Monday, 10 May 2021
NS BlueScope Lysaght Singapore Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of NS BlueScope has signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with sustainable energy developer, Urban Renewables to provide clean solar energy sourced from a solar PV rooftop installation at the company’s industrial facility in Singapore. Courtesy of NREL.
BlueScope has committed to a 12 percent reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 2030 and the increased use of renewable energy across its facilities. As part of this commitment, NS BlueScope Lysaght Singapore Pte Ltd will dedicate its rooftop for the installation of a 500 kWp solar project. Urban Renewables is contracted to supply the solar power and will own and manage the solar asset.
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 Sustainable energy developer Urban Renewables is to launch a new EV charging operator in Singapore, Urban Charge, which is rolling out an exclusive packaged deal in which it will deliver free EV charging units along with solar rooftop and/or energy efficiency projects for building owners in the C&I and residential sectors. Singapore (Wikimedia Commons)
In October 2020, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kang mentioned the need to further reduce the EV per charging point ratio from the projected 8:1 in 2030, to better support the anticipated growth of EVs. Singapore is ramping up the installation of EV charging points, as part of its plan to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles by 2040.