K-POP SINGER RAIN SPENDS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY IN HONG KONG

HONG KONG, Dec 27 (Bernama) -- The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) invited South Korean superstar Jung Ji-hoon (Rain) to spend the Christmas holiday in Hong Kong and serve as the honorary guest for the lighting ceremony at the spectacular Christmas Wonderland of "Hong Kong WinterFest" on Dec 23.

“I’m delighted to be back in Hong Kong, after my last visit in 2019, and to be welcomed by the city. I’m looking forward to trying as many of the local delicacies as I can and enjoying the amazing views, while soaking in the festive spirit and joy of Christmas,” said Rain in a statement.

Among others, the singer and actor enjoyed dim sum at a Michelin Cantonese restaurant and walked through the West Kowloon neighbourhood, where he enjoyed “typhoon shelter-style fried crab” at a local authentic eatery.

As Hong Kong debuted the sixth Generation Peak Tram recently, Rain took the opportunity to ride on the new generation tram up to the Peak, where he enjoyed the beautiful views of Victoria Harbour and its surroundings.

The latest travel requirements for inbound travellers are available at https://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng.

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BLACK & VEATCH TO DELIVER SEAWATER DESALINATION PLANT IN INDONESIA SAVING PRECIOUS FRESH WATER RESOURCES AT WORLD'S LARGEST DESIGNED SINGLE LINE COPPER SMELTER

The plant will produce over 1,400 cubic meter per hour (m3/hr) of desalinated seawater to support PT Freeport Indonesia’s new copper smelter and refinery


JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec 22 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has appointed Black & Veatch to design and manage the delivery of a seawater desalination plant for its Manyar Smelter in East Java, Indonesia, as part of its sustainable development commitments.

The seawater desalination plant will support the processing of mine concentrates from the Grasberg mine in West Papua. The new domestic copper smelter and refinery supports Indonesia’s downstreaming strategy to further refine the processed mine concentrates and brings additional economic value to the local community and Indonesia.

“Reducing water consumption is critical to our sustainable development commitments. Using alternative water supplies is key to resource conservation. Black & Veatch’s extensive experience with alternative water technologies helps position us for continued sustainable business growth,” said Horst-Dieter Garz, Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning and Business Strategy, PTFI.

Black & Veatch, in collaboration with its joint operating agreement (JOA) partner PT Wika, will perform the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning responsibilities for the seawater desalination plant.

“The mining industry plays a critical role in the global shift to a decarbonized and sustainable future. Accessing water from the ocean saves freshwater resources for the local community and ecosystems and ensures a more sustainable, resilient and reliable water future. It also improves efficiencies and reduces operational risks and downtime that affect business profitability,” said Narsingh Chaudhary, Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Black & Veatch.

The seawater desalination plant will be located adjacent to the Manyar Smelter Project. It will produce over 1,400 m3/hr of desalinated seawater to support the copper smelter and precious metals refinery. Designed to process 1.7 million tonnes per year (MTPA) of copper concentrate, the $3 billion Manyar Smelter is anticipated to be the world’s largest designed single line copper processing facility.

Editor’s Notes:

• BHP hired Black & Veatch to serve as designer and engineer of record on the Escondida Water Supply Expansion (EWSE) project at its Minera Escondida mine in Chile. The project supplies the world’s largest copper mine with 100-percent desalinated water, removing the need for groundwater.
• Black & Veatch, a global leader in desalination, treats seawater, brackish groundwater and wastewater for municipal and industrial clients on six continents. The company offers a full program of services tailoring its approach to each client’s needs, from traditional engineering and design services to turnkey design-build.
• Black & Veatch, a market leader in deploying innovative solutions such as low- and zero-emission power generation, advanced renewable energy projects, alternative-fuelled vehicles and energy storage, helps clients identify operational impacts on the global carbon cycle as well as climate risks and opportunities; understand the emerging technology mix; and conceive a strategy and roadmap to remove carbon from operations.

About Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure assets. Our revenues in 2021 exceeded US$3.3 billion. Follow us on www.bv.com and on social media.

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Graphenea introduces spin-off company KIVORO

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Graphenea S.A., a world-leading graphene producer, has launched a spin-off company, KIVORO, a speciality chemicals company that is focused on creating solutions for industrial challenges.

Graphenea’s chief executive officer Jesus de la Fuente said KIVORO was spun out to allow the company to commercialise its current industrial solutions and move beyond graphene.

“We will naturally maintain our leading expertise in carbon and nanomaterials, but we are firmly focused on developing the right speciality chemicals for our clients’ industrial challenges to bring about operative efficiencies and emissions reduction,” he said.

According to a statement, KIVORO’s tagline “Let’s go faster!” refers to the agility and speed when collaborating with the company and combined with its keep-it-simple approach they are breathing new life into the speciality chemicals sector.

“We are working on complicated industrial challenges, but we are uncomplicated to deal with. We understand our clients are looking for solutions, not problems, and we are a straightforward and agile organisation,” said KIVORO sales director Jeremey Shipp.

Created in 2010, Graphenea specialised in the production of graphene and has clients in more than 60 countries and offices in San Sebastian (Spain) and Boston (United States).

Graphenea supports its customers by producing new forms of graphene from graphene field-effect transistors to graphene oxides, whilst maintaining its leadership in the expanding graphene production sector.

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Nikkiso CEIG Group gets DNV Certificate, ISO 9001:2015 certification

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (Bernama) -- Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases (Nikkiso CEIG) Group, a part of the Nikkiso Co Ltd (Japan) group of companies, has been awarded the DNV Management System Certificate and ISO 9001:2015 certification.

The award was presented to Nikkiso CEIG Group’s process systems unit president George Pappagelis, while the certificate was issued to its subsidiary Cosmodyne LLC.

Pappagelis said the company believes that quality is a continuous process that requires it to never stop trying to improve.

“Our internal corrective action system helps assure that all of our internal systems, future processes and designs are as trouble-free as possible,” he said in a statement.

ISO 9001 is defined as the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system, helps businesses and organisations be more efficient and improves customer satisfaction.

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IETA AND FOUNDING PARTNERS ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF CLIMATE ACTION DATA TRUST

·  Global open-source metadata system launches to unify carbon credit registry data
·  Founding Partners IETA, World Bank and Singapore Government announce the CAD Trust Council to provide strategic guidance
·  Major registries will plan to connect during Q1 2023, when the public data layer will go live

SINGAPORE, Dec 8 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Today the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the World Bank and the Government of Singapore announced the launch of the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust), and that initial integration and connection with several major registries is underway.

The CAD Trust Founding Partners also announced the governance structure and the composition of the CAD Trust Council that will advise and guide the initiative by setting its strategic direction.

CAD Trust was formed by three Founding Partners, IETA, the World Bank and the Singapore Government. It will engage with a variety of governments and public and private organisations to set the specifications for an open-source metadata system to share information about carbon credits and projects across digital platforms, easing future integration of multiple registry systems.

Major registries, along with other national registries and the wider ecosystem of registries will plan to connect to CAD Trust in early 2023, with the first layer of data to be made publicly available at that point. Many of these registries are already represented via the CAD Trust Council, with integration into the data layer already underway for several of them. 

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AIRWALLEX STRENGTHENS LEADERSHIP BENCH WITH FIRST C-SUITE EXECUTIVE BASED IN SINGAPORE

Long-term Airwallex senior executive Kai Wu named Chief Revenue Officer and APAC GM, will lead newly-created global revenue function from Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec 6 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Leading global fintech platform Airwallex is excited to announce that Kai Wu has been jointly appointed as the company’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Asia-Pacific General Manager (APAC GM). Kai has held a number of senior positions at Airwallex for close to five years, including as Chief Financial Officer and Greater China CEO. He will lead the new functions from Singapore, marking the company’s first C-suite executive in the country. These appointments come as Airwallex aims to rapidly accelerate its growth globally and in APAC in 2023.

In the newly created CRO role, Kai is responsible for the company’s global revenue strategy, as well as closer alignment of all revenue-related functions globally, from marketing, sales, customer success to revenue operations. As Airwallex continues to grow and expand, Kai will play a pivotal role to increase revenue growth in a scalable and sustainable manner.

In addition to his responsibility of driving the global revenue strategy, Kai’s role as APAC GM reflects expanded responsibilities for oversight of Airwallex’s business operations across the Asia-Pacific region. Kai will spearhead the company’s growth plans in the region and drive greater efficiency across the markets where Airwallex operates.

Jack Zhang, Co-founder and CEO of Airwallex, said, “Our investment in building out a senior leadership team demonstrates our continued confidence and commitment to grow the business, in APAC and globally. Having Kai take on these new roles comes at a critical juncture as we take major steps to enable the world's most powerful global financial infrastructure and operating system for modern businesses. And as more and more businesses in the region strengthen their digital and tech transformation strategy, we want to ensure Airwallex is well positioned to support them on their journey.”

Speaking to his appointments, Kai added, “Airwallex is truly on the forefront of driving innovation and change in the digital economy. I am incredibly excited to grow my role within the company and look forward to accelerating our growth and continuing to build our momentum globally and across APAC.”

Founded in Melbourne, Australia, in 2015, Airwallex has quickly grown to having a presence across 19 global locations across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. The company continues to scale to new heights, recently announcing its US$100 million raise in its Series E2 fundraising round with its customer base more than doubling YOY. 

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TRILLIANT SELECTED BY ESB NETWORKS TO PROVIDE SMART ELECTRICITY METERS IN SUPPORT OF IRELAND'S NATIONAL SMART METERING PROGRAMME

Trilliant’s technology and expertise to further enable ESB Networks as it upgrades electricity meters in homes, farms and businesses in the Republic of Ireland


FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec 1 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Enlit Europe 2022 – Trilliant, a leading international provider of solutions for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), smart grid, smart cities and IIoT, announced that its UK division, Trilliant Networks Operations (UK) Ltd., has been selected by ESB Networks as one of the suppliers to provide smart meters in support of the rollout of Ireland’s National Smart Metering Programme (NSMP). The programme aims to make it easier for customers to manage their energy use, save money and lower their carbon footprint.

Under the terms of the agreement, Trilliant and its partner, Holley Technology Ltd., will be responsible for supplying ESB Networks with Three Phase meters including implementation, testing, maintenance and support for the meters. With Trilliant and Holley’s expertise and technology, homes, farms and businesses will benefit with greater energy efficiency, more accurate billing, improved network management and more.

As part of the National Climate Action Plan, ESB Networks is tasked with upgrading all electricity meters in the Republic of Ireland to smart meters. Trilliant has been an approved ESB Networks supplier for smart meters and related services since 2021, when a framework agreement for head end systems, meter data management systems and security architecture was signed.

“We’re thrilled to work with ESB Networks and supply best-in-class technology and support for this transformative project in Ireland,” said Tom Tipple, Managing Director of the Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region, for Trilliant. “Through this partnership, our work together will result in secure, reliable solutions that can transform ESB Networks’ utility system.”

“Our meter replacement programme is helping to ensure a greener, more sustainable Ireland,” said Carmel O’Connor, Smart Metering Project Manager, at ESB Networks. “We’re delighted to partner with Trilliant in this next phase of our deployment plan, which will ultimately provide homeowners and businesses with increased choice, and better and more accessible information about their energy consumption.”

Trilliant and Holley will work closely with ESB Networks on the final design to ensure the meters are fully compliant with ESB Networks’ needs and requirements for their intended purpose, through phase 3 of ESB Networks’ national deployment programme.

About Trilliant

Trilliant^® empowers the global energy industry with the only device-agnostic communications platform that enables utilities and cities to deploy any application securely and reliably on one powerful network. Our purpose-built portfolio is designed to offer the power of choice, without risk of customers being “locked in” with one technology provider or meter manufacturer. We are proud to offer mission-critical solutions that support AMI, Data & Analytics, Smart Metering, Smart Grids and Smart Cities. Customers worldwide benefit from Trilliant’s unique combination of flexibility, sustainability and scalability that connects utilities and cities to the II0T and a more strategic path to the Energy Transition. Visit us at www.trilliant.com.

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