Driving the “Green Economy” is becoming a major focus for countries around the world, as they commit to ambitious decarbonisation targets. Many countries, including Singapore, have targets to create new jobs, transform industries and harness sustainability as a competitive advantage. The rising costs of the climate emergency pose a significant threat to our collective future, necessitating a rapid energy transition to achieve Net Zero objectives.
The energy sector is leading the charge in leveraging innovation and transformation to generate scalable climate impact, particularly in regions where renewable energy sources have witnessed unprecedented growth in accessibility and affordability. This panel session invites you to embark on a dynamic exploration of the sustainable energy landscape, featuring experts in green energy solutions across multiple sectors.
Look forward to these key takeaways:
- Learn about the significance of renewable energy sources, sustainable practices, and the transition to a greener energy landscape
- Explore how industries are leveraging technological innovations like HelioScope and PVSyst, and understand their role in enhancing the efficiency of solar PV projects
- Delve into the skills required for new business development in the renewable energy sector, including financial modelling, contract negotiation, and customer engagement
- Understand the role of finance in driving sustainability initiatives and the impact of evolving carbon markets on the transition to a low-carbon future
- Understand how experts navigate regulatory landscapes in sustainable energy projects
- Gain an understanding of the roles and career opportunities available in the green energy sector
Who should attend?
- Undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in the energy sector, renewable energy, sustainability and green jobs.
This workshop is a pre-event activity under
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Speakers
Sunita Dubey
Country Representative, Vietnam, The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Sunita Dubey is the Country Representative for the GEAPP in Vietnam and leads battery energy storage system work in the region. She has 25+ years of combined experience in the energy sector in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa. She brings extensive international analytical and project implementation experience in renewable energy, energy efficiency, the grid and off-grid sector, decarbonization strategies, energy access, climate change and carbon markets.
Prior to GEAPP, she worked at the World Bank (ESMAP, Africa and Asia Region) and co-led project preparation and implementation on clean energy and energy access portfolio along with climate change considerations and co-benefits in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Solomon Islands and Vietnam. She worked on the Multi-Tier Framework initiative which redefines the way energy access is measure and led implementation in India and Kenya. She was instrumental in co-conceptualizing and bringing together developers under the umbrella of Africa Minigrid Developers Association. She has worked with many non-profit organizations, thinktanks and government and is recognized by colleagues for quality work and ethics, innovative ideas, partnerships with private sector, bilateral and multilateral organizations. She has published a wide range of policy notes, technical reports, articles, and blogs for the World Bank and other organizations.
She has Double Master’s in Environmental Science and Energy Policy and is a Chevening fellow.
Fong Yi Kit
Head Commercial, SP Energy Services, SP Group
Yi Kit has more than 13 years of experience in the energy and utilities sector, and currently leads the commercial and project development team as Head Commercial, SP Energy Services. The team provides solar photovoltaic (PV) services, microgrid services and other renewable energy related solutions for Singapore.
Before joining SP Energy Services, Yi Kit was a Transmission Planner in SP PowerGrid, where he was the lead planner for the 66kV electrical transmission network of the western region in Singapore. Some of his key work includes the drafting and finalisation of the 10-year rolling electrical masterplan for Singapore and working with government agencies such as EDB, EMA and JTC on the provision of electricity supply to key customers and high value foreign investors such as refineries and data centres.
He received his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and subsequently Masters in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems from the University of Leeds under a sponsorship programme by SP Group.
Cai Mingzhi
Regional Business Development Director, EDP Renewables APAC
Cai Mingzhi has more than 16 years of experience in the energy industry. Prior to his transition to the renewables sector, he was in the upstream oil and gas sector for more than a decade in project management, commercial operations, and business development. His professional journey spanned across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.
Currently leading the business development efforts for EDP Renewables (EDPR) in Asia-Pacific, Mingzhi played a key role in EDPR's entry into the Chinese renewables market when he established the Shanghai office in 2018. He propelled the growth of EDPR China, positioning it as a prominent foreign player in China’s renewables market. Under his leadership, the China team commissioned numerous rooftop solar PV projects, in particular, a 19 Megawatts-peak (MWp) distributed generation solar project of a major electronics player in the country.
Mingzhi holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.