Singapore Energy Lecture by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew gave the Singapore Energy Lecture at the Singapore Energy Conference held last week. The video of the lecture is available at the Energy Market Authority website. MM Lee spoke on the following energy issues:

• Singapore’s green efforts over the years and the need to maintain the efforts because:

The point is, if we don’t do this, we lose our status as a clean, green city and we’ll lose our business and lose our extra premium for being an unusual city.

• Major economies such as China and India have to take climate change seriously:

If they get that message within 10, 15 years, then I think there’s hope, all is not lost. If it comes too late, if it comes 30, 40 years we are all in trouble.

• Nuclear energy is the real alternative although the big problem is where to site the nuclear plant:

The real alternative that can produce the electricity generation to match oil and gas is nuclear.

• ASEAN countries need to cooperate on energy by having a common power grid and pipelines:

I hope our neighbours also come to the conclusion that we are forced to cooperate. If we understand the complexity and immensity of the problems the world faces, and which we will face in Southeast Asia, then we should have a common grid and a common pipeline so that it’s transferable. 

• Singaporeans are not ready to pay more for renewable energy:

Singaporeans are cost-conscious. They don’t care where the energy comes from, they just want to know which is the cheaper option.

• The need to lower consumption:

There are limits to what man’s ingenuity can do, so let’s consume less … and live within the limits of what the world can sustain.

Asian Youth Energy Summit 2008

October 30, 2008

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October 31, 2008

Venue: International Conference Centre, 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace (beside the National University of Singapore)

Energy Carta is organising the Asian Youth Energy Summit 2008 from 30 to 31 Oct 2008, as part of the International Energy Week. The conference includes panel discussions and exhibitions on clean energy and sustainable development, and speakers include:

• Claire Chiang, Senior Vice President, Banyan Tree Holdings
• Joachim Luther, CEO Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS)
• Robert Dixon, Head of Energy Technology Policy Division, International Energy Agency
• Neil McGregor, Managing Director, PowerSeraya
• Ichiro Kawada, President, JAIC Asia Capital Pte Ltd

For details and registration, visit http://www.AYES2008.com.

Singapore Energy Conference

November 4, 2008

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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 energy industry players and other partners on the challenges, possibilities and solutions to powering cities of the future.

Programme Highlights

• Singapore Energy Lecture by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew
• Ministerial Dialogue and Keynote Addresses from leading energy experts and officials
• Presentations by industry leaders and multi-national energy companies – including Shell, ExxonMobil, Neste Oil, Keppel and GHK Company
• Interactive panel discussions to provide speaker-delegate interaction
• Roundtable discussion forums to develop policy briefs
• Singapore Energy Conference Dinner

Speakers

• Prof S. Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Singapore
• Mr S. Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Singapore
• Mr Malcolm Wicks, M.P., Minister of State for Energy, United Kingdom
• Mr Peter Schwartz, Cofounder and Chairman, Global Business Network
• Mr Robert A. Hefner, Founder and Owner, GHK Company
• Ms Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change and Strategies for the Global Environment
• Prof John Deutch, Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Visit: www.singaporeenergyconference.com or call: Rita @ 65 6835 5160 for more information.

Green Business Times is the Media Partner of Singapore Energy Conference.

International Energy Week

November 3, 2008

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November 7, 2008

The inaugural International Energy Week (IEW) will be held from 3 to 7 Nov 08 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. This event is organised by the Energy Market Authority and the Energy Studies Institute, and provides a platform for the discussion of energy issues, policies and strategies among industry players, policy makers, and academics.

The IEW includes various concurrent exhibitions and seminars, such as the Singapore Energy Lecture, the Singapore Energy Conference, the A*STAR-UK Energy Workshop, the Energy Efficiency Investment Forum, and the Singapore Electricity Roundtable. Visit the IEW website for more details.