News Update

Asia's significance and contribution to global issues of energy, climate change and sustainable development has been steadily growing. The update highlights some of the major news stories from various Asian countries offering an overview of the issues, prospects and challenges in the region.

 

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18 October 2012 4000 to 5000 MW new geothermal for Indonesia by 2015 Clean Technica
18 October 2012 India to invite private firms to build strategic crude oil reserves Mint
16 October 2012 Malaysia: Push for liquefied natural gas Oxford Business Group
15 October 2012 Sri Lanka hikes renewable energy tariffs by over 20-per cent Lanka Business Online
11 October 2012 Malaysia wants over 5 per cent renewable energy by 2015 Bikya Masr
9 October 2012 MNRE targets 45,000 sq m of solar collectors, identifies five user industries The Hindu Business Line
5 October 2012 TERI to light up rural lives in Pakistan; promote bilateral peace India Education Dairy
2 October 2012 24.9 GW of renewable energy capacity for Japan by 2016? Clean Technica
30 September 2012 Solar, windmill research project to be launched by Virginia Tech in India Newstrack India

 
Singapore boosts green buildings
Channel News Asia, 24 May 2012

In 2005, the government embarked on a project to promote the development of high-tech, low-energy buildings and the retrofitting of older ones in a push to "green" at least 80 per cent of all buildings by 2030. Since then, 1000 government-certified green buildings have been built in Singapore, accounting for 13 percent of gross floor space in the country. Along with cash incentives, developers who meet targets set by Building and Construction Authority are given more leeway to have bigger floor areas. In addition to making buildings more energy-efficient, Singapore is also aggressively developing desalination and sewage-recycling technology to address its chronic water shortages.  Read full story...