How Southeast Asia’s clean energy firms kept the lights on during the pandemic
The region’s clean energy players saw mixed fortunes in 2020 as they grappled with Covid-19 disruptions. How did they roll with the punches, and how will they adapt to a post-Covid world?
KBR to assess hydrogen energy sources for data centres in Singapore
KBR will assess scenarios for alternative hydrogen-based energy sources to supply new data centre investment and deployment in Singapore, the company confirmed today (27th Jan).
Collaboration needed for sustainability efforts: Grace Fu
Collaboration between government agencies, the community and financiers will be needed for Singapore to move closer towards carbon neutrality, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said yesterday.
Joint study underway in Singapore to explore use of ammonia as marine fuel
ABS, Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and the Ammonia Safety and Training Institute (ASTI) are collaborating on a study on using ammonia as marine fuels in the port of Singapore, as well as exploring the supply, bunkering and safety aspects.
ASIA PACIFIC: New study to explore potential for ammonia bunkering in Singapore
Classification society ABS is teaming up with Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Ammonia Safety and Training Institute (ASTI) on a study to assess ammonia’s potential as a marine fuel and explore ‘the supply, bunkering, and safety challenges’.
BayWa r.e. sells 44.2 MWp of solar farms in Malaysia
January 20 (Renewables Now) – Germany’s BayWa r.e. renewable energy GmbH has finalised the sale of its first solar farms in Malaysia to Kuala Lumpur-based independent power producer (IPP) reNIKOLA Sdn Bhd.
Indonesia misses green energy mix target in 2020
Green energy played a proportionally bigger role in Indonesia last year but still fell short of the government’s expectations as the COVID-19 pandemic hit demand and investments. Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry data show that the contribution of green energy to Indonesia’s total energy consumption rose from 9.15 percent in 2019 to 11.51 percent last […]
Britain seeks to intensify dialogue with Cambodia
As the post-Brexit UK charts an independent course in international trade relations, Great Britain and Cambodia have maintained strong ties. Khmer Times’ reporter Jason Boken speaks to Tina Redshaw, the British ambassador to the Kingdom, on climate change, education, trade and future developments between the two nations.
Experts see role for Singapore in spurring sustainability in region
As Singapore recovers from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has the rare opportunity to accelerate its sustainability efforts not only at home but also in the region, said experts during a forum on sustainability and the environment yesterday.
SP Group opens Singapore’s first smart energy town showcase at MyTengah Experience Centre
SP Group’s (SP) MyTengah Experience Centre, an interactive showcase of SP’s smart energy solutions that will be deployed in Singapore’s first smart energy town at Tengah, will be open to the public from 20 October 2020. SP will bring Singapore’s first large-scale residential centralised cooling system to Tengah.