23rd March 2026

The Dawn of Solar Panel Recycling Startups in Southeast Asia

Solar panels contain enough silver and silica to make even used ones valuable. So far, most worn-out solar panels in Southeast Asia have ended up in landfills. A new wave of start-ups is beginning to recycle those panels and extract valuable materials.

10th March 2026

It’s Easy to Get into Nature in Urban Singapore

Do you want to escape urban Singapore and get out into nature? It’s easier than you might think to head out to nature reserves and parks or even offshore islands that offer a respite from urbanization.

6th March 2026

Solar Energy Builds Community Resilience

Across the country, growing numbers of storms and floods and fires are cutting off electricity and endangering communities. Solar-powered resilience is playing a key role in keeping communities safe, and key players here in Washington are ramping up new initiatives.

9th February 2026

Hyperlocal Weather Forecasts can Keep You Safe

Weather disasters are increasingly frequent, the cost in dollars and people’s lives is huge and Southeast Asia in particular faces high risks. Innovative hyperlocal weather forecasting solutions can mitigate the risk and the damage. For early‑stage investors, hyperlocal weather is emerging as critical infrastructure that offers opportunities for monetisation.

8th February 2026

Robots Make Solar Installation Faster and Easie

Amidst a shortage of installers, increasingly heavy panels that can weigh 80 pounds and solar farms with hundreds of thousands of panels, robots are cutting labor costs and increasing speed. While they started out on solar farms, they’re now even going onto rooftops.

Merchant Advisory • 12th January 2026

Eco-Friendly Merchant Acquirers Reduce Cost and Raise Revenue

Even amidst a slowdown in environmental sustainability initiatives in some places, leading acquirers are powering ahead to address climate change. Facing increasing costs, regulatory pressure and customer demand for eco-friendly practices, banks are using acquiring as a channel to reduce costs, decrease carbon emissions and deepen merchant relationships.

12th January 2026

A New Insurance Product Boosts Climate Resilience and Investments

Parametric insurance is emerging as a key tool that enables everyone from small farmers to giant multinationals to adapt to climate change. Complicated as it may sound, parametric insurance is a simple product that is increasingly important for climate change resilience.

7th January 2026

Broadening Adoption of Community Solar

A panel of experts at the Solar Washington Summit in October discussed how community scale projects make solar more accessible and bring value to the distribution grid. They also discussed building awareness for adoption for utilities and how to overcome barriers with local resources.

28th December 2025

Startup Financing Models Can Drive Cheaper Rooftop Solar in Southeast Asia

Homeowners in Southeast Asia often think that putting solar panels on their rooftops is too expensive. In reality, startups can make it cheaper. While people and the planet will benefit from financing that speed up solar installation, investors can gain too by investing in the startups.

18th December 2025

Innovative Financing helps Smallholder Farmers Earn More and Become Eco-friendly

The 100 million smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia struggle to make living and now have to do even more to adapt to climate change. Investors can make an impact and potentially earn good returns by looking at the startups powering solutions to help farmers.

12th November 2025

Valuing Customer Solar on Utility Systems

A panel of experts at the Solar Washington Summit in October discussed how utilities value solar on their systems and the impact of utilities reaching their 4% net metering threshold. They also discussed compliance requirements such as resource adequacy and clean energy.

12th November 2025

Microgrids Shift from Emergency-Only to Resilience and Modernization

At the Solar Washington Solar Summit on 24 October, a panel of experts explored how microgrids can shift from being emergency-only assets to core tools for delivering community resilience and grid modernization. Four expert panelists examined how utilities, regulators and developers are beginning to grapple with valuing resilience and what’s needed to scale equitable, affordable and reliable microgrid deployment.

2nd November 2025

Navigating Healthcare in Singapore

Singapore ranked 1st among 104 countries in “health”, the US International Trade Administration, using a measurement that shows how healthy people are and whether they have access to the services needed to maintain good health. The United States ranked 69th. Here's how to navigate it.

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

In the US, the Washington Post observed, 53 million households cannot install rooftop solar because they live in apartments or they are renters. Millions more don’t install it, even if they have a rooftop, because it seems too expensive or too difficult. These people may soon have an alternative that makes solar energy accessible to almost anyone.

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.