CLEANER FUTURE WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY
WHEN former US president Jimmy Carter installed solar panels to heat water in the White House in 1979, people probably thought he was mad.
Coal Billionaire Thohir to Use Profit Boom to Begin Green Shift
PT Adaro Energy, one of Indonesia’s biggest coal miners, is shifting to renewable energy after making a fortune from surging commodity prices. The company led by Garibaldi Thohir, the older brother of State Enterprises Minister Erick Thohir, is building solar-powered plants with over 200 megawatt capacity on retired mine sites in Kalimantan, Batam and Bintan […]
Coal-fueled power plants no longer an option: Energy Minister
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The development of coal-fueled power plants (PLTU) is no longer an option in Indonesia, which is moving to transition from fossil fuels to new and renewable energy, the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister has said.
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.
Companies urged to adopt ESG standards
KUALA LUMPUR: Companies stand to lose substantial investment opportunities without environmental, social and governance (ESG) compliance, which has become an increasingly important criterion for inclusive, equitable and sustainable growth.
Construction begins on flagship 48 MW wind farm in Vietnam
Climate Fund Managers (CFM), the manager of the Climate Investor One facility (CI1), is pleased to announce that construction has begun on one of its flagship projects, a 48 MW near-shore wind farm in Tra Vinh province, Vietnam. CI1’s Construction Equity Fund has committed $71m to the project company, “Tra Vinh Wind Power Company”, which […]
Covid-19 again delays Hanoi waste-to-energy plant
A plant in Hanoi that will generate electricity from waste has been delayed for a second time, and might only be completed in May.
Cutting fossil energy use can make Indonesia investment destination
Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Indonesian government’s efforts to realize the energy transition and reduce fossil energy utilization can turn the country into a global investment destination, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has said.
Davao City waste-to-energy project to fuel climate change, groups warn
Hundreds of garbage flies infest homes, flying from waste to food, to children. The decaying stench of the dumpsite lingers as families eat. It was almost noon and waste pickers like Virgilio Romero*, 44, scavenge waste on the mountain of garbage under the scorching 51-degree celsius heat.
Delta Electronics Thailand Public : Thailand Receives the 2020 and 2021 Thailand Energy Awards from the Ministry of Energy
Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL. received the 2020 and 2021 Thailand Energy Award (TEA) in five categories at a special awards ceremony held in the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC). Due to COVID-19, the 2020 and 2021 TEA awards ceremony are combined in this special ceremony by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and […]