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November 10, 2023
Neighbors will leave Thailand behind in green industry: TDRI
Bangkok’s biggest shopping center, Megabangna has invested 1 billion baht embracing clean solar energy and expected to mitigate the emission of approximately 210,592 million tons of carbon dioxide. Thai businesses are accelerating in green transformation,
November 10, 2023Apple says it does not pass on costs of carbon reduction to consumers
Apple does not charge more to account for its carbon reduction efforts in its consumer technology products, said Lisa Jackson, the vice president of Environment, Policy and Social Initiative.
November 10, 2023TNB teams up with Petronas to develop CCS for gas-fired power plants
Malaysian utility company Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has worked with state-owned oil and gas firm Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) to explore carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology for gas-fired power plants.
November 09, 2023Indonesia inaugurates Southeast Asia's largest floating solar farm
The largest floating solar farm is Southeast Asia is put into use in West Java on Thursday. President of Indonesia Joko Widodo was at the ceremony and said, “today is a historical day.”
November 09, 2023Sarawak initiates formal talks with Indonesia on undersea cable for electricity export
Malaysia’s Sarawak will soon commence formal talks with Indonesian government regarding the proposed undersea cables for transmitting electricity from Sarawak to Singapore. This project will run through Indonesian waters, as stated by Sarawak Premier Aban
November 09, 2023Vietnamese turn to rooftop solar as outages hit country
Solar panels are poised to cover rooftops across Vietnam now that Southeast Asia's top generator of solar energy and a major manufacturer of PV cells, targets 50% of homes and offices to have panels by 2030. This is also to strengthen the power supply.
November 09, 2023Thailand scales down subsidies for EVs as sales boom
Electric vehicle sales in Thailand have seen significant growth this year. Thai government approved a drawn down subsidy package last Wednesday. Starting from next year and ending in 2027.
November 08, 2023TNB eyes hydrogen, CCS solutions to meet data center industry’s energy needs
Malaysia’s utility company Tenaga Nasional Bhd is exploring carbon capture and storage and hydrogen-based generation solutions to address the sustainable electricity consumption needs of the growing energy-guzzling data center industry.
November 08, 2023Dnata saves 650 tonnes of carbon with new cooling technology in Singapore
Dnata has successfully installed an innovative cooling technology in its facilities at Singapore Changi Airport, which is expected to save at least 650 tonnes of carbon.
November 07, 2023Taipower reveals auction winners for small amount renewable energy
Taiwan’s state-owned utility Taipower published on Nov. 7 the first batch of auction results for small amounts of green energy following the introduction of the bidding platform in late October, with 47 enterprises securing contracts.