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BANGKOK (Sept 8): Thailand’s cabinet has approved plans to reduce the country’s huge crude palm oil (CPO) stockpile to shore up domestic price. Deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan o-cha today approved the National Palm Oil Policy Committee’s proposal to export 300,000 tonnes of CPO by March next year.
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KUALA LUMPUR: As part of the company’s latest customer-centric solution to facilitate the growth of cleaner energy use across Peninsular Malaysia, Petronas recently launched the Virtual Pipeline System (VPS) solution via the Regasification Terminal (RGT) in Pengerang, Johor.
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Policy makers should give coal a chance to evolve into a non-polluting fuel, despite anti-coal lobbying, according to several participants at the 29th Clean Coal Day International Symposium. The online symposium is to underline how greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced and mitigated from coal-based thermal power stations. At least 20 countries have written in support of this conference, including major economies such as India, Canada, Australia and the United States.
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Sands Expo and Convention Centre, at Marina Bay Sands has announced that it has become the first carbon neutral MICE venue in Singapore. Already a LEED-Platinum and ISO20121-certified venue, Sands Expo’s carbon neutral status is a step towards Singapore’s goal of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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SINGAPORE: Construction has begun on Tuas Nexus, Singapore’s first integrated waste and water treatment facility, said the National Environment Agency (NEA) and PUB in a joint news release on Tuesday (Sep 8). Set to be completed in phases starting 2025, the facility is a co-location of two mega facilities – the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (Tuas WRP) and Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) – that will “help forge a more sustainable Singapore by optimising land use, and maximising energy and resource recovery”, said the agencies.
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Gastech has made its return to the events stage, in a virtual guise, as the world’s leading event for the gas, LNG and energy industry began with an exploration of the latest commercial strategies and trends for these sectors yesterday. The Gastech Virtual Summit 2020 is being held in place of the Gastech exhibition and conference that had been scheduled to take place this week in Singapore.
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SINGAPORE: More firms have set up liquefied natural gas (LNG) desks in Singapore to capitalise on growing demand for gas in Asia, the city-state’s trade minister told a virtual conference on Monday. Singapore currently has over 50 companies with an LNG trading or business development presence in Singapore, trade minister Chan Chun Sing told the Gastech virtual summit.
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THE Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Tuesday said it is launching the inaugural Singapore Energy Grand Challenge (SEGC) for the industry and research community, in a bid to enhance business competitiveness and lower Singapore’s carbon footprint. EMA, which is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, is inviting proposals that could improve the energy efficiency of local businesses by 50 per cent by 2030 in three key areas. These are: the development of energy-efficient technologies, the optimisation of system design, as well as digitalisation.
ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) is an intergovernmental organisation within ASEAN structure that represents the 10 ASEAN Member States’ (AMS) interests in the energy sector.
