Singapore Archives - Page 54 of 58

by Sean Loo May 14, 2023

Featured, Tech

saving the planet from your phone? URECA launches mobile-based climate investing platform.

URECA has launched its climate investing platform that aims to leverage new technologies and empower individuals to take climate action. URECA, a Singapore-headquartered climate tech company, has recently announced the launch of its climate investing platform for web, Android and iOS smartphones. This platform aims to leverage new technologies to make investing in the international carbon credit markets more accessible to everyone, empowering individuals to take climate action. With carbon credits to ...

by Sean Loo May 14, 2023

Featured, News

hydrogen for the future with HIMA and NUS.

As Singapore explores different biofuels in the midst of moving towards low-carbon energy sources, hydrogen has been earmarked to potentially power domestic transport demands in the transition towards net zero by 2050. Transport demands have always been a huge generator of carbon emissions. Your daily convenient commute to work and back often translates to irreversible carbon pollution, damaging our atmosphere. However, what if that could change in the future? That is where ...

by Sean Loo May 6, 2023

Featured, Tech

wireless help out at sea? M1 launches 5G maritime solutions for Singapore’s maritime sector.

Partnering with the Fullerton Health group, this is part of M1’s new 5G Maritime solutions. The new 5G maritime solutions will enable telemedicine services for Singapore’s maritime industry, improving safety and response times for personnel who may have contracted injuries while out at sea. Under the banner of SMARTsafe, live teleconsultations with medical professionals will instruct on-board personnel with instructions on how to treat injuries, while 5G-enabled drones help to deliver medicine ...

by Sean Loo May 6, 2023

Featured, Rides

this is the new 2024 Peugeot e-2008 facelift.

B-segment SUVs represent one of the hottest global markets, so Peugeot wants to make sure its e-2008 remains fresh and competitive against its competitors. There weren’t any drastic changes to the car, but the mid-cycle facelift aligns the model to Peugeot’s latest visual identity, first introduced with the 508 earlier this year. Fresh new claws New claw-like triple vertical lights are built into the bumper's glossy black inserts, matching up with the front ...

by raeanne April 28, 2023

Featured, Living

would you return your e-commerce packaging? WWF-Singapore says yes.

Recent pilot initiative spearheaded by WWF-Singapore highlights consumers’ willingness to opt for reusable e-commerce packaging, with a return rate of over 50%. Plastic is one of the greatest contributors to waste here in Singapore, with about 900 million kg of waste being discarded every year. In fact, packaging waste contributes to about one-third of household waste generated locally, with 2-3% of packaging waste coming from e-commerce. While it might seem like ...

by Sean Loo April 20, 2023

Featured, Living

greater green building adoption with Schneider Electric and Singapore Green Building Council.

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, launched a joint report with the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC). The report is titled “Going Green from the Inside Out: Accelerating Green Building Adoption in Singapore”, and presents findings of a survey by Schneider Electric involving 500 business leaders across MNCs and SMEs in Singapore. The fieldwork was conducted between October 2022 and February 2023, and the results indicated most business ...

by Sean Loo April 20, 2023

Featured, Rides

debut of the all-new Polestar 4 EV.

544bhp, no rear window, and a 102kWh battery that supports up to 200kW DC fast charging. This is the Polestar 4. Polestar has recently revealed its coupe-style electric SUV at the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show, and as expected, it is a head-turner with a lot of power. It also has a pretty bold design - there's no rear glass at all on the car, so the driver's rear view is supplied by ...

by Sean Loo April 16, 2023

Featured, Rides

Kia Niro Electric – keeps getting better.

The highly acclaimed family car gets a full-electric addition to its lineup. The Kia Niro Hybrid launched in Singapore last year to much fanfare. It had all of the features you wanted, a comfortable ride, and it can do all of that whilst still giving you amazing fuel economy. Building on that success, Kia has now deleted the Niro's exhaust pipes and given it an electric whirr instead. Welcome everyone, to the ...

by Sean Loo April 14, 2023

Featured, Rides

Porsche Taycan – living in electric dreams.

The Porsche Taycan is a visceral EV pill that prioritises the enjoyment of driving over anything else. And those are strong words for what is essentially the base model of the Taycan. Traditionally, car buyers would scoff at the mention of the words "base" and "model", which commonly denotes the trim level that lacks most of the upmarket or premium features, gatekept behind higher paywalls. However, that does not mean they are ...

by raeanne April 14, 2023

Featured, Living, News

this is how disposable chopsticks are upcycled into wooden furniture.

Disposable chopsticks are a dime a dozen in Singapore, but company ChopValue turns them into elegant furniture, recycling over a hundred million. Disposable chopsticks can be found anywhere and everywhere in Singapore. From noodle restaurants to your dabao (takeaway) containers, it’s hard to go one day without coming across a single pair of disposable chopsticks. You might think that just because it is made out of wood, you can recycle it easily, ...