asean bloc. The firm expects to generate revenue growth to more than double in the next five years. The […]

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s initiatives to use palm-based biodiesel as fuel will reduce stock and stabilise commodity prices amid attempts by others to restrict its export and sales, said the Prime Minister. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who drove home the point when he arrived for the launch of the B10 biodiesel at the wheel of a Peugeot […]

[HELSINKI] Finnish biofuel producer and oil refiner Neste said on Wednesday it will boost its biofuel production capacity in Singapore with a bigger-than-expected investment of 1.4 billion euros (S$2.2 billion). Neste, 44.75 per cent owned by the state of Finland, has in recent years emerged as one of the leading players in the renewable diesel […]

Ecogreen Energy, a subsidiary of Singapore listed CJE group, the global leaders in waste management and waste-to-energy sector, has appointed Vishal Gupta as the Chief Executive Officer. The decision of the management change came during the board meeting held recently. He will be incharge of the day-to-day leadership of the Company and will also join […]

SHAH ALAM: Worldwide Holdings Bhd, a Selangor state government unit, has set aside RM1 billion for two phase development of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities on a 15 acre of land in Jeram Sanitary Landfill in the state. The WTE plant will be part of the group’s integrated solid waste management centre (ISWMC), a holistic waste management […]

VNA Saturday, December 8, 2018 – 18:50:00 Print The waste-to-energy factory in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho is able to burn 400 tonnes of solid waste to produce some 150,000 kWh of power each day (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – A waste-to-energy factory was inaugurated in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho on […]

A SUBSIDIARY of engineering-services provider Acromec is diversifying into the renewable-energy sector, having inked a letter of intent (LOI) with egg producer Chew’s Agriculture to operate a waste-to-energy power plant that will use chicken manure as feedstock. (see amendment note) Acropower, an 80:20 joint venture between Acromec and Malaysian alternative energy company Green Energy Resources, will […]

MATT Tan, a chartered accountant, and his friend and colleague Levin Tan, an engineer by training, share more than just a common surname. They have a common interest in sustainability issues and came together to form Mattan Engineering Sdn Bhd back in 2012. The visionary duo combined their expertise in finance and engineering to be […]