Contents - August 2011

Posted: August 3, 2011
From the
managing editor’s desk
Buy into a green future
 
OPPORTUNITIES
Global renewable energy investments at all-time high
Scaling up China’s offshore wind power sector
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) paves road into EU

“You can't manage what you don't measure.”

Peter Ryus, RSB services manager for certification and implementation
Cleantech start-ups:
Beyond the valley of death
Leo Yip: Singapore’s four ingredients to become a cleantech hub

“Singapore offers global cleantech companies a unique combination of four key ingredients, all in one place.”

Leo Yip, chairman of Singapore’s Economic Development Board
 

COVER

SAVE TO MAKE WAVES: On the heels of an energy tariff hike, Malaysia launches a RM50.2 (US$16.8) million energy-saving rebate scheme aimed at both corporate and household users.

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Malaysia rolls out energy efficiency roadmap

 
Five-pronged approach to cutting power usage in Malaysia
"The government will start cutting down on its own energy use.”

Zaini Abdul Wahab, head of EPP9, Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water
   
SAVE rebate scheme to stir Malaysian consumers into action
Rebound effecty of rebates
and using EE products
Sunrise for energy services companies (ESCOs) in Malaysia

“The concept of EPC is the ESCOs are paid through savings, and they must provide a guarantee of savings.”

Zulkifli Zahari, president, Malaysia of Energy Services Companies (MAESCO)
Making the case for saving millions in Malaysia via energy efficiency
IGEM 2011: Showcasing sustainable technologies of Sika, Akzonobel and BEWG
CASE STUDIES
CDL named BCA Green Mark Platinum Champion
Indian biomass innovators win Ashden Awards 2011 for Sustainable Energy
First waste-to-energy plant in India draws flak
Mining bioethanol from beer waste water and cotton
Non-profit Mekong Plus fashions a greener, more equitable delta
Gujarat rises on the wave of tidal power
Eco-city for Mumbai-Delhi industrial corridor
   
PEOPLE
Barbara Bramble: Working for positive change that lasts
"The one thing in all these years that I've helped to create that's a real-life thing... is the RSB."

Barbara Bramble, chair, RSB steering board
David Mizan Hashim: Blueprints for a green future
“It takes time and patience to explain to the client; to do the right thing.”

David Mizan Hashim, founder, Veritas Design Group
Peter Voser of Shell: The future of energy and mobility
“By 2012, more than half of our production will be natural gas.”

Peter Voser, chief executive, Royal Dutch Shell
 
INFORMATION
Cooling the data centre power crisis in Malaysia
“We can expect the operational cost of managing data centres to skyrocket.”

Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO MDeC
Signs that save power: Energy-efficiency ecolabels
Training facilitators of Malaysia’s Green Building Index (GBI)
“Facilitators who qualify from the professional course can command higher fees.”

Von Kok Leong, director, GBI facilitator course
News briefs
Homework
   
EDITORIAL
Holidaying without the carbon baggage
Carrot and big stick in Taiwan’s energy-efficiency promotion
Why do we have to pay more for green products?
Four key urban challenges in the Asia Pacific
Certification conundrum for organic products  
New era in Malaysian waste management from Sept 1st 2011?