World’s largest single-site solar park under construction in Dubai
The solar park will generate 1,000MW by 2020 and 5,000MW by
2030. The AED14.2 billion (USD 3.9 billion) project has achieved the world’s
lowest Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCOE) of USD 7.3 cents per kilowatt hour.
Three strategies for Thailand’s economic transformation: Mega projects, Eastern Economic Corridor, Digital development
An economic reform scheme has also been prepared by the government,
encompassing plans to increase people’s capabilities, to empower the business
sector and to increase efficiency in the public sector.
OCBC Bank builds S$240-million cyber-secure regional data centre
The S$240-million data centre is designed to ensure top security, high resiliency and energy efficiency to support the Group’s needs for the next 30 years.
How DBS transformed into a data-driven organisation
The enterprise data hub, built in partnership with Cloudera, enabled DBS to scale out more economically, experiment more, and think about the types of data in terms of billions of events rather than millions of events. It allowed DBS to answer questions before they’re asked to more
effectively engage customers and deliver better service.
Geoscience Australia led study to improve greenhouse gas emissions quantification techniques
New promising techniques were deployed. Though these
techniques are not yet as sensitive as high precision gas analysers, but the improving
performance of miniaturised sensors offers potential for mobile applications,
including automating gas monitoring and leak detection using ground robots or
unmanned aerial vehicles.
DOE Philippines partners with DOST to enhance energy sectors’ disaster resilience
The agreement outlines the development of a database on
hazard, risk assessment and exposure to earthquake through the use of the DOST-PHIVOLCS’
REDAS software.
Developing cost-effective, energy efficient IoT solutions for outdoor as well as indoor applications
Mr Lee talked about two classes of IoT, ‘deep’ IoT and ‘wide’ IoT. Deep IoT devices require high bandwidth and power supply. UnaBiz looks at wide IoT, which refers to devices that are very light, battery-powered and operate on pervasive networks. They can work anytime, anywhere in Singapore and do not rely on WiFi or the cellular network.
Australian Digital Health Agency announces first My Health Record connected town
Berrigan, a town in the Riverina region of NSW with a
population of around 950 people, has been identified as the first town in
Australia where the local general practice, pharmacy, aged care centres, and
the local hospital are all connected to the system.
Australia to invest A$2.9 million in boosting startup skills and services in Victoria
Under this A$2.9-million boost, 16 service providers will run the education programs for up to 2,000 places for Victorian startup founders and staff.