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May 06, 2024
Singapore 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 06, 2024
Researchers create device to consume CO2 to generate electricity
Australian researchers have built an electrical generator that consumes carbon dioxide, produces electricity, and emits no exhausts. They believe this technology could revolutionize industrial-scale carbon capture method.
May 03, 2024
Thai 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.
May 03, 2024
Vietnam’s GHG emission regulations draft emphasizes carbon footprint verification
Vietnamese government proposed to amend and supplement the "Regulations on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and protection of the ozone layer". There is significant attention regarding details of GHG inventory and emission quota allocation.
May 03, 2024
Indonesia moves forward with plan to export solar power to Singapore
Indonesian president Joko Widodo has announced that the government will move forward with a plan to enable the export of solar power to Singapore.
May 03, 2024
Philippines sets goals to double solar, quadruple share of wind in power output
Philippines aims to increase solar power share to 5.6% and wind power share to 11.7% in 2030, up from 2.4% and 3.1% respectively in 2024, according to government presentation, potentially leading to one of the cleanest grids in the region.
May 03, 2024
EU parliament approves law to ban certain single-use plastic packaging
As part of the EU’s effort to curb the increasing waste from packaging, the European Parliament has approved a law that will ban certain single-use plastic packaging.
May 02, 2024
U.S. considers anti-dumping probe into Southeast Asian solar cells
Seven global solar manufacturers accuse Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Cambodia of dumping solar panels and batteries on the United States market and call for imposing import tariffs, while directly implicating Chinese companies behind the scenes.
May 02, 2024
ACWA Power plans to invest $10 billion in Malaysia for renewable energy projects
Saudi Arabia-based renewable energy giant ACWA Power has revealed its plans to work with several strategic Malaysian partners to develop renewable energy projects across multiple states in Malaysia, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
May 02, 2024
Equinix inks PPA with Sembcorp in Singapore to power data center
Colocation company Equinix has entered into a solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sembcorp in Singapore to supply renewable energy to its data center.
