The future of Southeast Asian cars is electric
The first image that usually springs to mind when someone mentions any Southeast Asian capital is that of congested roads filled with honking cars and motorcycles. Congested roads have become synonymous with Southeast Asia, and that is not going to change anytime soon. According to the latest data, vehicle sales in Southeast Asia is set […]
NUS launches Singapore’s first net-zero energy building to be built from scratch
SINGAPORE – The National University of Singapore (NUS) launched Singapore’s first net-zero energy building to be built from scratch on Wednesday (Jan 30) at its School of Design and Environment (SDE). Environmentally friendly features such as a solar panel roof and a hybrid cooling system help the new building, called SDE4, to have net-zero energy […]
AC Energy raises $225 million from maiden green bonds
MANILA, Philippines — AC Energy Inc., the energy platform of the Ayala conglomerate, has successfully raised $225 million from its maiden green bond issuance which will bankroll its renewable energy portfolio expansion. The inaugural US dollar-denominated senior green bond issuance has a five-year tenor and a coupon of 4.75 percent per annum, priced at 99.451. […]
Philippines’ largest green office building to rise in Cebu
CEBU CITY — Green developer ArthaLand Corp. is bringing a new brand of sustainable development in Cebu, as the company builds the country’s largest “green” office building, the Cebu Exchange. Top executives unveiled the company’s newest marketing campaign dubbed as “Business in Harmony.” It showcases the Cebu Exchange as a masterpiece of sustainable development, a […]
Enrile warns of ‘looming’ energy crisis
MANILA, Philippines — The government should quickly address a looming energy crisis that may “worsen” with the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration, former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Thursday. “We do not have any source of hydrocarbon energy in the country except Malampaya. If a war happens in Russia or in […]
Singapore-based firm aims to power clean energy projects in South-east Asia
A new Singapore-based firm has set out to build and run clean energy projects across the region. CleanGrid Partners was unveiled yesterday as a collaboration by Singapore’s WEnergy Global, consultancy ICMG Partners and energy firm Greenway Grid Global, which is backed by Japanese electricity giant Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Tepco PowerGrid. The investment entity has […]
Sharing Singapore’s smart-city experience
Singapore is a small country with no natural resources, but it has successfully harnessed technology, including sensors and automated meters, to help it fulfil its ambitions of becoming a smart city. This is an experience it hopes to share with other nations looking to technology for solutions to challenges such as climate change, Minister of […]
DoE asks Tanglawan to bankroll LNG project in 6 months
The Energy Department on Wednesday asked Tanglawan Philippine LNG Inc. to comply with the conditions of the notice to proceed with its $2-billion liquefied natural gas project within six months. “There is a provision [in the NTP] that there are still papers still to be submitted. One of the big milestones there is their seriousness […]
