Cheryl Tan

Asia–Pacific (APAC)

(she/her) Science and Climate Journo 🌳 🌎 @straits_times/ @risj_oxford member / @Climatetracking fellow / 📩 [email protected]

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Discussion to use plastic credits to battle plastic pollution still in preliminary phase: MSE | The Straits Times

Nov 21, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

Plastic credits allow companies to offset their plastic footprint. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Construction of Changi Newater factory to start in 2024 after environmental impact study | The Straits Times

Nov 11, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

Discharge from the new factory would have no impact on the marine environment or biodiversity. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Science journals: Nuclear fusion and the promise and challenges of making energy like the sun

Oct 27, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

The Iter project is a multi-nation effort to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion, creating a machine that generates electricity the same way the sun does. ST PHOTO: AZIM AZMAN Updated Oct 28, 2024, 05:02 AM Published Oct 28, 2024, 05:00 AM ST-PAUL-LEZ-DURANCE, France - Stepping onto the construction site of the Iter facility, soon to be the world’s largest experimental nuclear fusion project, is like walking into a world of science fiction.
NUS helms $120m effort to use carbon-munching microbes for green fuel, chemicals and food

Oct 27, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

(From left) Associate Professor Matthew Chang and Professor Liu Bin with some finished products, a shoe and a shirt, in the pilot-scale lab at the NUS Centre For Life Sciences.
A quarter of fish farms shut down in past year, some of whom took up $100,000 SFA support package

Oct 25, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan |Ng Keng Gene

All of the sea-based fish farms currently in operation in Singapore are located in the Johor Strait. But farmers have expressed concern about deteriorating water quality.
Oil giant CEO calls for continued fossil fuel use at energy conference with focus on sustainability

Oct 20, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan |Shabana Begum

President and chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned company Amin Nasser told several hundred attendees that conventional fossil-based energy cannot be replaced by cleaner sources.
S’pore’s demand for clean imported energy helps usher in a regional power grid: EMA CEO

Oct 20, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan |Shabana Begum

EMA CEO Puah Kok Keong said such a grid can improve interconnectedness within countries, and incentivise investments into domestic renewable projects.
S’pore research institutes pump resources into fermentation tech amid surge in global interest

Sep 29, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

A number of overseas fermentation start-ups have received regulatory approval to launch in Singapore. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: PIXABAY Updated Sep 30, 2024, 05:01 AM Published Sep 30, 2024, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE - As investor interest in fermentation-based proteins rises globally, research institutes in Singapore are pumping in more resources to better support the nascent sector here.
ST Explains: Different types of fermentation tech and their nutritional benefits

Sep 29, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

Perfect Day’s Very Dairy is the first precision fermentation milk available in Asian supermarkets. The milk is made from microflora. PHOTO: PERFECT DAY Updated Sep 30, 2024, 05:00 AM Published Sep 30, 2024, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – Fermentation-based proteins are proving to be an up-and-coming alternative protein source, with growing investor interest in the first half of 2024.
Obstacles remain in Laos-S’pore regional power deal; crucial for electricity traded to be clean

Sep 22, 2024 | straitstimes.com | Cheryl Tan

Given the region’s uneven distribution of renewable resources, a connected grid can better optimise the use of green power.

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Cheryl Tan

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Discussion to use plastic credits to battle plastic pollution still in preliminary phase: MSE | The Straits Times

Construction of Changi Newater factory to start in 2024 after environmental impact study | The Straits Times

Science journals: Nuclear fusion and the promise and challenges of making energy like the sun

NUS helms $120m effort to use carbon-munching microbes for green fuel, chemicals and food

A quarter of fish farms shut down in past year, some of whom took up $100,000 SFA support package

Oil giant CEO calls for continued fossil fuel use at energy conference with focus on sustainability

S’pore’s demand for clean imported energy helps usher in a regional power grid: EMA CEO

S’pore research institutes pump resources into fermentation tech amid surge in global interest

ST Explains: Different types of fermentation tech and their nutritional benefits

Obstacles remain in Laos-S’pore regional power deal; crucial for electricity traded to be clean

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