Environmental Science
Oil palm players want biomass supply to harness renewable energy
-The Star- KOTA KINABALU: Policies and incentives are needed for the harnessing of renewable energy from Malaysia’s massive oil palm industry.
State owned POIC Sabah Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Dr Pang Teck Wai said that at present, there were not sufficient incentives for oil palm players to consider renewable energy.
Although Dr Pang agreed that there [...]
Penang, Malaysia Set to Enter Green Markets With Eco-Friendly Packaging
(Mathaba.net) Today Monday at 4.30pm local time, an important event took place marking another milestone along the way of a green technology, research and production factory to produce eco-friendly packaging. This type of packing is now becoming essential to human life due to the immensely negative effects of plastic upon marine life and nature in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Mass Production For Proton Hybrid Cars In 2011
(Bernama) — Proton is hoping to embark on mass production for its hybrid cars by 2011, said its managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Syed Mohamad Tahir Wednesday.
He said it was being developed through collaboration with its Britain-based subsidiary Lotus and several component suppliers like battery manufacturers.
“We have a dedicated team at Lotus to develop and [...]
RESEARCH: Green technology for the future
-NST-
It’s early days yet but Malaysia may well tap into ocean thermal energy in the years to come, writes NURJEHAN MOHAMED
THE answer to Malaysia’s increasing need for energy could lie in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology. Datuk Dr Abu Bakar Jaafar, adjunct senior fellow at the Maritime Institute of Malaysia, is at least one [...]
Increase demand for green tech to bring down cost
-The Star-
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will have to first have a plan to increase demand for renewable energy sources like solar panels if it is to truly promote the use of cheaper and more environment friendly power sources, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.
Chin said the Government was serious about pursuing [...]
Green Technology Tax Exemptions Welcomed
(Bernama) — The 2010 Budget tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Friday received mixed reaction from opposition leaders but most of them expressed the hope that the allocations would be channelled properly.
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng welcomed the tax exemptions for enterprises willing to commit capital expenditure on the development of [...]
All New Government Buildings To Observe Green Building Index
(Bernama) — The Ministry of Works has been directed to ensure that all new government buildings incorporate the features of Green Building Index (GBI) Malaysia, the Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Datuk Peter Chin announced Tuesday.
The GBI was introduced early this year.
The index, developed by the Malaysian Institute of Architects and the Association [...]
Campaign For Ban On Plastic Bags To Promote Green Technology
(Bernama) — A campaign to ban the use of plastic bags will be carried out to conserve the environment and promote green technology, Water, Green Technology and Power Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fa Kui said on Thursday.
For a start, the campaign would be implemented at the ministry level before being expanded to shopping centres and [...]
Indian infotech firm to launch consumer-friendly venture in Malaysia
-Indo Asian News Service-
(IANS) RMP Infotec Pvt Ltd, an Indian firm specialising in multi-level marketing (MLM), plans to expand its operations to Malaysia and use it as a gateway to other Southeast Asian countries.
The company, which adopts binary network marketing commonly used around the world that gives large discounts benefitting consumers, would make an initial [...]
Fleeting effect
-The Star- Tan Cheng Li
Mudballs enriched with Effective Micro-organisms which can degrade pollutants are not a cure-all for polluted rivers.
THERE’S a new fad among Malaysians – shaping balls of mud and then tossing them into rivers and ponds.
It is all part of the noble effort to clean up our foul waterways. And much to the [...]
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