World Energy Outlook 2008 Launch in Southeast Asia »

By Editor on Nov 22, 2008 in Energy and Climate Change, Events | 0 Comments

[ November 26, 2008; 9:30 am to 11:30 am. ] Speaker: Mr Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Venue: Casuarina Room, Shangri-La Hotel, 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350

The Executive Director of the IEA will outline key data and policies from the 2008 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), including new energy projections to 2030 (by region and by fuel type), and key issues such [...]

Public Policy for Clean Electricity »

By Editor on Nov 22, 2008 in Energy and Climate Change, Events, Government | 0 Comments

[ November 26, 2008; 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm. ] Speaker: Benjamin K. Sovacool, Research Fellow in the Energy Governance Program, Centre on Asia and Globalization, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Venue: Seminar Room 2-2, Level 2, Manasseh Meyer, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772

This seminar discusses the public policy mechanisms to promote clean energy supply and [...]

Singapore Energy Conference: Assessing the Energy Landscape for Today and Tomorrow by Peter Schwartz »

By Editor on Nov 11, 2008 in Energy and Climate Change, Operations and Strategy | 0 Comments

Mr Peter Schwartz, Chairman of the Global Business Network and renowned futurist, gave a keynote address on “Assessing the Energy Landscape for Today and Tomorrow” at the Singapore Energy Conference held last week. He is also a member of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) on Energy set up by the Ministry of Trade and Industry [...]

A Guide to Clean Energy Initiatives and Funding by the Singapore Government »

By Editor on Aug 1, 2008 in Energy and Climate Change, Government | 0 Comments

Singapore has identified the clean energy industry as a key growth area since Mar 2007. The clean energy industry is expected to “contribute S$1.7 billion to the GDP and create 7,000 jobs by 2015“. To support our vision of a Clean Energy Hub, there are several clean energy initiatives and funding by the government as shown in the list [...]

Does Singapore need a Ministry of Energy? »

By Editor on Aug 1, 2008 in Energy and Climate Change, Government, News | 1 Comment

The New Paper ponders on whether Singapore needs a new Ministry of Energy to tackle energy issues more holistically and ensure our future energy security. The article says that “energy security lies in a muddy middle zone” and “there’s no one body fully in charge”. It also suggests some ideas on what a Ministry of [...]