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Sweden unveils road that recharges vehicles

Sweden unveils road that recharges vehicles

by Abriel | Apr 13, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy

The world’s first road that will allow vehicles to be recharged while being driven has been launched in Sweden, according to a joint press release from eRoadArlanda and construction firm NCC on Wednesday (Apr 11). The road works by transferring energy to the...
$5 per tonne carbon tax ‘fair’ for firms

$5 per tonne carbon tax ‘fair’ for firms

by Abriel | Feb 23, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy, Singapore Budget 2018

“Getting large carbon emitters to pay $5 for every tonne of greenhouse gases they generate is a “fair” way to start a compliance regime,” said Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli. From next year till 2023, all facilities...
How greenhouse gas emitters are charged for pollution

How greenhouse gas emitters are charged for pollution

by Abriel | Feb 22, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy, Singapore Budget 2018

From 2019, large emitters have to pay to pollute, when Singapore rolls out a carbon tax scheme. Facilities that produce more than 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions or more in a year – the equivalent of emissions produced by the annual electricity...
Power generation company looks for ways to be greener

Power generation company looks for ways to be greener

by Abriel | Feb 20, 2018 | 2018, Affordable & Clean Energy, Singapore Budget 2018

PacificLight is one of the newest kids on the power generation block. Its $1.2 billion plant on Jurong Island began operating four years ago and is fitted with relatively new equipment, making it more energy efficient than older plants. Since then, the firm has spent...
Singapore’s first long-span wind turbine at Semakau Landfill

Singapore’s first long-span wind turbine at Semakau Landfill

by Abriel | Oct 20, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy

At 14 storeys high and with three 10.5-metre long-span rotor blades, the turbine can produce enough energy to power 45 four-room HDB units a year, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) said in a press release. The new turbine is part of NTU’s Renewable Energy...
A small firm in Germany has big ambitions in green energy

A small firm in Germany has big ambitions in green energy

by Abriel | Oct 17, 2017 | 2017, Affordable & Clean Energy

Like many German consumers, Christine Lacher, a nurse, and her husband, Reinhard, a factory supervisor, are careful when it comes to energy use. They have invested thousands of euros to build their dream home with plenty of energy-saving and generating equipment. They...
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