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[ November 4, 2008 to November 5, 2008. ] The Singapore Energy Conference, held at the Raffles City Convention Centre, is the flagship event of the International Energy Week (3-7 November 2008). It will be a forum for policymakers from government or industry, to engage in dialogue with each other and also with experts and representatives from various research institutes, policy think tanks, and [...]

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Got a plan to harvest solar energy? (Today Online) - The Clean Energy Programme Office (Cepo) is calling for research proposals to develop roof-mounted solar harvesting devices and systems for the tropical region.
Energy sector can fuel Singapore manufacturing growth (Business Times via Wildsingapore) - The Director of the Warwick Manufacturing Group said that Singapore [...]

Buildings account for about 35% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to research by the World Green Buildings Council, and there is much scope to reduce the impact of buildings on climate change. Asia is stepping up to the challenge of promoting environmental sustainability for buildings, with more green building legislation and green building projects.
Green Buildings [...]

Gary Hirshberg is the CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, which is the largest organic yogurt manufacturer in the world. In his book, he describes how his company incorporates environmental principals and embraces sustainability, while making money at the same time.
He also shares similar environmental efforts by other companies such as Whole Foods, Timberland, Wal-Mart, Patagonia, Seventh [...]

[ November 5, 2008 to November 7, 2008. ] Green Buildings Asia 2008 will be held from 5 to 7 Nov at the Intercontinental Hotel, Singapore. This conference will help participants understand the issues, solutions and trends associated with green buildings and sustainable architecture in Asia. Regional authorities, industry leaders and experts from the World Green Building Council, World Bank, Building and Construction Authority (BCA), National Environment [...]

The National Environment Agency (NEA) launched the $500,000 Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Documentation Grant yesterday. This is a co-funding scheme to encourage companies to develop CDM projects in Singapore and support them in engaging carbon consultancy services for the documentation needed.
The funding is capped at $100,000 for each CDM project and would be provided for [...]

Conergy Korea announced yesterday an agreement for the extension of Asia’s largest solar power plant (currently 19.6 MWp) in SinAn, South Korea, to 24 MWp. The completed 24 MWp solar power plant will cover an area of 720,000 m2 (about 96 soccer fields) and produce 33,000 MWh annually. This energy is sufficient to supply 7,200 households with clean [...]

[ August 21, 2008; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Speaker: Ms Carrie Johnson, Director of PAIA Consulting and Senior Lecturer (Adjunct) at NUS

Venue: Level 22, SBF Seminar Room 1, 10 Hoe Chiang Road, Keppel Towers, Singapore 089315

The Singapore Environment Institute (SEI), ACCA Singapore and Singapore Compact for CSR are jointly organising the Sustainability Reporting Workshop to help companies and organisations understand the relevance of sustainability [...]

It’s always interesting to visit an IKEA store and discover the wide range of furniture and home solutions. The inspirational design and low prices of the products is amazing. In the near future, you might even find solar panels and green tech products at IKEA.
According to the Cleantech Group, IKEA plans to invest €50 million in clean tech [...]

Green Business Times is conducting interviews with business leaders, companies and organisations, who would share their views on going green and achieving environmental sustainability. To kickstart the series of interviews, we have the privilege of interviewing CapitaLand’s Mr Baey Yam Keng, Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility.
About CapitaLand
CapitaLand is the largest real estate company in Southeast [...]