by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 19, 2024 | Indonesia, Energy, Environment, News, Technology
State-owned PT PLN Indonesia Power is collaborating with a Saudi Arabian company to construct a 60-megawatt floating solar power plant on the Saguling Reservoir in West Java. The project aims to bolster Indonesia’s renewable energy sector, according to the PLN...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 9, 2024 | China, News, Space, Technology
China has launched 18 communications satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi province. According to the plan, 648 satellites will be deployed by the end of next year. Developed by SpaceSail, the Qianfan network will provide high-speed, secure and...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 7, 2024 | Thailand, Digitalization, Investment, Korea, Technology
South Korean car giant Hyundai Motor will invest 1 billion baht (US$28 million) to set up a facility to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries in Thailand, according to the country’s Board of Investment (BOI). Thailand’s booming EV sector is...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 3, 2024 | China, Digitalization, Environment, Innovation, News, Technology, Transportation
Uber Technologies and BYD have announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to bring 100,000 new BYD electric vehicles onto the Uber platform across key global markets. Beginning first in Europe and Latin America, the partnership is expected to offer drivers...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 31, 2024 | News, China, Research, Space, Technology, Thailand, Visions
A rare opportunity to see soil from sample from China’s Chang’e-5 mission to the moon has excited crowds in Bangkok. The 75-milligram sample named “The Moon Shines Bright On Me” invited visitors on a journey to the moon’s surface....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 29, 2024 | News, Indonesia, Innovation, Research, Technology
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan says that Indonesia will establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery research center in Morowali, Central Sulawesi. The minister made the statement in a speech at the International...
