21st October 2025

Solar Can Power Rural Southeast Asia Equitably and Sustainably

Tens of millions of people in Southeast Asia still have little or no access to reliable electricity. Community solar energy, with a connected microgrid, can solve the issue for everyone from single households to communities and businesses. Small companies provide big solutions.

15th October 2025

Wind Power can Push Southeast Asia Forward

While solar energy gets most of the renewable energy attention in Southeast Asia, there is tremendous potential for wind energy. Although it has been slower than solar in ramping up, wind is now getting more attention and moving forward faster. A multitude of companies are ready to take advantage of the growth potential.

4th October 2025

Create a Solar Power Plant on your Balcony

10th September 2025

Community Solar Delivers Broad Financial and Environmental Benefits

The first community solar project in the US was in Washington state, and projects that have rolled out since then provide financial benefits to community members whether or not they have rooftop solar panels. While innovation has expanded the range of benefits, changes under consideration could change community solar significantly.

6th September 2025

Go Green on your Travels

While we often focus more on the destination than on the environmental impact when we travel, the combination of flights, hotel stays, local transport and more has a huge effect. There’s a better way. By considering the destination, more eco-friendly practices to get there and how to be more sustainable once you arrive, you can enjoy a fantastic trip and reduce your environmental impact at the same time.

3rd September 2025

Innovation Cuts Waste and Emissions from Building Demolition or Renovation

Walk past any building demolition or construction site, or a home renovation site, and you’ll usually see dumpsters brimming with waste. That waste increases costs for contractors and causes greenhouse gas emissions. The contents of those dumpsters are part of the two billion tons of construction and demolition waste globally every year, which the UNEP estimates is about one-third of all global waste. There’s a better way. Innovation and improved practices can reduce or even eliminate that waste, the cost and its huge environmental impact.

9th August 2025

Innovation in Solar Energy Drives Performance and Benefits Upward

Solar energy is already the leading source of new energy solutions in a multitude of locations. Innovations to improve solar panels and inverters as well as to use AI and robots will make it even better.

9th July 2025

Use Solar Energy from Your Window or Wall to Power Your House The Growth of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV)

Residential solar systems have traditionally been installed as rooftop panels. Now, however, solar is being integrated into roofs, windows, wall panels and more, enabling new solutions for architects and builders as well as installers.

6th July 2025

Digital Devices cause Massive Emissions. You can Easily Reduce the Damage.

When we spend hours a day on our smartphones and tablets, we often don’t think about the carbon emissions they cause. However, the emissions and their impact are larger than we think. Simple changes can make a big difference in reducing our environmental footprint.

30th June 2025

Manufacturing Food has a Huge Climate Impact. Solutions are on the Way.

While the environmental impacts of as raising vegetables or animals as well as waste are usually the focus for the climate impacts of food, manufacturing food has a huge impact too. Solutions are slowly coming in to reduce carbon emissions from manufacturing and processing.

19th June 2025

Learning from Oysters Makes Better and Greener Cement

Producing cement, used in everything from buildings and roads to bridges, releases up to 9 percent of global carbon emissions. Researchers and start-ups are mimicking the natural processes of oysters and molluscs to reduce energy needs, cut greenhouse gas emissions and create green cement.

Payments Consulting Network • 12th June 2025

Payment Leaders use AI to Drive Environmental Sustainability – and Volumes - Payments Consulting Network

AI is being gradually adopted in banking to enhance everything from efficiency and fraud risk management to marketing and collections. Beyond these standard payments processes, leading players are also using AI to enhance environmental sustainability in payments – and to increase customer engagement.

6th June 2025

Building a Greener, Fairer Logistics Network in Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s Blitz is reshaping delivery with EVs, AI, and a driver-first model

3rd June 2025

Solar can Solve the Energy Gap in Southeast Asia

Electricity demand is ramping up quickly in Southeast Asia. Supply, on the other hand, is coming onstream slowly. Innovative solutions can help resolve the gap.

26th May 2025

Personal Technology You Can Use to Save Money and the Planet

Technology to mitigate climate change at big companies abounds. What about you and me, though, in our daily lives at home? It turns out that there is a vast range of technology to reduce energy and water usage as well as waste at home, which saves money and reduces emissions.

13th May 2025

Ships in Port Belch Carbon Emissions. Solutions are on the Way.

Look out at the harbour in Singapore or other port cities and you’ll see lots of ships anchored offshore. Multiply what you see by the thousands of international and domestic ports in Southeast Asia, and the number of idle ships is huge. Every hour a ship is not transporting goods costs the owner money, and the engine that’s running to keep the ship operating is emitting greenhouse gasses. Start-ups and large companies alike are developing solutions to speed up turnaround, cut costs and reduce emissions.

7th May 2025

Innovative Energy Storage Solutions Make Solar even more Attractive

One of the challenges of renewable energy is in ensuring consistent and reliable power generation, for example, solar panels cannot generate power during the night. Energy storage can overcome the difficulty by storing excess power for use when renewable energy is not available. Storage is growing rapidly, and innovations can make deployment easier, faster and cheaper. Click to read the full article or go to https://www.solarwa.org/innovative_energy_storage_solutions.

5th May 2025

Electric Boats in Southeast Asia Cut Emissions – and Costs

While data shows that ocean-going ships create about 2-3 percent of global carbon emissions, what’s not counted in that data is coastal fishing boats, ferries, tugboats, tour boats and more. With ships plying the waters among thousands of islands and ports in Southeast Asia, emissions are likely to be huge. Regulator are cracking down, and small start-ups as well as global giants are designing electric boats that cut costs and emissions significantly.

27th April 2025

AI Powers Regenerative Farming Solutions in Thailand

Living Roots revives degraded land through precision agriculture. Farmers across Southeast Asia face a troubling trend: declining yields and diminishing incomes, primarily caused by deteriorating soil health and the intensifying impacts of climate change. In Thailand, Living Roots is addressing this issue head-on, employing microbial fertilizers, artificial intelligence, and regenerative agricultural practices to reverse this damaging trajectory.

22nd April 2025

Climate Adaptation is Critical yet Lags in Southeast Asia. Startups have Solutions

Extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and typhoons are creating havoc with built infrastructure such as offices and factories. Adaptation for these impacts of climate change is essential. While adaptation has lagged, startups are helping businesses move forward.