Water

Tengah Service Reservoir will supply water to Tengah Town.

Nearly S$100 million to be pumped into municipal, industrial water solutions: Gan Kim Yong

Climate change brings extreme weather with a third of Singapore at risk of coastal flooding, DPM Gan says

The old technology uses less electricity than centralised air conditioners is a major advantage for a resource-starved country.

Singapore brings back 19th-century tech to beat warming climate

The city-state has among the highest per capita use of air conditioners in the Asia-Pacific region

Rightsizing AI is pointless if companies do not ask the fundamental question: whether it is even the right solution.

The business case for rightsizing AI is also an environmental one

Deployment must match the scale of the model with the task

The resource that has not received comparable attention, despite being consumed at significant scale by every data centre running those workloads, is water.

Watt about water? The green AI conversation we need to have now

Sustainable AI strategies must address efficient use of water, not just energy

Jurong Island already functions as a highly integrated industrial ecosystem. Plans for a low-carbon data centre park there extends the model further.

Turning AI factories into climate assets

The focus must shift to how they can be designed to better integrate with – and contribute to – the systems around them

Residents protesting against the lack of water in many parts of Johannesburg, South Africa. Affluence is not an absolute defence against water shortages.
THINKING ALOUD

Amid digital push, real-world problems such as water bankruptcy risk being overlooked

As countries race to push technological boundaries, similar attention should be paid to fundamental resource needs

Malaysia's newly minted Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir says his priority is not about "undoing what came before", but making sure good policies are delivered.

Malaysia’s 10-year chip design goal is facing ‘ultimate test’: economy minister

The government is experimenting with new frameworks to help Malaysian firms move into chip design and higher-value activities

A corn field in Indiana in the US. Yield growth for the three main cereals – corn, rice and wheat – has nearly flatlined over the past five years.

World’s food security is facing a triple threat

Humanity’s risk of starvation is going up with falling crop yields, strained water supplies and restrictive food trade

Across South-east Asia, many cities seek foreign investment in the form of data centres, but must therefore grapple with the facilities’ insatiable demand for water.
BRUNCH

South-east Asia reckons with data centres' massive water consumption

With rapid data centre growth straining the region’s water supply, the race is on for alternative water sources and cooling technologies.