SINGAPORE, August 7, 2019: KONE Corporation, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has secured an order to deliver a total of 47 elevators and escalators to Central Boulevard Towers mixeduse development. The complex will be equipped with KONE’s groundbreaking innovations including the KONE UltraRope® hoisting technology and the intelligent KONE 24/7 Connected Services.
Located in Singapore’s Central Business District and developed by Wealthy Link Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of IOI Properties), Central Boulevard Towers will consist of premium Grade A office and retail spaces. (more…)
2 JULY 2019, Singapore, Singapore – IKEA Singapore’s Young Designer Award (IKEA YDA)2019 yesterday crowned Raffles College of Higher Education’s Shin Heetae the overall winner of this year’s competition. Deeply embedded in IKEA’s core philosophy of using less for more, the theme of Zero Waste is particularly timely amidst the urgency of climate change and the Singapore government’s push for the Year Towards Zero Waste. Aimed to address waste decadence in Singapore and Asia, this year’s competition brief challenged students to propose and develop design innovations across four major waste streams – food, plastics, paper (or packaging) and e-waste. (more…)
Ambi Labs, the makers of smart AI-enabled airconditioner (AC) control, Ambi Climate, announced today it was accepted to the 2019 class of Free The Electron.The AIoT Smart AC controller startup is the only Asian entrant in the 2019 class of the world’s most promising startups to work with leading utility companies. (more…)
Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE:KMB) switched on one of Singapore’s largest solar energy installations at its manufacturing facility in Tuas, which produces Huggies diapers and Huggies baby wipes. 7,730 photovoltaic panels mounted on its roof will generate 3.5 Gigawatt hours of clean energy, enough to power up a thousand 3-bedroom HDB flats for a year. (more…)
Announcing the winner of the 2019 edition of the Future Food Asia Award, the 2 winners of the ADB Ventures award and winners of the Alibaba Cloud and Bühler AI Challenge on Food Safety.
- RapidAIM from Australia earned the US$ 100,000 Future Food Asia Award. Led by Nancy Schellhorn, the startup was crowned the winner for their innovative solution that provides high-resolution, real-time information of the location of pests for early detection, and targeted control.
- Two startups were awarded the ADB Ventures award – Jai Kisan (India) and SatSure (India)
- Three teams were awarded prizes as winners of the Alibaba Cloud and Bühler AI Challenge on Food Safety
- As previously announced, four startups were also awarded Startup SG prizes worth S$50,000 each – Intello Labs from India, Phyto Corporation from South Korea, Shiok Meats from Singapore and VakSea from United States of America
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The World CSR Congress is in its Ninth Year!!!
The World CSR Day is guided by Leaders…. Leaders who believe in the value of Sustainable CSR; that which is built in the fabric of business – making it a reality. Leaders produce Leaders will be a common thread uniting nations and people who take CSR more responsibly. They also believe that CSR is a tool to the Development of the Future. Leaders, Professionals, CSR Practitioners, CEOs, Sustainability Experts and Media honchos in different parts of the world will help in spreading the message of World CSR Day. Let’s Unite the World with the Spirit & Energy for conscious CSR.
Date:18th February, 2020
Venue:The Taj Lands End, Mumbai
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Source: www.china-epc.org
Translated by PV Guangzhou Committee
The 11th Guangzhou International Solar Photovoltaic Exhibition 2019, a chance for the PV community to gather together and rethink the industry’s development path under 531 new policy, is to be held in China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China on August 16-18 th ,2019.
It was reported that the National Development and Reform Commission (also NDRC) announced the levels of solar FIT payments, including residential solar system: RMB 0.18/per KW.h, Region One (resource-rich regions): RMB 0.40/per KW.h; Region Two (low-and-moderate-resource regions): RMB 0.45/per KW.h; Region Three (energy-constrained regions): RMB 0.55/per KW.h. (more…)
