Alternative energy
Singapore completes one of world’s largest floating solar power plants
The new solar farm of off the coast of Woodlands in northern Singapore
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap...
Myanmar told to embark on wind energy
Myanmar in its quest to increase power production could adapt renewable energies such as wind energy and at the same time enticing investors in...
Indonesia passes law to tap volcano power
The Indonesian parliament on August 26 passed a long-awaited law to bolster the geothermal energy industry and tap the power of the vast archipelago's...
Indonesia to start work on world’s biggest geothermal plant
Indonesia will begin construction next month of its long-delayed $1.6-billion Sarulla project, the world's biggest geothermal power plant, the country's chief economic minister said...
Intelligent transportation vital for smart cities: Study
With more than two-thirds of the global population expected to live in urban contexts by 2050, the deployment of smart cities technologies and intelligent...
Are the Philippines’ energy dreams too ambitious?
Alongside the C-5 highway in Metro Manila, one of the pulsing thoroughfares of the capital, a raggedy tarpaulin banner belonging to a hotel known...
New fund for geothermal investments in Indonesia
The investment agency of Indonesia's finance ministry will start a fund of around $302 million to finance the exploration of geothermal energy resources in...
Philippines expands wind, geothermal
The Philippines’ largest developer of geothermal power, Energy Development Corporation (EDC), is mulling over plans to invest up to $375 million for new projects...
Indonesia seeks solar power partners
The Indonesian government has set aside $103 million for the development of 36 solar energy projects in 2013 through the assistance of partners.
According to...
US geothermal firm nabs Indonesia deal
Ormat Industries, a subsidiary of Ormat Technologies, a US-based provider of geothermal energy and recovered energy generation, signed a joint venture contract with Indonesia's...
Sweet profits ahead in Thailand’s sugar industry
Khon Kaen Sugar Industries is one of the largest sugar producers in Thailand. The business is profitable, but expansion is generally limited due to...
Going green with solar power
Solar energy has the potential to play a significant role in Thailand’s energy mix. Innovative companies such as Get IT show how it could...
Sweden experiments with solar heating
Sweden has been working on a pilot program to use solar power to heat water in the municipality of Anneborg, and hopes to translate...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...