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The data center boom driven by the technology industry has attracted other sectors to join the fray. Among them, Thailand's energy company B.Grimm Power plans to leverage its renewable energy advantages to seek partners, while Thai real estate developer C

Tech giant Microsoft is demanding that its primary suppliers use 100% renewable energy by 2030. This move underscores the pressure stemming from the company's significant expansion of data centers, which has led to a surge in carbon emissions.

The 2024 Future Energy Asia exhibition took place from May 15 to 17 under the banner of "Asia's Solutions to the World's Energy Challenges," exploring feasible and innovative energy solutions to redefine the future of energy production and consumption.

To attract foreign investment in industries such as semiconductors, Vietnam has not only offered tax reductions but also promised sufficient power supply and infrastructure to avoid a recurrence of last year's power shortage crisis.

According to the European energy think tank Ember, global renewable energy generation has surpassed 30% for the first time. Notably, over half of the new green energy added last year came from China.

The high-speed train service "Eurostar," spanning five European countries, has recently released its first sustainability report.

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.

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.

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.

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.