Solar energy

Singapore, Indonesia plan joint study to transform Batam, Bintan into ‘vibrant digital hub’

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong (right) and Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in Jakarta on June 9.

US adds Chinese solar, battery firms to list of military-linked companies

Firms added to US' list includes Trinasolar and JA Solar Technology, which are two of the world's largest solar panel makers.

Forum: Harness solar power for open-air EV charging stations

China’s world-beating solar industry is in turmoil

Solar panels on a hillside near Jiexiu, in China’s northern Shanxi province.

Move over, fuel guzzlers – China’s EV exports are leading the way amid global energy crisis

In April, China exported about 406,000 so-called new energy vehicles, comprising pure and hybrid electric cars, up 112 per cent from a year earlier.

Batam becomes ‘serious’ draw for Chinese firms, with S’pore still the island’s top investor

Economic agency BP Batam has seen a pick up in enquiries from Chinese businesses looking to invest in the Indonesian island.

Solar-powered cars? NTU team creates ultra-thin, semi-transparent solar cells that may go on windows

Associate Professor Annalisa Bruno, from the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and School of Materials Science and Engineering at NTU, holding up a 400nm film (left) and a 10nm film that was developed by researchers at the Energy Research Institute @ NTU.

Pollution from coal is hurting global solar output, study finds

Aerosols released from the burning of fossil fuels reduced global solar generation by 5.8 per cent in 2023, a study showed.

Solar-powered, colour e-paper bus information display under testing by LTA

A solar-powered bus display that is up for testing and feedback, near Little India MRT station on May 11.

Historic Swiss solar-powered plane crashes into sea

The Solar Impulse 2 solar powered airplane on a test flight in 2016. The Solar Impulse 2 crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed.

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