Before circular economy and urban rooftop farming became hot topics, Allan Lim had tied his fortunes to the concept of sustainable energy. A civil engineer, Lim explored the potential of transforming waste into fuel with like-minded university friends in 2007. Inspired by the book Power to the People and its talk about democratising renewable energy, the group began experimenting with used cooking oil in their kitchens. They ruined pots and pans and flummoxed their wives but enough hope emerged for them to quit their jobs and pursue the project in a proper lab.
“There, we used buckets and made 20 litres of biofuel,” Lim reminisces. “No one believed in us. I got my army mate to come with his truck by promising him free fuel. We loaded it into the vehicle and it worked!” Lim calls this story the “genesis” of Alpha Biofuels. He didn’t know then that 15 years would pass before the company became viable. Or that the catalyst for its success would come during one of Singapore’s most trying times.
Says Lim: “We were surprised during the Covid years. Times were tough, but there was a fundamental shift in the way big companies regarded sustainability, probably due to COP26. There was a structure they had to follow in terms of financial and corporate reporting. That created a lot of demand for us.”
Bu hikaye The PEAK Singapore dergisinin April 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye The PEAK Singapore dergisinin April 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
Feeling The Blues
Timeless And Versatile, The Colour Favoured By Watchmakers This Year Manifests In An Incredible Range Of Hues, Especially For Ladies-appropriate Models.
Her Royal Rebellion
Get ready to lose your head as SIX the Musical” brings Tudor queens turned pop icons to Singapore this November.
It Isn't That Complicated
Accurate until 3999, the WC Portugieser Eternal Calendar keeps ticking for posterity.
Plants and Patina
Monocot Studio transforms a nondescript walk-up apartment into a dwelling filled with light and life.
Welcome to the Auntieverse
Singaporean artist Niceaunties celebrates women, particularly aunties, who are pillars of their communities, using AI as a tool of pure automatic expression.
Beyond Skin Deep
It makes sense that the first Augustinus Bader spa in Southeast Asia is located at One&Only Desaru Coast. After all, both luxury brands are deeply committed to giving back to the community.
Bahru Beginnings
Two homegrown F&B businesses herald a new chapter with their stores at lifestyle enclave New Bahru in River Valley.
Solitude in the Sun
Get up close and personal with wildlife at Waldorf Astoria Platte Island in a far-flung part of Seychelles, where nesting spots of the endangered hawksbill and green turtles coexist with luxury villas.
Remixing Space and Time
Renowned Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu flirts with the notion of the space-time continuum in creating the BMW 20th Art Car.
Tailored Perfection
Giorgio Armani's new Made To Order service offers customised garments from each season's collection to not just men, but women.