KUCHING: The hydrogen production plant and refuelling station which supplied hydrogen for three hydrogen-fuelled buses on a pilot run here have been temporarily closed due to contamination. Sarawak Energy group CEO Sharbini Suhaili, in a statement today, said contaminant liquid had been detected during the plant’s performance test and the station was now temporarily offline. […]

KUALA LUMPUR (May 9): Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) must have the necessary financial strength to continue undertaking huge capital expenditure (capex) investments to expand the system for growth and development, while maintaining stability in the country’s electricity supply.

Alternative energy company MBR Global has announced plans to integrate hydrogen fuel cells in its micro-grid project that will supply power to two remote villages in Malaysia. For the project, MBRG has ordered FCM801 and FCM802 fuel cell modules from UK-based fuel cell company Intelligent Energy.

After onion and garlic, prices of edible oil have registered a sharp rise due to costlier imports. Consumers will have to dig deeper into their pockets as the cooking oil prices may rise further, say oil industry experts. Palm oil prices have shot up by Rs 20 a litre (more than 35 percent) in the […]

PETALING JAYA: Environmental experts agree that the annual cost of air pollution in Malaysia may be even higher than the “scary” RM28 billion estimated in a Greenpeace study. A serious public health threat, air pollution is a leading cause of asthma, stroke, lung cancer and premature death. That impact on health also generate other economic […]

The country’s first waste-to-energy (WTE) plant in Tanah Merah, Negeri Sembilan, is on schedule to begin operations in June. Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin, who visited the plant yesterday, said the plant met standards set by the Department of Environment. According to Bernama, Zuraida expressed satisfaction over the status of the plant and […]

KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Reuters) – Travel restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are causing labour shortages at Malaysia’s palm plantations, officials said. The world’s second-biggest palm oil producer relies on foreigners for 70% of its plantation workforce, drawing mainly from neighbouring Indonesia and from South Asian countries. […]

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 14 — Several innovations implemented by departments and agencies under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA) to help the government deal with the Covid-19 pandemic have received various recognitions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — The reinstatement of crude palm oil (CPO) export tax starting next month is unlikely to affect demand for the local commodity in the European Union (EU), according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC). Its chief executive officer, Datuk Dr Kalyana Sundram, said the EU market is less troubled by […]

Local gas provider City Energy has teamed up with a Malaysian company to launch a cross-border electric vehicle (EV) charging network, enhancing connectivity for such drivers in Singapore and Malaysia. Called Go, the EV charging service can be accessed through a mobile app, allowing users to locate and operate charging points that fall under this […]