March 4, 2008 (AP) – A Norwegian manufacturer of solar panel components will start building a wafer plant in Singapore this year, the company said Tuesday.
“Solar energy will be the dominant source of energy in the future. It’s a very exciting industry to be part of,” said NorSun AS founder Alf Bjorseth, at a press [...]
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NorSun to build $300M Singapore solar plant
Posted in Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Renewable Energy, Singapore, Solar on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Green developers get S$20m fund (Singapore)
Posted in Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Energy Efficiency, Green Building, Legislation, Singapore, Solar on March 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
March 4, 2008 (Today Online) – Developers of new and green buildings can now tap into a S$20 million fund set up by the Government – a decision that is certain to sit well all-round as oil prices continue to surge.
The fund will partly offset the cost of integrating solar panels into new buildings “which [...]
Asia’s tigers eye nuclear future
Posted in ADB, Australia, China, Clean Energy, Hydro, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Legislation, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nuclear, Philippines, Singapore, Solar, Thailand, Vietnam on February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
February 15, 2008 (Asia Times) – The 2005-07 spike in petroleum prices topping out at US$100 a barrel has prodded economic planners across the globe to reconsider their energy options in an age of growing concern over global warming and carbon emissions. The Southeast Asian economies, beneficiaries of an oil and gas export bonanza through [...]
6 Key steps to meet Singapore’s energy needs
Posted in Air Pollution, Clean Energy, Cleantech venture capital, Climate Change, Coal, Conservation, Emissions Reduction, Energy Efficiency, Hydro, LNG, Legislation, Oil, Renewable Energy, Singapore, Solar, Solar Thermal on February 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
February 10, 2008 (Lin Yanqin and Esther Fung) Spiralling oil prices, growing global demand for energy, limited and uncertain supplies from oil-producing countries, climate change from greenhouse gas emissions – these are the challenges faced by a Singapore dependent on imports for energy needs.But even if Singapore has to be a “price-taker” in meeting its [...]
Siemens to set up wind energy centre in Singapore
Posted in Clean Energy, Singapore, Wind on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
January 16, 2008 (Straits Times) – In the latest in a spate of alternative energy-related investments in Singapore by foreign companies, Siemens will open a new regional sales office to promote its wind energy technologies. The German industrial giant announced the new initiative at a conference as it kicked off its 100th anniversary celebrations at [...]
Finland’s Neste Oil says Singapore biodiesel plant to be operational in 2010
Posted in Biodiesel, Biofuels, Cleantech venture capital, Crude Palm Oil, Diesel, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Transportation on January 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
January 16, 2008 (Thomson Financial) – Finnish oil refiner Neste Oil said Tuesday that its biodiesel plant in Singapore, its largest, will be operational 2010 and initially cater to Europe’s growing biofuel requirement.The company’s investment of 550 million euros to build the plant, which will have an annual capacity of 800,000 tons, is in line [...]
Oerlikon Solar to open plant in Singapore
Posted in Cleantech venture capital, Singapore, Solar on January 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
January 11, 2008 (EETimes.com) - Oerlikon Solar plans to open a new facility in Singapore in an effort to increase its presence in the Asia region. The facility will initially employ approximately 100 people and is planned to be completed within a year. ”Asia is emerging as an important market for solar energy applications,” said Uwe [...]
Neste to build $814 mln Singapore biofuel plant
Posted in Biofuels, Singapore on November 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Finland’s Neste Oil said on Friday it would build the largest biodiesel plant in the world in Singapore, investing 550 million euros ($814 million). Neste said the plant would have a design capacity of 800,000 tonnes a year, and use mostly palm oil as its raw material, though it can use also other feedstock.
“The investment [...]
Carbon trading centres: ready to flood the Asia Pacific
Posted in Australia, Carbon Credits, New Zealand, Singapore on November 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Carbon exchanges across the Asia Pacific are getting ready to compete. Governments and business groups in the Asia Pacific are jockeying to establish the best- placed carbon trading hub in the region, in anticipation of substantial growth in both the voluntary and compliance carbon markets.
National University Of Singapore and SGX Sign MOU To Collaborate on Financial Research
Posted in Carbon Credits, Singapore on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
November 16, 2007 (Mondovisione) – The National University of Singapore (NUS) Risk Management Institute (RMI) and Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on financial research. The aim is to create innovative financial products to facilitate risk management and generate additional trading opportunities for investors. [...]
