SINGAPORE – What gets flushed down your toilet every day might just not be wasted. After a two-year trial, Singapore’s national water agency PUB and the National Environment Agency (NEA) have found a way to make sure of this. Mix what is flushed down the loo (water sludge) with table scraps, and this stomach-churning mixture […]

SINGAPORE – A power outage that lasted about one and a half hours hit parts of Singapore on Saturday afternoon (Jan 26). Residents in Bishan, Toa Payoh and Shunfu reported that electricity in their homes was cut, and lifts and traffic lights were also affected. An update on electricity provider SP Group’s Facebook page at 3.19pm said that electricity […]

Singapore is a small country with no natural resources, but it has successfully harnessed technology, including sensors and automated meters, to help it fulfil its ambitions of becoming a smart city. This is an experience it hopes to share with other nations looking to technology for solutions to challenges such as climate change, Minister of […]

SINGAPORE – Solar energy is growing as a source of clean, renewable energy in Singapore. But this raises a key and pressing challenge for the local solar energy industry – where do all the used solar panels go at the end of their lifespan? The International Renewable Energy Agency estimates that by 2050 the world […]

A new Singapore-based firm has set out to build and run clean energy projects across the region. CleanGrid Partners was unveiled yesterday as a collaboration by Singapore’s WEnergy Global, consultancy ICMG Partners and energy firm Greenway Grid Global, which is backed by Japanese electricity giant Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Tepco PowerGrid. The investment entity has […]

SINGAPORE: Financial institutions play an important role in directing capital flows towards sustainable development, Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli said on Tuesday (22 Jan). Speaking at a forum organised by Eco-Business and the United Nations Environment Programme, Mr Masagos added that the success of economies and businesses will depend on how well they […]

Projects in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Myanmar are already in the pipeline for financing. Singapore-based firms WEnergy Global, ICMG Partners, and Greenway Grid Global (GGG), an investment company with TEPCO Power Grid Inc (TEPCO-PG) as one of the major shareholders, have formed an investment entity of $60m. According to an announcement, this entity will finance […]

SINGAPORE – Energy provider SP Group has partnered with Ascendas-Singbridge Group (ASB) to install electric vehicle charging points in the latter’s buildings, the two companies announced on Monday (Jan 21). As part of the partnership, 24 high-speed chargers have been installed in six of ASB’s buildings – Hyflux Innovation Centre, Corporation Place, Techlink, Techplace I, […]

SINGAPORE — A team of researchers at the Singapore-ETH Centre have found a way to keep people cool outdoors with a new energy-efficient technology that does not involve air-conditioning. Called the Cold Tube, it is the world’s first successful demonstration of radiant cooling technology used outdoors in the tropics, and the researchers hope to see […]

SINGAPORE (Jan 14): Trek 2000 International is acquiring a 7.5% stake in energy solutions company Terrenus Energy for US$3 million ($4.06 million). Singapore-incorporated Terrenus offers solar energy systems using solar panels, and has operations in Singapore, Australia and China. With its latest investment, Trek says it plans to collaborate with Terrenus on smart renewable power […]