Towards a Cleaner Electricity Supply

Venue: SEI Training Room, 40 Scotts Road, Environment Building, #06-00, Singapore 228231

Speaker: Prof. dr. ir. Ad H.M. Verkooije, Professor (Chair of Nuclear Power Engineering), Process & Energy Laboratory, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

In the past few decades, the Dutch electricity industry has made significant progress in the reduction of emissions from the electric industry. At the same time, the economics have remained competitive. The new challenge of our world concerns escalating CO2 emissions. In this seminar, Prof. dr. ir. Ad H.M. Verkooije will discuss this trend and show how significant progress has been made in energy savings. Other means of CO2 reduction will be presented as well. He will share the Dutch government’s plans for transition towards a low CO2 emission economy. Last but not least, he will present his university’s research contributions on the subject.

To register and for more information, please visit: http://www.nea.gov.sg/cms/sei/PSS41_CleanElectricity.html.

CapitaLand Reduces Electricity and Water Consumption

This is a news release from CapitaLand.

Singapore, 14 January 2009 – CapitaLand’s Group-wide initiatives to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle have paid off. In the first 11 months of 2008, the Group reduced electricity and water consumption in 23 retail malls, office buildings and serviced residences in Singapore by 4% and 5% respectively compared to the same period in 2007, after adjustments for human traffic and occupancy rate. This is equivalent to about S$1.5 million based on current utility costs. The electricity saved can power 12,500 five-room HDB flats for one month while the water saved can fill 24 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Read more