MANILA, Philippines —  Lopez-led Energy Development Corp. (EDC) has allocated over P7 billion in capital expenditures (capex) this year to improve the reliability of its geothermal facilities. The company’s 2019 capex amounts to approximately P7.45 billion, based on a regulatory filing. About 88.11 percent or P6.56 billion, will finance acquisitions to support the operations and […]

In Malaysia, the Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology (CREST) has partnered with IDT to conduct a smart city pilot. The pilot includes validating the advantages of intelligent street lighting in reducing energy consumption, supporting smart city applications and making lights more interactive for residents. The two parties are conducting two intelligent street lighting […]

A Singapore-based startup is offering hoteliers a smart solution to reduce their energy consumption, optimise their operational efficiency and achieve their sustainability goals. SensorFlow is a proptech that combines the use of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help hotels in Asia monitor, analyse and automate energy consumption for better productivity, […]

PETALING JAYA, Nov 8 — Two Malaysian scientists have made a name for themselves on the global stage thanks to their work in sustainable development. Andrew Ng Kay Lup and Lai Yee Qing were among 25 awardees in the Green Talents Competition 2019, organised by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research to promote […]

SINGAPORE – At least 50 new MRT stations are expected to meet the Building and Construction Authority’s (BCA) Green Mark for Transit Stations Platinum standard – the highest accolade for transit stations. The BCA said on Friday (Nov 1) that reduction in energy consumption of these 50 stations on upcoming lines amounts to about 33GWh […]

The National University of Singapore (NUS), Keppel Data Centres, and Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) will collaborate to develop a new cooling technology that can potentially help Singaporean data centers improve their PUE by as much as 20 percent. Novel cooling approach The project entails the harnessing of the cold energy released during the re-gasification process […]

Jakarta. Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan told local oil and gas companies on Monday that they need to increase efficiency to maintain competitiveness and adapt themselves to global changes in the industry. “When I was first elected [as minister], frankly I was surprised [at seeing] how far behind the energy sector was [compared to other industries]. The president […]

RECOGNISING the importance of using energy efficiently at its operations, ExxonMobil’s Singapore Chemical Plant (SCP) implemented a new technology to enhance energy performance at its aromatics facility. The success of this initiative won ExxonMobil a Best Practices honour at the EENP awards. ExxonMobil has operated in Singapore for over 125 years and holds more than […]

SINGAPORE – A tech centre to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to become more energy efficient will be launched here by the end of this year, said Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources Albert Chua on Thursday (Oct 3). The Energy Efficiency Technology Centre (EETC), which will cost $5 million […]

HCM CITY — To meet its growing demand for energy, Việt Nam, besides exploiting new energy sources, particularly clean energy, needs to further improve energy saving and efficiency, a conference heard in HCM City yesterday. Speaking at the conference titled Development of Energy Efficiency Projects, Nguyễn Thị Lam Giang, director general of the Department of […]