The Gorgeous Green Gala Dinner

Distinguished Guest and Speaker: Dr. Jane Goodall

Venue: Colonial Ballroom, The American Club

Date: Saturday, June 6th, 2009, 7:00pm

Tickets: From SG $250 per person

Dress: Gorgeously Green or Formal Attire

The Inaugural Gorgeous Green Gala supports the vital and exciting work of the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore). You can support Singapore’s branch of the Jane Goodall Institute and its many activities, including Roots & Shoots, by attending the JGIS inaugural fundraising dinner and auction. Enjoy a gourmet vegetarian meal and a live auction featuring several fabulous items.

For more information on the event, please email gala@janegoodall.org.sg or visit the JGIS website.

Over 100 CapitaLand Properties Participating in Earth Hour 2009

This is a news release from CapitaLand Limited.

Singapore, 17 March 2009 – A total of 106 CapitaLand properties in Singapore, Australia, China, Malaysia and Vietnam will be participating in Earth Hour on Saturday 28 March 2009. This is the second year running that CapitaLand is supporting this global campaign to fight global warming and the first year that CapitaLand’s overseas properties are joining the campaign.

At 8.30pm on 28 March 2009, CapitaLand’s offices, retail malls and serviced
residences in these five countries will mark Earth Hour by turning off their façade lights for one hour. However, emergency lighting and security systems will function normally to ensure that safety and security are not compromised. Read more

Green Business Times Interview – HydroBall Technics (SEA) Pte Ltd

Energy conservation and energy efficiency are important and urgent aspects of mitigating climate change. There are many different types of energy saving products in the market, one of which is the Hydroball system developed in Singapore.

To learn more about this innovative product and its development, we have the privilege of interviewing Mr Peter Soh, CEO of HydroBall Technics (SEA) Pte Ltd.

About HydroBall Technics

Incorporated in January 2003, HydroBall Technics (SEA) Pte Ltd has since developed, manufactured and patented the HydroBall automatic tube cleaning system in many countries all over the world. The HydroBall system is a cost-effective solution that eliminates equipment downtime and optimises energy consumption of equipment by automatically keeping heat exchanger tubes perpetually free from scaling and fouling.

HydroBall Technics is engaged in the generation of intellectual property relevant to energy conservation in the area of air-conditioning systems. HydroBall Technics aims to deliver practical conservation solutions with a strong, measurable impact on energy cost management. Spearheading this effort is the Company’s proprietary HydroBall automatic cleaning technology, which the Company aims to make available for commercial distribution in all parts of the world. Read more

Sustainable Materials: Plastics Made From Corn and Biomass

Venue: Lecture Theatre 5, National University of Singapore, Engineering
Drive 2, Engineering Faculty

Look around us and the merits and problems of petroleum plastics are abundant. Issues range from the extraction process from crude oil, the additives and stabilizers that are toxic, the incineration of plastics which releases more green house gases, the non-biodegradability and harm to wildlife and pollution.

But today, there exist technologies where plastics can be made from sustainable raw materials such as corn, sugarcane and biomass. They have the added advantage of being naturally biodegradable and recyclable. Singapore has its own start ups (Olive Green, Grenidea) investing in these materials. Products currently include food packaging, utensils, credit cards, crockery and clothing.

We can abolish plastic pollution and also move away from oil. Discuss about these issues at this seminar with Olive Green founder Aloysius Cheong and polymer expert and deputy director of A*STAR, Professor PK Wong.

For details and registration, visit http://energycarta-seminars.wikispaces.com/.