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In the follow report by Channel NewsAsia, some households are currently placed on trial with a new device to monitor their power consumption. The aim is to raise the awareness and to drive across the point to reduce their power consumption. And perhaps, the most important persuasive point of all is to save on their [...]

Launched in 2003, Singapore’s Fusionopolis is making slow but steady progress towards completion. The 30-hectare project has seen the completion of its Phase 1 early 2008 after the deadline was postponed from end-2007; work on Phase 2A started in December 2006. Fusionopolis is part of the 200-hectare development, one-north at Buona Vista. The initiative was [...]

To accelerate research and development efforts to help drive the growth of the clean energy industry in Singapore, the Clean Energy Programme Office has given out S$10m to eight research teams to fund their projects on clean energy.
The projects span a wide range of technologies in the solar energy field.

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Now for some local news, Sungei Ulu Pandan is set to be the next hotspot for urban freshwater research in Singapore. It will have a new Aquatic Science Centre by the end of 2009, the first of its kind in Asia.
Besides training and research, the joint initiative by the Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA) will also [...]

I find this simple green quiz from CNA very interesting. It actually shows how much you know about going green, not in the wider aspect but in your everyday life. The questions are as below.
1) Which type of washing machine is more environmental-friendly when doing laundry?
a. Front-loader
b. Top-loader
2) What’s best when it comes to keeping [...]

All right people! Lets get to the dance floor! Power them up!

Britain’s first eco-nightclub is to open in King’s Cross. Whats so special is that the club will be powered by renewable energy which is generated by its energy-generating dance floor. Such a dance floor could generate about 60 per cent of the building’s energy. [...]

Move over “Survivor”. Introducing the “Gaia Life Challenge”.
3 participants will be vying for the grand prize of 10,000 Singapore dollars in MediaCorp’s ‘Gaia Life Challenge’ - a competition to find Singapore’s most eco-friendly individual.

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We will be looking at some local news today. The International Advisory Panel (IAP) which was formed to advise the Clean Energy Programme Office (CEPO) on overall development of the clean energy industry in Singapore, has evaluated that Singapore needs to move quickly on the clean energy front.

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