SINGAPORE: Three primary schools in Punggol have begun tapping on electricity generated from solar panels as Singapore moves towards its target for at least 20 per cent of schools to be carbon-neutral by 2030.

Infrastructure and urban development consulting group Surbana Jurong is partnering with utilities supplier SP Group to install 36 new chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) within the next 18 months.

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Japan-based smart energy solutions provider, 3DOM, has announced its entry into the Singapore market, where it has established its Southeast Asia (SEA) regional office, overseeing the fundraising and business development activities of the organisation outside of Japan, with a sharp focus on reliable battery energy storage systems (BESS).

SINGAPORE – Four in 10 Singapore households have switched to an electricity retailer since the launch of the Open Electricity Market (OEM) in April last year, said the Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Tuesday (Oct 15). Most of them have found the experience to be positive, an EMA survey showed. The results of the consumer satisfaction survey […]

SINGAPORE: Fifty-two-and-a-half million tonnes of greenhouse gases was generated by Singapore in 2017, with industries contributing about 60 per cent of this amount, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon on Monday (Oct 7). Around three-quarters of industries’ emissions was from the refining and petrochemicals sector, added Dr Koh. Dr Koh was responding to […]

SINGAPORE – All 527 eligible Housing Board (HDB) blocks in Tanjong Pagar town will be installed with solar photovoltaic systems to harness solar energy by 2025, the town council set out in a 10-year masterplan to be more energy-efficient.

SINGAPORE — Sixty electric buses from three suppliers will hit the road in 2020, providing commuters with quieter and smoother rides, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on Wednesday (Oct 24). The buses, worth S$50 million, will arrive in Singapore from next year and the routes they will ply will be announced at a later […]

SINGAPORE – Around six in 10 taxis on Singapore’s roads are hybrid or electric vehicles (EVs), up from just 18 per cent three years ago, Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor said on Monday (March 1).

More large firms like CapitaLand and Lendlease are offering green leases to tenants. Majority of the gross floor area (GFA) stock in Singapore will be ‘green’ by 2030—that is, they will adapt energy and water efficiency methods integrated with green spaces and will be constructed using eco-friendly materials, real estate company CBRE reported. As of […]

SINGAPORE — A survey by Mediacorp has found that the vast majority of Singapore millennials are concerned about the impact of climate change and want to do their part to address the problem. At the same time, they also want the Government to do more on this front — with about a quarter of millennials surveyed […]