The renovations at Keppel Bay Tower offices last year were not just about smartening up the paintwork, but focused on cutting-edge tech innovations to make the corporation’s headquarters far more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable. Smart systems were installed to adjust lighting levels to fit the number of people at work, while photo sensors were […]

[SINGAPORE] Renewable energy investment in the Asia-Pacific region will overtake spending on oil and gas exploration by 2020, consultancy Rystad Energy said on Monday. Total capital expenditure in renewables will rise above US$30 billion in the region by 2020, just overtaking investment into exploration and production for oil and natural gas, the consultancy said. India, […]

FIVE players have called it a day in Singapore’s retail electricity market for big businesses amid fierce competition triggered by a phased liberalisation of the sector – a process completed only this month, with all residential households in the fold as well. Energy Market Company (EMC) chief executive Toh Seong Wah told The Business Times […]

Reflecting the growing importance of green buildings for Singapore’s climate strategy and economic development, the national certification scheme for building and construction professionals has been refreshed and handed over to new management. From this July, professionals who want to be certified in the design and development of green buildings will obtain their qualification from the […]

The future of sustainable energy in Singapore is bright, according to experts who spoke at a recent forum on clean energy. As part of Singapore’s Smart Nation journey, the city-state has started to implement clean energy initiatives such as the SolarNova programme and is embarking on intensive research and development to increase the contribution of […]

SINGAPORE – Semakau Island might be known for being Singapore’s only landfill site, but it is also producing 100 per cent energy. More than 9,500 sq m of solar panels located there, coupled with a wind turbine, can power up to 350 four-room Housing Board units for a year, with a total output of 1.5 […]

FIRMS will be able to cut emissions by efficiently converting unwanted carbon dioxide into a potential money-spinner, using a new system developed by Japanese engineering firm IHI Corporation and the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES), a unit of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star). The reactor system, powered by a specially-developed catalyst, allows for more efficient […]

The initiative aims to study if such effort could reduce fuel consumption for air conditioning. Ten SBS Transit buses with ‘green roof’ have been launched to study possible energy and cost savings for bus operators. The rooftop gardens on buses aims to help reduce vehicles’ carbon emissions by lowering fuel consumption needed for air conditioning. […]

For Singapore, integrating its climate change efforts and aligning them with international standards will be key to achieving several targets in the years to come. Noting that urbanisation and consumerism is leading to more competition for scarce resources, Masagos Zulkifli, Singapore’s Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, this week said that dealing with the […]

SINGAPORE – Electric car-sharing operator BlueSG will release 99 charging points across 25 locations for public use at 3pm on Tuesday (April 23). The move comes about 18 months after the company started operations here. The number of chargers open to all electric vehicle (EV) owners constitutes 13 per cent of BlueSG’s network of 755 […]