Panasonic Energy Establishes a Scheme to Collect and Recycle Used Dry Batteries in Thailand

Osaka, Japan – June 10, 2024 – Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., a Panasonic Group Company, is pleased to announce that it has established a scheme to recycle used dry batteries through 7-Eleven stores in Thailand in March 2024, after commencement of collection of used dry batteries in 2022 in collaboration with CP ALL Public Company Limited […]
Malaysia’s push for data centres could strain power and water supplies, warn experts

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s drive to attract data centre investments worth billions of dollars could strain its water and electricity supplies in the coming years, say experts, particularly in industrialised states like Selangor and Johor.
Vietnam vows to digitize greenhouse-gas emissions inventory

To reduce emissions to zero by 2050 as committed by the government of Vietnam at COP26, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has joined forces with agencies to submit to the Prime Minister a list of business fields and facilities that must carry out greenhouse-gas emission inventory.
AirTrunk and ib vogt Break Ground with Malaysia’s First Renewable Virtual PPA for Data Centers

A specialist in hyperscale data centers in the Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) region, and an international renewable energy developer have signed the first data center renewable energy Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) under Malaysia’s Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP).
Powering progress toward sustainable energy

As Filipinos anticipate the onset of the dry season, which is intensified by the ongoing El Niño, President Marcos has issued a crucial directive to all government entities, both at the national and local levels, emphasizing the imperative need for energy efficiency and conservation.
TNB to undertake 400MWh battery storage project, says ministry

Tenaga Nasional Bhd will kick-start a 400 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) pilot project in this quarter, marking Malaysia’s first utility-scale battery storage project to address intermittency issues of renewable energy (RE).
DOE sees P2B in savings from accelerated gov’t energy conservation program

The Philippine government could save as much as P2 billion worth of electricity and fuel consumption from the accelerated implementation of the Government Energy Management Program (GEMP), the Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday.
DOE ramps up energy conservation efforts in Visayas gov’t offices

Efforts to conserve energy have become a new way of life for government offices in Central Visayas as the Department of Energy (DOE) fully implements President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s order, an energy official said on Thursday.