(EnergyAsia, August 27, Wednesday) — ‘COPENMIND 2008’, a global exhibition and conference dedicated to research, technology and innovation through university-industry partnerships, will be making its debut at The Bella Center  in Copenhagen, Denmark from September 1 to 3. The theme is clean technology, focusing on innovations that aim to help solve environmental and climate challenges. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 27, Wednesday) — ‘China Coal Markets Conference 2008’ will be held at the Kempinski Hotel in Beijing, China from October 9 to 10. China is again at the forefront of the world coal markets demand and supply fundamentals. Rising domestic prices have caused international coal community to worry if Beijing will curtail exports (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 25, Monday) — The ‘15th Africa Upstream’ will be held at the Imax Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa from October 8 to 10. More than 70 officials and executives from government agencies, state oil companies and private companies will be speaking at the region’s largest exploration and production event. ‘15th Africa Upstream’ (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 22, Friday) — August Energy Pte Ltd will be holding a workshop on ‘Bunkering: Principles, Management & Operations’ at the Bestway Building, off Shenton Way on September 2 and 3. Bunker fuel is probably the largest cost component for the shipping industry today. The cost of bunker fuel recently climbed to a record (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 19, Tuesday) — The ‘Commercial Fundamentals of the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry’ conference will be held at the Traders’ Hotel in Singapore from October 21 to 24. The conference will provide participants with a practical, thorough and in-depth understanding of the commercial aspects of the upstream industry. The course will be divided (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 19, Tuesday) — India’s Centre for High Technology (CHT) has engaged Shell Global Solutions to carry out the second phase of its improvement programme covering four coastal refineries, BPCL and HPCL in Mumbai, MRPL in Mangalore and IOCL in Haldia. The Integrated Refinery Business Improvement Programme will focus on improving the refineries’ gross (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 18, Monday) — Allegro, a leading Texas, US-based energy trading and risk management (ETRM) solutions provider, has appointed Brenton Smith as managing director of Asia Pacific. With more than 20 years of experience in the IT application and software consulting industries, Mr Smith’s appointment will enhance Allegro’s ability to meet the specific needs (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 18, Monday) — The 13th annual ‘Financing Energy Projects in Asia’ conference will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Singapore from October 21 to 22. Asia’s energy demand is expected to grow in line with its fast-growing economies. This huge demand for energy requires massive investment and Asian governments are keen to (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 15, Friday) — Another two major coal companies have signed up to join globalCOAL’s electronic trading platform as market members. China’s Shenhua Coal Trading Company and France’s Total Gas & Power signed up with the London-headquartered platform this month. Beijing-headquartered Shenhua Coal Trading Company is the wholly-owned coal trading arm of Shenhua Group. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 14, Thursday)— Conergy Renewable Energy Singapore, a subsidiary of Germany’s Conergy AG, said it is in the final stages of developing and installing 12 off-grid photovoltaic systems for PT Telkomsel, Indonesia’s largest mobile services operator. The project is planned for completion in end-August and will have a total installed capacity of 146 kilowatts, (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 13, Wednesday) — Voltaix, a leading provider of materials that enhance the performance of semiconductor chips and solar cells, said it has received $12.5 million in financing from Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation. The investment will accelerate the company’s manufacturing capacity expansion. Voltaix manufactures electronic chemicals and gases used (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 12, Tuesday) — ‘China Carbon Insights 2008’ will be held in Shanghai from September 16 to 17. The global carbon trading market is forecast to become a $200 to $205 billion industry in the next decade, with China accounting for one quarter of it. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear about obtaining (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 8, Friday) — August Energy Pte Ltd will be holding a workshop on ‘Bunkering: Principles, Management & Operations’ at the Bestway Building, off Shenton Way on September 2 and 3. Bunker fuel is probably the largest cost component for the shipping industry today. The cost of bunker fuel recently climbed to a record (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 6, Wednesday) — The Oxford Princeton Programme will be holding a workshop on ‘The Synergies of Refining, Trading and Supply’ in Singapore from August 18 to 21. The course is designed to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of the latest business techniques and refining technologies available to the oil supply, trading and (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 6, Wednesday) — The ‘21st International Coal Supply Contracts and Transport Logistics’ will be held at the M Hotel in Singapore from September 15 to 19. The seminar aims to provide delegates with an overview of the entire coal supply chain. Topics covered include coal supply and transport agreements, freight markets and vessel (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 5, Tuesday) — ‘Energy Shipping 2008’ will be held at the Sheraton Towers Hotel in Singapore from September 3 to 4. The rise of China and India as major oil and gas markets will help drive the shipping markets. Investors will have to pay closer attention to the economic and political environment, manning (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 5, Tuesday) — ‘Trends in the Offshore Drilling Rig Market’ will be held in London, UK from September 23 to 24. The event will review the current state of the market, future predictions, financing options and commercial opportunities. It will also focus on the next generation drilling rigs, their capabilities and potential applications. (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 4, Monday) — Guy Carpenter & Company LLC, a leading global risk and reinsurance specialist, said it has published the Updated Prediction of Seasonal Tropical Cyclone Activity over the Western North Pacific for 2008. This is the second report produced by the Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Centre at City University of Hong Kong (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 4, Monday) –– Boston, Massachusetts-based KLD Research & Analytics Inc has marked the third anniversary of its Global Climate 100SM Index (GC100) – the first global index focused on solutions to climate change.    The firm said the fund has returned 53% (15.24% annualised) from its launch on July 1, 2005 through June (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 4, Monday) — First Solaplants under construction at the Kulim Hi Tech Park in Kedah in Malaysia was inaugurated last month. First Solar’s investment of US$680 million will bring more than 2,000 jobs in management, engineering, accounting, human resources and factory operations when all four plants are fully operational. The Malaysian government has (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 1, Friday) — August Energy Pte Ltd will be holding a workshop on ‘Bunkering: Principles, Management & Operations’ at the Bestway Building, off Shenton Way on September 2 and 3. Bunker fuel is probably the largest cost component for the shipping industry today. The cost of bunker fuel recently climbed to a record (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 1, Friday) — Australia’s AGL Energy Limited (AGL) said it has acquired the Australian wind farm interests of Allco Finance Group Limited (Allco) for A$12.5 million to help meet compulsory renewable energy targets. (US$1=A$1.03). The assets include seven development projects in the states of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia. AGL managing (more…)

(EnergyAsia, August 1, Friday) — The ‘21st International Coal Supply Contracts and Transport Logistics’ will be held at the M Hotel in Singapore from September 15 to 19. The seminar is designed to provide delegates with an overview of the entire coal supply chain. Topics covered include coal supply and transport agreements negotiation, freight markets (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 31, Thursday) — Australian companies Origin Energy and Geodynamics said they are advancing their geothermal energy joint venture in Cooper Basin South Australia state. Origin Energy said it will invest another A$9.6 million in the renewable energy project, bringing its total commitment to A$150 million. (US$1= A$1.03). The development of the Cooper Basin (more…)

(EnergyAsia, July 29, Tuesday) — Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube (Singapore) Pte Ltd,  a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group BV, said it has been awarded an initial US$38 million contract to supply carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel and incoloy pipes, fittings and flanges for the Saudi Kayan Olefins Plant (more…)