20 years ago, no one could have accurately predicted the huge impact that inventions like the smartphone and the World Wide Web would have on humankind. As technology advances at a breakneck pace, the same could be said about blockchain technology. It’s a common misconception to conflate blockchain with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. […]

ENVIRONMENTAL watchdog Greenpeace has called Thailand’s Power Development Plan 2018 (PDP) “sugar-coated” despite its embrace of more renewable energy, saying it still hinders efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), which drafted the PDP, affirmed at public hearings last week that it had removed plans for the Krabi and Thepa […]

TAGUIG CITY, Dec. 9 — Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi today signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the UP Statistical Center Research Foundation, Inc. (UPSCRFI) on the implementation of the Philippine Downstream Natural Gas Regulation (PDNGR). “The Philippines has been striving to make waves in the energy industry. Looking at the […]

Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) is previewing the new Nissan Leaf at the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS). The premiere of the second-generation electric vehicle here falls in line with that mentioned earlier this year, when it was stated that the car was due to get its first public showing at the event. The […]

MANILA — Taiwanese motorcycle maker Kymco said Tuesday it hoped the government would back its electric scooter foray in the country to help cut air pollution. The Philippines has huge potential for electric scooters, given the government’s pro-environment programs, even if electricity in the country is expensive, said Kymco Philippines President Frank Yang. Kymco has […]

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases, but manages to fly well below the radar. World leaders are gathered this month in Katowice, Poland, for COP24, the most important global meeting on climate change since the 2015 UN Climate Conference in Paris. At the top of agenda: getting countries to agree on […]

PARIS (Reuters) – French energy group Total (TOTF.PA) and Dutch partner Corbion (CORB.AS) said they had started operations at their new bioplastics plant in Rayong, Thailand. The plant run by the joint venture Total Corbion PLA would be able to produce 75,000 tonnes a year of poly lactic acid (PLA), which is experiencing rising demand. […]

BMW will assemble battery packs in Thailand, too. In the case of BMW Group, the primary battery pack production site is in Dingolfing, Germany, but step-by-step the company is launching also other smaller sites around the world to localize battery assembly. There is already a BMW battery facility in Spartanburg, U.S. as well as in Shenyang, […]

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Developers will begin building a lithium battery project in Morowali, on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, on Jan. 11, Coordinating Maritime Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday. The $4 billion project involves investors from South Korea, Japan and China, Pandjaitan told reporters, without naming the companies involved or providing further details on […]

Yesterday, NYK and MTI Co. Ltd. have reached an agreement to participate in a long-term demonstration of tidal energy being sponsored by MAKO Energy Pte. Ltd.* and Sentosa Development Corporation**, which will provide the demonstration site. The demonstration will start next spring in a first-time attempt to commercialize tidal energy in Singapore. 1．Background In accordance […]