RECAI 57: policy and capital market activity are aligning as East Asian markets attempt to address power demand growth and climate concerns. A strong outlook for power demand and growing concerns about climate change are the common themes that link many of the diverse power markets of East Asia. The region has a robust pipeline […]
Foreign Investors Increase Acquisitions of Renewable Energy Projects in Vietnam
Foreign investors from China, Thailand, and Singapore are increasingly acquiring renewable energy projects located at strategic positions from domestic enterprises. Chinese investors are increasing their ownership in numerous renewable energy projects in Central Vietnam, the Central Highlands region, and Southwest Vietnam. Notably, in Dak Nong Province, the joint venture between Hung Bac Energy Investment JSC […]
Green Buildings do More Than Keep Tropical Tenants Cool
Architects are no longer trying to insulate workers, instead trying to adapt structures to their natural surroundings, which can present unique challenges, from intense downpours to constant heat and humidity. On a typically hot and humid afternoon in Singapore, a fresh breeze blows beneath the canopy of the South Beach development, keeping temperatures several degrees […]
KKR-Backed Renewables Platform Buys 76 MW of Solar Portfolio From Singapore Firm Sindicatum
Virescent Infrastructure, a renewable energy platform backed by global asset manager KKR & Co, has acquired the 76 megawatt (MW) India solar asset portfolio of Singapore-based Sindicatum Renewable Energy Company Pte Ltd. VCCircle was the first report to last month that KKR was looking to buy the assets spread across Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. […]
Good Chance S’pore Can Achieve 6% Growth This Year: PM Lee
SINGAPORE – There is a good chance that Singapore can achieve 6 per cent growth or better this year, but this will only take the country back to where it was before Covid-19 struck, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (May 1). Singapore’s workers must grow new muscles, seize new opportunities and prepare […]
Latest Transforming Business Poll Shows Hong Kong and Singapore Businesses are Prioritizing Sustainability to Drive Innovation
Sustainability was one of the top innovation investments by companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, according to the latest Transforming Business poll. Because of their work, Insider named some of the poll respondents to our annual list of the 10 leaders transforming energy. Despite the long list of obstacles companies have faced throughout the pandemic […]
Total Starts Solar Energy Supply to the Singapore LNG Terminal
SINGAPORE : Total, through its wholly-owned affiliate Total Solar Distributed Generation (DG) dedicated to distributed solar energy, has completed building, and is now operating the solar power system to supply clean energy to the Singapore LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Terminal, operated by Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG). The carbon reduction of the LNG supply […]
Floating solar farms may do more harm to environment than good
I would like to thank Forum contributor Leslie Lim for reinvigorating the discussion on whether solar panels are in fact counter-effective in reducing local warming Installing rooftop solar panels may not result in much energy savings. Most commercially available solar panels are between 15 per cent and 22 per cent efficient. The efficiency of solar […]
Lessons from Singapore: How to generate solar power in a city without much space
Singapore is utilising floating solar farms and vertical panels to increase its clean-energy supplies due to a lack of space. The model could be used in other densely populated land-scarce cities. Floating solar farms can generate more electricity than rooftop or on-ground installations and can protect lakes and reservoirs from rising temperatures. A floating solar […]
Sustainability through renewable energy: Comparing India and Singapore
Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed the country’s vow to install 450 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030 which is five times the current capacity and two and a half times its Paris pledge. Singapore: Last week, at an event coinciding with Earth Day (April 22), US President Joe Biden hosted a climate conference with other […]
