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NUS helms $120m effort to use carbon-munching microbes for green fuel, chemicals and food

Professor Liu Bin (right), NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) and Associate Professor Matthew Chang (left), Director, NUS SynCTI, with the finished products, a shoe and a shirt, in the pilot-scale lab at the NUS Centre For Life Sciences on Oct 10, 2024.
Professor Liu Bin (right), NUS Deputy President (Research and Technology) and Associate Professor Matthew Chang (left), Director, NUS SynCTI, with the finished products, a shoe and a shirt, in the pilot-scale lab at the NUS Centre For Life Sciences on Oct 10, 2024.

Science journals: Nuclear fusion and the promise and challenges of making energy like the sun

CTNFRANCE19 - A shot of the inner portion of the “donut” of the ITER’s tokamak. When fully assembled the Tokamak will be the biggest in the world. The machine will weigh 23,000 tonnes. The ITER Project is a multi-nation effort to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion. They are constructing the world's largest Tokamak. A machine that generates electricity the same way the sun does. 


ST PHOTO: AZIM AZMAN
CTNFRANCE19 - A shot of the inner portion of the “donut” of the ITER’s tokamak. When fully assembled the Tokamak will be the biggest in the world. The machine will weigh 23,000 tonnes. The ITER Project is a multi-nation effort to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion. They are constructing the world's largest Tokamak. A machine that generates electricity the same way the sun does. 


ST PHOTO: AZIM AZMAN

Fish farm structures, wooden planks strewn along shoreline of Pulau Ketam, near Pulau Ubin

(PLS NOTE: Cheryl Tan's exclusive, do not share) Remnants and parts of old kelongs are seen on the shore of Pulau Ketam on Oct 3, 2024.
(PLS NOTE: Cheryl Tan's exclusive, do not share) Remnants and parts of old kelongs are seen on the shore of Pulau Ketam on Oct 3, 2024.

A quarter of S'pore's sea-based fish farms shut down in past year

The floating fish farms in the Strait of Johor off the north-western coast of Singapore. 
The floating fish farms in the Strait of Johor off the north-western coast of Singapore. 

Nuclear energy could contribute to Asean regional grid: Roundtable panellist

Dr Victor Nian, Founding Co-Chair, Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, giving a overview of the ‘Nuclear Energy’s Role in Decarbonisation’ panel.
Dr Victor Nian, Founding Co-Chair, Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources, giving a overview of the ‘Nuclear Energy’s Role in Decarbonisation’ panel.

Asean power grid could create new jobs, bring investments to energy sector: Study

Regional grids can allow resources to be shared, reducing overall system costs, noted the International Energy Agency report.
Regional grids can allow resources to be shared, reducing overall system costs, noted the International Energy Agency report.

S’pore gives conditional nod to import solar power from Australia via 4,300km of subsea cables

An artist rendition of the Sun Cable solar farm project.
An artist rendition of the Sun Cable solar farm project.

Oil giant CEO calls for continued fossil fuel use at energy conference with focus on sustainability

President and chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned company Amin Nasser told several hundred attendees that conventional fossil-based energy cannot be replaced by cleaner sources. 
President and chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned company Amin Nasser told several hundred attendees that conventional fossil-based energy cannot be replaced by cleaner sources. 

S’pore launches grant call for natural gas power plants to study carbon capture and storage

Natural gas is expected to continue to power more than 50 per cent of Singapore’s energy needs by 2035.
Natural gas is expected to continue to power more than 50 per cent of Singapore’s energy needs by 2035.

S’pore’s demand for clean imported energy helps usher in a regional power grid: EMA chief

Singapore has already signed agreements with Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam to import some 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of clean electricity by 2035.
Singapore has already signed agreements with Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam to import some 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of clean electricity by 2035.

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