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Opinion / Carbon & Climate

COP 18: Bridging the gulf between science and reality

In theory the slew of recent climate studies should inspire the delegates that have assembled for the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18). In practice the 194 nations that are meeting in Doha, Q...

7 Dec 2012

COP 18: Bridging the gulf between science and reality

News / Energy

Geothermal project's sales pact signed

PetroEnergy Resources Corp. (PERC) has signed an energy sales agreement (ESA) with partner Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. for the off-take of the generated electricity from the 20-megawat...

18 Sep 2011

Geothermal project's sales pact signed

News / Energy

Suntech jumps on Japan subsidies as elong gains

Suntech Power Holdings led advances in Chinese stocks, sending the benchmark index to the highest level in three weeks, after Japan introduced incentives to encourage greater use of clean energy. The ...

19 Jun 2012

Suntech jumps on Japan subsidies as elong gains

News / Energy

Jindal Power to invest $7.7 billion in hydro

Jindal Power, a unit of India’s biggest steelmaker by market value, plans to spend $7.7 billion on hydroelectric projects over the next decade as a coal shortage forces utilities to cut dependence on ...

18 Jun 2012

Jindal Power to invest $7.7 billion in hydro

News / Corporate Responsibility

Green ideas for green manufacturing

In this interview by Singapore’s Energy Market Authority, Panasonic Asia Pacific managing director Yorihisa Shiokawa reveals how manufacturers can contribute to an energy efficient society through inn...

26 Sep 2012

Green ideas for green manufacturing

News / Energy

Laos plans to be Southeast Asia’s hydropower giant

Laos intends to become the hydroelectric battery of a power-hungry Southeast Asia. With regional growth at around 6% annually over the next decade, the requirement for energy is huge. Laos’ power ambi...

12 Aug 2011

Laos plans to be Southeast Asia’s hydropower giant

News / Green Buildings

China's Nobao Renewable Energy revives IPO plan

China's energy efficiency company Nobao Renewable Energy Holdings Ltd revived its plan for a U.S. listing on Friday, filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offer...

6 May 2011

China's Nobao Renewable Energy revives IPO plan

News / Cities

SP Setia to acquire 40 percent of KL eco-city for RM75 Million

Property developer SP Setia Bhd has proposed to acquire 40 percent equity interest in KL Eco City Sdn Bhd (KLEC) from Yayasan Gerakbakti Kebangsaan for RM75 million. The acquisition will be through th...

25 Jul 2011

SP Setia to acquire 40 percent of KL eco-city for RM75 Million

News / Energy

Solar ATMs for rural India

Vortex, a young Chennai-based company, could be adding new energy to India's rural economic growth with its award-winning solar-powered automatic teller machines (ATMs). Called "Gramateller Indi" ("gr...

6 Jul 2012

Solar ATMs for rural India

News / Manufacturing

Toshiba to buy meter maker Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion

...Equities Research analyst Damian Thong. "I think it would be near impossible for Toshiba to build a business like this organically." Smart grids are designed to accommodate a range of generation optio...

19 May 2011

Toshiba to buy meter maker Landis+Gyr for $2.3 billion

News / Policy & Finance

India opposes discussion on climate change in UNSC

With rumbling increasing over climate issues, India has thwarted the latest attempt of rich nations to discuss climate change issues outside United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFC...

25 Jul 2011

India opposes discussion on climate change in UNSC

News / Energy

GE to invest $50 million in Aims-listed Indian wind company

GE Energy Financial Services is investing USD 50 million in the wind energy business of renewable energy company Greenko, endorsing the strategy of the AIMS-listed company and expand the entry point f...

12 Oct 2011

GE to invest $50 million in Aims-listed Indian wind company

News / Energy

China’s first wind-farm lull limits outlook for Sinovel

China, the world’s biggest builder of wind farms, is set for its first year of slower growth in almost a decade as plans founder for expanding offshore, hurting domestic turbine makers such as Sinovel...

26 Jun 2012

China’s first wind-farm lull limits outlook for Sinovel

News / Transport

Toyota Prius escapes niche to surge into global top three

Toyota Motor’s Prius, a niche oddity when it went on sale 15 years ago, jumped to the world’s third best-selling car line in the first quarter as US demand and incentives in Japan turned the hybrid in...

30 May 2012

Toyota Prius escapes niche to surge into global top three

News / Carbon & Climate

Gore's investment firm said to start $500 million Asian fund

...equities fund was “outstanding” for the 12 months ended in March 2010, according to the most recent annual report filed by the U.K. Environment Agency’s pension fund. The global equities fund beat its...

7 Feb 2011

Gore's investment firm said to start $500 million Asian fund

News / Policy & Finance

UN calls for global transformation to drive sustainable development

Taking full account of the cost of carbon in the price of goods, removing subsidies for fossil fuels and unsustainable agriculture, and adopting a greener measure of economic development are just some...

30 Jan 2012

UN calls for global transformation to drive sustainable development

News / Policy & Finance

Solars slide on prospect Italy to cut subsidies: China overnight

Solar stocks led a decline in Chinese shares traded in New York on speculation that Italy will follow Germany in cutting subsidies to the industry, dimming the outlook for global installations. LDK So...

28 Mar 2012

Solars slide on prospect Italy to cut subsidies: China overnight

News / Waste

Project to help manage waste from garment, leather industry

The Philippine-based non-profit organisation, Assist Asia, has launched the Conservation Project on Environmental Resources in Viet Nam (Conserv), a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project co-finance...

28 Sep 2011

Project to help manage waste from garment, leather industry

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Three thoughts on Apple and insanely great brand leadership

It’s hard to think about brand leadership without thinking about Apple, now neck-and-neck with ExxonMobil as the world’s biggest company by market cap. Last week, Apple was top of mind for many of us,...

25 Feb 2012

Three thoughts on Apple and insanely great brand leadership

News / Policy & Finance

ADB steps up investments in clean energy with $40 million funds injection

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will increase support for clean energy development with an injection of up to $40 million in two new private equity funds that will target investments in promising gre...

29 Nov 2010

ADB steps up investments in clean energy with $40 million funds injection

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