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LHL explaining the growth prospects of Hyflux (vid)

ChanRasjid

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Loyal
I am about to go for cloud-funding to start a company to be named : "HiFuse" ; We have engineers who are at the front line developing clean commercial fusion energy: we estimate to get out portable units within 3 years to able to be fixed to cars :
Die Die Tesla! Die Die China! Huat Huat SG HiFuse!

The side benefit is the HiFuse units can defuse global tensions:
Die Die Arms Peddlers! Sink Sink Submarines! Dow Down F35!
Boomb Boomb HiFuse! Up Up Hi Price!
Pre-order Now Now!
 

ChanRasjid

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Loyal
The childhood story of Olivia Lum is quite interesting, a positive energy. She too was once a top chemist. But then, even a "smart" person can make "dumb" decisions at times.

Not all new technology can be commercial success. My bet is many of the currently hyped-up hot technology will finally show up as failures. My bet includes :
1) energy solar and wind power. All these are just clean energy hype brought up because people finally found climate to be a big enemy because of carbon emission, etc. With the best sun - as in Saudi Arabia - and the best technology, it cannot replace the huge demand the world needs on energy. The wind power is the same. Such technology will never be able to save us.
2) electric cars. No way as the technology of battery now and 100 years back are not much different except for nickel, etc. instead of salt, acid, lead - chemical energy storage is simply limited (only using relativity theory and E=mc2 may you build a cell phone battery that needs recharge once a year). So Tesla and the talk in China will fail.
3) desalination of hyflux - I doubt it can really solve our huge thirsty problem. If the people in Hyflux can provide me with the details I need to do a costing if reverse osmosis desalination can be profitable commercially, I believe I will never put money into such projects - selling nasi lemak is a much better bet. I know Lee Hsien Loong can boast SG has a running desalination plant running full time. At what real cost? LHL will never let you know. If he let the world knows his "desalinated" water cost 100 X the cost he pays, Malaysia, What will happen? He will quote you = 2.567 X what we pay Malaysia. Very expensive!!!:p

Desalination has been investigated for many decades. I think people at times believe in "positive" attitude and forgets common sense and practical constraints. This may be what Olivia Lum failed to realize. Can't make money from a high-tech innovation before its time.

Chan Rasjid.
 

Froggy

Alfrescian (InfP) + Mod
Moderator
Generous Asset
Again

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Agoraphobic

Alfrescian
Loyal
He wants to create water? How? Aiyah, waste time. Better generate electricity. It will grow. No matter what its source (of energy). Electric usage will increase.

Cheers!
 

CoffeeAhSoh

Alfrescian
Loyal
LHL has been misinformed again. sad.:p

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The childhood story of Olivia Lum is quite interesting, a positive energy. She too was once a top chemist. But then, even a "smart" person can make "dumb" decisions at times.

Not all new technology can be commercial success. My bet is many of the currently hyped-up hot technology will finally show up as failures. My bet includes :
1) energy solar and wind power. All these are just clean energy hype brought up because people finally found climate to be a big enemy because of carbon emission, etc. With the best sun - as in Saudi Arabia - and the best technology, it cannot replace the huge demand the world needs on energy. The wind power is the same. Such technology will never be able to save us.
2) electric cars. No way as the technology of battery now and 100 years back are not much different except for nickel, etc. instead of salt, acid, lead - chemical energy storage is simply limited (only using relativity theory and E=mc2 may you build a cell phone battery that needs recharge once a year). So Tesla and the talk in China will fail.
3) desalination of hyflux - I doubt it can really solve our huge thirsty problem. If the people in Hyflux can provide me with the details I need to do a costing if reverse osmosis desalination can be profitable commercially, I believe I will never put money into such projects - selling nasi lemak is a much better bet. I know Lee Hsien Loong can boast SG has a running desalination plant running full time. At what real cost? LHL will never let you know. If he let the world knows his "desalinated" water cost 100 X the cost he pays, Malaysia, What will happen? He will quote you = 2.567 X what we pay Malaysia. Very expensive!!!:p

Desalination has been investigated for many decades. I think people at times believe in "positive" attitude and forgets common sense and practical constraints. This may be what Olivia Lum failed to realize. Can't make money from a high-tech innovation before its time.

Chan Rasjid.
 

syed putra

Alfrescian
Loyal
Why they build a desalination plant in algeria in the middle of nowhere? Algeria is a third world country where rule of law and binding agreements are not iron clad guarantees.
 

CoffeeAhSoh

Alfrescian
Loyal
Strange indeed.


the company is worth only s$165 million today vs net borrowings of more than s$1.3bn.

not counting other liabilities.:(

Massage Chairs Ron Sim is looking for buyers to take his GCB at s$110 million.

Moral of the Story ? Selling Massage Chairs Better .:p



Why they build a desalination plant in algeria in the middle of nowhere? Algeria is a third world country where rule of law and binding agreements are not iron clad guarantees.
 

Scrooball (clone)

Alfrescian
Loyal
I think it's just poor management. How can u blame the whole company failing due to 1 reason - declining Singapore energy prices?

Sounds like a lame excuse!
 

SalahParking

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Loyal
how much exposure does MAS, GIC, Temasek, GLCs, PA, Stat Boards, PUB have in HYFLuX corporate bonds, pepetual bonds, cumulative Preference shares, millions? hundreds of millions? ....and lastly how much Tony Tan KY promoted water biz as the next investment holy grail...
 

glockman

Old Fart
Asset
Anything that pinky or his man-wife touch will turn to shit. Sinkieland included. The evidence is everywhere.
 
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