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May 10, 2024
SM Supermalls launches its biggest solar panel system in Santa Rosa
The shopping center developer SM Supermalls, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest retail firm SM Prime, has recently unveiled the company’s largest self-used rooftop solar PV system at SM City in Santa Rosa, Laguna.
May 09, 2024Malaysia, Japan try out recycling dead palm trees into biomass
Researchers from Malaysia and Japan test process converting felled palm trees into renewable biomass energy.
May 09, 2024Pandora’s first factory in Vietnam adopts renewable energy
Danish jewelry manufacturer Pandora is set to commence construction of its inaugural factory in Vietnam on May 16, with an estimated worth of US$150 million.
May 08, 2024Vietnamese localities expand efforts to develop carbon credit market
Localities throughout Vietnam are undertaking activities to develop the carbon credit market.
May 07, 2024It’s crucial to build carbon credit management mechanism: Vietnam’s Prime Minister
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recently issued a directive emphasizing the urgent need to establish a carbon credit management mechanism, which aims to help local businesses better grasp the carbon market and meet the Nationally Determined Cont
May 07, 2024Gulf Energy aims to lower power bills in Thailand with 25 new solar farms
Gulf Energy Development anticipates that the establishment of 25 new solar farms will aid the government in more effectively regulating electricity prices, potentially resulting in reduced power bills.
May 07, 2024Indonesia revokes license of the largest forestry offsets project in the world
Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry has struck a blow to the Rimba Raya project on Borneo Island, one of the world's largest carbon offset initiatives, by revoking its license due to violations of local regulations.
May 06, 2024Alibaba's Vietnam data center plan spurs local firms to find carbon reduction solutions
Chinese tech giant Alibaba plans to construct a data center in Vietnam to comply with local regulations. However, data centers considered high-energy-consuming industries drawing attention on energy efficiency and carbon emission reduction.
May 06, 2024Singapore launches new corporate lab for low-carbon technologies
Singapore has launched a $60 million lab to drive research and development in low-carbon technologies to help achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
May 03, 2024Thai businesses ask government to speed up green power market liberalization
Thai businesses are calling on the government to reform the green energy trading mechanism. The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) believes that the government should expedite the opening of free trade in green energy.