Malaysia bets on diplomacy, not retaliation, to tackle India palm curbs
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia does not want to escalate a palm oil spat with India by talking of any retaliation for now, two government sources said on Thursday, after the prime minister’s media adviser called for tighter regulations on Indian expatriates and products. Muslim-majority Malaysia is instead betting on diplomacy to quell India’s anger […]
Waste-based power plants worsen air pollution, global warming: Environmentalists
Environmentalists have urged against using incinerators as waste-to-energy power plants (PLTSa) to tackle garbage problem in cities across the country, saying that they would cause more environmental problems. Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) executive director Nur Hidayati said that such a method of burning trash could aggravate pollution as it releases harmful toxins into […]
Investment on ‘waste to energy’ boosted
Investment on converting waste to energy in Cambodia has been boosted as part of urban garbage management in what officials said would help to keep the country clean and generate power for the grid. Investment in generating power from burning waste is mentioned in the draft on urban waste management policy which is being discussed […]
Watchdog head urges palm oil industry to look beyond forests in climate fight
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The next big challenge for palm oil growers is to go beyond curbing deforestation and look at how they can slash planet-warming emissions throughout their supply chains, the outgoing head of the industry’s watchdog said on Tuesday. The sector has come under scrutiny in recent years from green activists […]
Japan to Help Indonesia Develop Hydropower, Waste-to-Energy Facility
Jakarta. Japan has expressed interest in new investments covering a wide range of sectors from fisheries and tourism to hydropower and waste-to-energy facilities, a minister said on Friday. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi was in Indonesia to hold a series of high-level meetings with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, his counterpart Retno Marsudi and Maritime Affairs […]
Indonesia plans B40 biodiesel road tests in April
JAKARTA: Indonesia‘s energy ministry plans to start road tests for a biodiesel programme with 40 per cent bio-content (B40) in April, a government official said on Thursday. Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer, last year had increased the mandatory bio-content of its biodiesel programme to 30 per cent, known as B30, which is expected to cut the […]
to-the-point: Thai waste-to-energy plant of 4.8 MW starts ops
December 31 (Renewables Now) – A waste-to-energy plant with an installed capacity of 4.8 MW has started commercial operation in Thailand on December 27, Thai company B.Grimm Power PCL (SET:BGRIM) said in a bourse filing on Monday. The project has been developed by Progress Interchem (Thailand) Co Ltd in which B.Grimm holds a 48% stake. […]
Energy Ministry catches fire, cheaper B10 and E20 starts Thursday
The Energy Ministry has decided to postpone the effective date for cutting retail prices for biodiesel B10 and gasohol E20 by one baht per litre from Wednesday to Thursday because the ministry’s buildings caught fire on Wednesday, rendering officials unable to conduct a meeting. The State Oil Fund Administrative Committee previously planned to approve this […]
