March 3, 2008 (Datamonitor) – Sustainable Power has announced that Borneo Energy Sendirian Berhad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Borneo Oil and Gas, has entered into a share subscription agreement to purchase 50 million restricted shares of Sustainable Power.
The initial deposit required per the agreement has been received by Sustainable Power (SSTP). Sustainable Power also [...]
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Borneo Energy to acquire equity interests in sustainable power
Posted in Biofuels, Biogas, Biomass, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Crude Palm Oil, Malaysia, Renewable Energy on March 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Carbon Capital to invest RM150m in biogas, biomass plants
Posted in Biodiesel, Biogas, Biomass, Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Conservation, Crude Palm Oil, Japan, Malaysia, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Small-hydro, Waste Management, Waste to Energy on March 5, 2008 | 11 Comments »
March 3, 2008 (The Edge Daily) – Carbon Capital Corp Sdn Bhd will launch RM150 million worth of biogas and biomass projects in Sarawak next month as part of its long-term strategy for growth.
“We will be launching four biogas projects and one 10 megawatt biomass power plant there, utilising empty fruit bunches (from oil palm).
“These [...]
Poonpirom wants to make Thailand world-class ‘green energy’ hub
Posted in Biodiesel, Biofuels, Biomass, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Crude Palm Oil, Solar, Thailand, Wind on February 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
February 28, 2008 (Bangkok Post) – Thailand is developing a master plan to build the country into the world’s second largest green energy producer after Brazil. Energy Minister Poonpirom Liptapanlop said she wanted to see the country become a net exporter of green energy to tap strong global demand.
To achieve the goal, authorities plan to [...]
TSH to reap benefits from carbon credits (Malaysia)
Posted in Biogas, Biomass, Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Crude Palm Oil, Malaysia, Waste to Energy on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
February 20, 2008 (The Star Online) – As the world’s second largest crude palm oil producer, Malaysia has great potential to reap revenue from certified emission reduction (CER), or carbon credits. According to Aseambankers, palm oil milling, which produces organic waste, create opportunities to generate CERs. It named plantation player TSH Resources Bhd as one [...]
“It’s high time to promote renewable energy” in Indonesia
Posted in Biomass, Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Diesel, Geothermal, Hydro, Indonesia, Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Solar, Waste to Energy on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
February 16, 2008 (Jakarta Post) – The idea of introducing nuclear power to Indonesia is nothing more than a vehicle for a few needy individuals to gain public attention. Any moderately educated engineer will agree that Indonesia’s need for electricity is widely decentralized so nuclear power or large coal power plants are the ideas of [...]
India’s carbon market is booming
Posted in Biomass, Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Hydro, India, Wind on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
February 15, 2008 (Financial Express) – India’s carbon market is growing faster than even information technology, bio technology and BPO sectors as 850 projects with an investment of a whopping Rs 65,000 crore are in pipeline. The revenue from 200 projects is estimated at $2 billion till 2012, according to Prodipto Ghosh, member of the [...]
Need to focus on sustainable power generation stressed (Pakistan)
Posted in Biomass, Clean Energy, Coal, Hydro, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Renewable Energy, Solar, U.S. on February 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
February 12, 2008 (The International News) – A household can lit a candle or an emergency light to illuminate the house, but it does not work for the industry, as it requires uninterrupted power supply. Industry is facing a production loss due to current power crisis.
Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) President Shaikh Fazal [...]
DE Shaw to invests $15 million in Soham Renewable Energy (India)
Posted in Biomass, Carbon Credits, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Hydro, India, Solar, Wind on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
February 11, 2008 (Moneycontrol.com) – The D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm, has made an equity investment of $15 million in Soham Renewable Energy India Private Limited to fund its expansion plan over the next five years. Polymath Advisors of Mumbai was the exclusive advisor for the transaction. Incorporated [...]
Thailand’s greener energy future
Posted in Biodiesel, Biofuels, Biogas, Biomass, Carbon Credits, Carbon capture, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Coal, Conservation, Crude Palm Oil, Energy Efficiency, Ethanol, GHG, LNG, Legislation, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Small-hydro, Solar, Solar Thermal, Thailand, Transportation, Waste Management, Waste to Energy, Wind on February 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
February 11, 2008 (Bangkok Post) – To cope with high oil prices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Thailand must pursue four options: development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage. However, renewable energy has certain limitations, and options for each country are different depending on availability of natural resources, technologies [...]
2007: Did We Reach the Tipping Point?
Posted in Biofuels, Biomass, Carbon Credits, China, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, EU, Geothermal, Hydro, Solar, Solar Thermal, U.S., Wind on January 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
January 7, 2008 (Renewable Energy Access) – At the beginning of each year, as the renewable energy industry looks back on its progress over the previous 12 months, the phrase “tipping point” always seems to enter the discussion. But how will we know when renewables have truly hit that tipping point?Will one quarter of the [...]
