Power security and competition
Last week I attended two energy fora where some important data and issues were discussed. First the “Market Operations 2019,” a media briefing by the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP), on Jan. 30 at the trading floor of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Second, the Keynote Speech of Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, […]
Indigenous groups battle with climate change
There were many topics discussed during the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting at Davos last week. Not surprisingly, climate change and the reduction of carbon emissions took centre stage, with the likes of Swedish climate change activist, Greta Thunberg calling for a zero-carbon footprint. Speaking on a panel with Thunberg was Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, […]
Asia’s first smart city proof of concept set for launch
One of Asia’s first smart city Proof of Concept is set to be launched in the Cyberjaya area in Malaysia this February. The concept will be launched by technology company NTT Group in partnership with the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the US City of Las Vegas and Telephone Corporation. The concept has […]
Sustainable Ozone Protection and Climate Change Mitigation in Thailand
Challenge Cooling and refrigeration are essential to increasing labor productivity, improving educational outcomes, safeguarding food and minimizing its waste, improving healthcare, and supporting countries’ digital ambitions. But all this is also contributing to climate change as various compounds used as refrigerants are not only ozone-depleting substances but also potent greenhouse gases. Thailand, the second-largest producer […]
Electric vehicles to be levied lower registration tax in Thailand
BANGKOK: The Department of Land Transport is joining the campaign for cleaner air by offering incentives to those who use clean energy vehicles (pic). Jantira Buruspat, deputy director-general for Operations, revealed that the increase in particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns is partly due to incomplete fuel combustion of cars that use fossil fuels, affecting […]
Is bioplastic ASEAN’s solution to plastic waste?
It is undeniable that plastic waste contributes to ecological devastation and issues in human health. In 2017, industrial ecologist, Roland Geyer, led a study on the ‘Production, use and fate of all plastics ever made’ and estimated that there are more than 8.3 billion metric tons (Mt) of plastics that have been produced since the […]
Indonesia eyeing cost recovery contract scheme for geothermal exploration
The government is trying to attract investors to invest in the New Renewable Energy (EBT) sector. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) is preparing a formula to attract investors, including developing a cost recovery contract scheme for the development of the geothermal sector. “We are making a new formula that can benefit both […]
Thai firm to build plant in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN) – To cash in on the high demand in Cambodia Thai-based Precise Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd is planning to build an electric equipment plant in Pursat province. Thai-based Precise Electric Manufacturing Co Ltd is planning to build an electric equipment plant in Pursat province to cash in on the […]
