Ajinomoto Philippines Corporation (APC) Group which is the Philippine subsidiary of global food company Ajinomoto Group, and Meralco-owned solar company Spectrum, have signed a contract to develop and maintain a 1-megawatt peak solar power generating facility. The...
Suria Capital Holdings Bhd, a Sabah-based investment holding and property development company, has formed a partnership with trading firm Vandelay Ventures Sdn Bhd to develop the Sabah Maju Jaya Renewable Energy Industrial Complex (SMJREIC) at Sapangar Bay in Kota...
In February 2022, Australia’s multinational mining, metals and petroleum public company, BHP, welcomed the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier, arrived in Singapore for its first bunkering operation. Singapore is the largest bunkering hub on the...
Rapid urbanization and economic development have placed enormous pressure on Ho Chi Minh City to meet people’s needs while minimizing negative environmental impacts. To address these issues, the city is set to conduct a study on the e-transportation development...
The Malaysian government is determined to identify and implement comprehensive long-term solutions to mitigate the impact and losses due to flood, following one of the worst flood situations in December 2021 across the country. In order to do so, a total of MYR 300...
Filipino-owned renewable energy developer CleanTech Global Renewables Inc. has teamed up with Singapore-based The Blue Circle to undertake a 1.2 GW offshore wind project in Bulalacao, Oriental Mindoro. Despite the current pandemic situation which has affected the...
Hon Hai (Foxconn), a global leader in smart manufacturing, signed an MoU in January 2022 with the Indonesian Ministry of Investment, Indonesia Battery Corporation (IBC), Indika Energy, and Gogoro, to jointly develop a sustainable new energy ecosystem in Indonesia that...
In January 2022, Thai company CK Power, one of the region’s largest producers of renewables-based electricity, announced that it plans to more than double in size in the next three years by adding around 2,800 MW of electricity-generating capacity. CK Power’s...
Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, recently awarded Scottish firm Nova Innovation GBP 200,000 (USD 273,000) of investment funds to evaluate the feasibility of installing a 7 megawatt (MW) array of tidal turbines in Indonesia. Advanced 100 kilowatt (kW) tidal...
PTT, Thailand’s largest energy company, has just signed an agreement with Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup Hozon aimed at expanding the Southeast Asian country’s EV market. The startup will regard Thailand as the center for its global strategy and...
Jurong Island is set to become a sustainable Energy and Chemicals Park. In November 2021, the Economic Development Board (EDB) released its “Sustainable Jurong Island” report, which details the government’s aspirations, targets and plans to transform the island into a...
Malaysian national oil company Petronas has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil to jointly explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to decarbonize Malaysia’s upstream industry and provide carbon dioxide storage solutions for the region. The collaboration...
