The female electrical engineer with the first Made-in-Vietnam transformers
Nguyen Thi Nguyet, 68, is one outstanding example, representing Vietnam in 2018 within the ranks of female scientists at the Asia-Pacific Nations Network (APNN), which is part of an international network of women engineers and scientists. After graduating from the Ha Noi University of Science and Technology, Nguyet started working for Dong Anh Electrical Equipment […]
Waste-to-energy factory inaugurated in Can Tho city
VNA Saturday, December 8, 2018 – 18:50:00 Print The waste-to-energy factory in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho is able to burn 400 tonnes of solid waste to produce some 150,000 kWh of power each day (Photo: VNA) Can Tho (VNA) – A waste-to-energy factory was inaugurated in Thoi Lai district of Can Tho on […]
Malaysia agrees to extend its oil output cut by six months
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Malaysia will extend its oil production cuts by another six months after the agreement between OPEC and other oil producers to reduce global supply ends this year. OPEC and non-OPEC producers agreed at a meeting in Vienna on Friday to a new level of production cuts from January to […]
Largest TNB solar farm starts operations
Kuala Lumpur: Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s (TNB) Large Scale Solar (LSS) project in Mukim Tanjung 12, Sepang was fully operational on Nov 23. The project is the largest solar farm in Malaysia, spanning on a 98-hectare site and uses 230,000 solar panels to generate 50 MW of renewable energy (RE) to the national power grid. In […]
Micro-hydro for remote villages
It will start with 10 villages next year by working with the state’s renewable energy champion, Tonibung. State Rural Development Minister Datuk Ewon Benedick (pic) said although this plan had yet to be approved, the Government is moving toward the direction with initial discussions already held. “Basically, we have agreed, in principle, that some of […]
Glencore’s Singapore head of oil takes over as LNG boss
GLENCORE’S head of oil in Singapore Quek Chin Thean has become the new director of the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) division after veteran Mark Catton retired at the end of October, sources familiar with the matter said. The move comes as the commodities trader and miner shakes up its leadership, making way for a […]
Total goes solar
Total Cambodge, a subsidiary of France-based petroleum firm Total Group, has moved into the solar sector, aiming to provide sustainable energy solutions to Cambodian companies. The result is Total Solar, a business which is now being registered with the Ministry of Commerce, after the group submitted an application last year. “If we look at the […]
Nissan Leaf launched in Thailand, EV goes for RM252k
Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) is previewing the new Nissan Leaf at the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (KLIMS). The premiere of the second-generation electric vehicle here falls in line with that mentioned earlier this year, when it was stated that the car was due to get its first public showing at the event. The […]
Pay-as-you-go energy startup SolarHome raises US$10M in debt financing to accelerate Myanmar expansion
SolarHome, a Singapore-based company that brings pay-as-you-go solar solutions into off-grid households in Southeast Asia, has received US$10 million in debt funding from a consortium of international investors, including Crowdcredit, a cross-border crowdfunding platform based in Japan, and Trine, a Sweden-based crowdfunding platform for off-grid solar. This follows a US$4.2 million in convertible note funding raised in […]
Taiwan’s Kymco brings electric scooters to Philippines
MANILA — Taiwanese motorcycle maker Kymco said Tuesday it hoped the government would back its electric scooter foray in the country to help cut air pollution. The Philippines has huge potential for electric scooters, given the government’s pro-environment programs, even if electricity in the country is expensive, said Kymco Philippines President Frank Yang. Kymco has […]