Singapore, 27 September 2022 – The Ecopetrol Group, Colombia’s largest company and
one of the leading energy groups in Latin America, officially launched their office in
Singapore during APPEC 2022, the premier oil and gas industry meeting in the Asia-Pacific
region.
In four months since operations began, the subsidiary has secured sales that surpass
initially forecasted plans by 55%. This has been possible thanks to a specialized regional
on-site team that has allowed the Company to seize opportunities in real time, develop close
relationships with current and potential clients, as well as gain a better understanding of the
local environment.
“We are pleased to continue moving forward with Ecopetrol Group’s international operations
plan through the opening of this new office in Singapore. Asia is our main export destination,
and a physical presence here allows us to develop closer relationships with our customers
and capture more and better opportunities,” announced Felipe Bayón, CEO of the Ecopetrol
Group, during the first customer relations event organized by the company in Asia.
Dubai – UAE: 27 September 2022 – A selection of 30 innovative Agri tech and food tech start-ups from around the world, working to address food security challenges, were today named as shortlisted teams vying to win the global Food Tech Challenge that has a pooled prize of US $2 million.
The second edition of the Food Tech Challenge seeks to find the next wave of technology innovations on the cusp of transforming traditional agriculture practices efficiently and sustainably. Officially launched at Expo City in Dubai in March 2022, the competition is organized by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and Tamkeen, with ASPIRE as the lead partner.
The 30 shortlisted start-ups have been selected from 667 submissions across 79 countries, representing a 52% increase in entries compared to the first edition of the competition, which saw 437 applications from 68 countries, with previous winners announced from Australia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the UK.
8 June 2022 – The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Science Centre Singapore and NEO Aeronautics Pte Ltd successfully concluded the inaugural edition of ‘The SIT Hackathon 2022: Sustainability in Space’.
Themed ‘How to Live in Space for 365 Days’, the Hackathon saw participating students from SIT proposing innovative solutions related to 3D printing technologies that can be used in space. From January 2022 to June 2022, six teams submitted their product proposals and were given a budget of $500 to produce their prototype. Four teams progressed to the Grand Final, held at SIT@Dover on 8 June.
Team REPA impressed the judges with their sustainable innovation proposal and clinched the top prize of $500 cash. The winning team, comprising three Year 3 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students from SIT- University of Glasgow joint degree programmes, proposed using recyclable plastic material for 3D-printed repair parts in the International Space Station.
GetGo Technologies (“GetGo”), the fastest growing and largest Point A to A Carsharing platform in Singapore signed MoUs with the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Centre in Singapore (“HMGICS”) and ComfortDelGro ENGIE (“CDG ENGIE”) on 26th May 2022, to accelerate electric vehicle (EV) carsharing adoption in Singapore. GetGo’s long term vision is to operate a fully electric and hybrid fleet of 10,000 vehicles in Singapore by 2030 in line with the Singapore Green Plan 2030. The event also saw the debut of “IONIQ 5”, Hyundai Motor Group’s state-of-the-art EV, on the GetGo platform.
Founded in 2020, GetGo currently has over 1300 cars across 1200 locations available 24/7. From launching the service in February 2021 with 10,000 users, GetGo now serves 200,000 users with thousands of bookings each day.
The aim of GetGo is to promote shared and sustainable mobility in Singapore over the next 10 years, thereby reducing the demand for private vehicles in line with the Government of Singapore’s Car-Lite Master Plan. For users, GetGo offers the option to enjoy the freedom and flexibility of driving, without the financial burden and inefficiencies associated with car ownership.
