Coconut oil price surges on biofuel plans
September 24, 2013
The Philippines’ plans for using coconut oil as biofuel and blending diesel sold at gas stations with five per cent of the alternative fuel has caused the price of coconut…
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Malaysia launches $100m fund for green energy
Malaysia and Japan’s Asian Energy Investments Pte Ltd. have launched a $100 million venture capital fund to invest in clean energy projects in Southeast Asia, according to a statement released…
Solar power, a viable alternative for Brunei
Brunei has made the energy sector in Southeast Asia sit up and take notice with its announcement that the oil-rich state will introduce a Feed-In-Tariff system for solar power, a…
Brunei takes the renewable energy path
The Sultanate of Brunei announced on September 9 announced that it will introduce a feed-in tariff model for renewable energy in the nation in order to reach its goal of…
South Korea builds 500 MW power plant in Myanmar
Myanmar has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea to build a 500-megawatt power plant which will use natural gas and garbage to generate power, Eleven Myanmar reported. A…
Singapore to deploy self-driving cars (video)
Singapore will set the standard for self-driving vehicles in Asia once it deploys the first driverless electric vehicle, planned to ply a 2-kilometer route between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and…
Volkswagen to open new plant in Indonesia
Volkswagen (VW) plans to build a new assembly plant in Indonesia in 2014, which the company will most likely use for the production of eco-friendly cars. VW’s top executives are…
Google Street View worker held hostage in Thailand
And you’re just doing your job. It all happened on August 13 in Sa-eab village in Phrae province. Around 20 residents surrounded a Google camera-equipped car that was set out…
Vietnam, IBM develop ‘smart water’ in Da Nang
This week the Vietnamese city of Da Nang finalised an agreement with IBM, the world’s largest computer-services company, on implementing smart-water technology in the city. Smart water, or “Intelligent Water,”…
Thailand to develop mega-dam in Laos
Ch. Karnchang Plc, one of Thailand’s largest industry conglomerates, has signed a contract through its subsidiary CK Power Plc with the Laos government to develop the Nam Bak hydroelectric power…
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