The Local Government Development Ministry (KPKT) encourages private finance initiatives (PFI) in renewable energy (RE) in line with the country’s aim to become South-East Asia’s RE powerhouse. KPKT minister Nga Kor Ming said the move towards RE is a national mission and the government welcomes PFIs such as the waste-to-energy (WTE) facility built by Berjaya Enviro Parks Sdn Bhd’s (BEPSB) at Bukit Tagar Enviro Park (BTEP) which can produce 12MW of RE power.

The world’s biggest floating wind farm has officially launched today off the west coast of Norway. Fossil fuel giant Equinor is behind the huge Hywind Tampern farm which, with 88 megawatts (MW) of capacity, will generate energy to supply nearby oil and gas platforms. The project - which uses a new technology to tie 11 giant turbines to the seafloor - has received mixed reaction from environmentalists.

Spritzer Bhd has bagged "Energy-Efficient Building" accolades on local and regional levels for its automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). On the national level, Spritzer competed with 114 other nominees in the sub category of zero-energy building at the National Energy Awards (NEA)

The RHB Banking Group has partnered with Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to expedite the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and individuals. The strategic partnership complements the recently launched National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) towards empowering businesses, particularly SMEs, and individuals with the knowledge, tools and solutions needed to transition to greener practices.

Singapore's Energy Market Authority (EMA) on Friday (Sep 8) gave conditional approvals for five firms to import 2 gigawatt (GW) of low-carbon electricity from Indonesia. Conditional approvals are granted when EMA preliminarily assesses that the proposed electricity import projects are technically and commercially viable. They aid companies in securing the necessary regulatory approvals and licences.

Heat pumps are more than twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating systems in cold temperatures, research shows. Even at temperatures approaching -30C, heat pumps outperform oil and gas heating systems, according to the research from Oxford University and the Regulatory Assistance Project thinktank.

Cool Roof France has found an innovative way to use the 130,000 tonnes of waste oysters produced every year in France. As heat waves continue to scorch Europe, many of us are looking for cheap and innovative ways to keep our homes or workplaces cool. While air conditioning often proves effective, its environmental cost contributes further to the climate crisis. So what if we look into the past and to other parts of the world for inspiration and start painting our roofs white?

The head of the International Energy Agency urged the United States and China to set aside their differences and align on climate change, warning in an interview on Monday (Sep 4) that "geopolitical fractures" risked holding back the clean energy transition. Speaking at the African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Fatih Birol told AFP that these international rifts, partly stoked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are "becoming more and more pronounced".

International solar developer ib vogt has secured a significant project through the Corporate Green Power Programme (CGPP) in collaboration with Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia. The CGPP, initiated by the Energy Commission, facilitates virtual power purchase agreements for corporates to access renewable energy for their sustainability objectives. Samsung SDI Energy Malaysia, a subsidiary of the Korean multinational, will benefit from ib vogt APAC’s delivery of 29.99 MW AC-capacity of solar energy.

While the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) is seen as a positive step for Malaysia’s low-carbon future, OCBC Treasury Research suggests greater investments and government mandates are needed to support the necessary capabilities and infrastructure for energy transition projects.  

Malaysia is positioning itself as a regional leader in the export of renewable energy (RE), and the key to achieving this ambition lies in the exploration and adoption of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). According to Gading Kencana Sdn Bhd’s MD Datuk (Dr.) Ir Guntor Tobeng (picture), BESS acts as a crucial bridge between integrated renewable energy generation projects, such as expansive solar farms. He said these systems have the capacity to store excess energy generated during peak periods and subsequently release it during off-peak periods.

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, has teamed up with RFC Ambrian to form a new company to commercialize electrolysis tech. CSIRO said the aim is to produce hydrogen with 30% less electricity than existing alkaline and polymer electrolyte membrane technologies. The CSIRO and Sydney-headquartered RFC Ambrian have co-founded Hadean Energy to advance the development of the CSIRO’s tubular solid oxide electrolysis (SOE) technology.