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Five projects previously supported under Singapore’s Low Carbon Energy Research programme will receive follow-on funding under a S$65 million grant call to scale up their technologies and test them in real-world industrial settings<\/span>, said Mr Gan.<\/p>\n “This second phase will build on strong outcomes from the earlier research,” said Mr Gan.<\/p>\n “These trials will allow researchers and companies to assess how the technologies perform in actual operations, and what further improvements are needed before wider deployment,” he added.<\/p>\n Singapore is also developing shared infrastructure to help companies test and scale low-carbon technologies without having to build their own costly pilot facilities<\/span>, said Mr Gan.<\/p>\n The S$62 million Low-Carbon Technology Translational Testbed on Jurong Island, hosted at A*STAR’s Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment, will provide facilities for testing technologies under industry-relevant conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n Construction is underway, and its first three industry users \u2013 IHI Corporation, Amogy and Metha8 \u2013 have been secured, Mr Gan said.<\/span><\/p>\n Through research collaborations with A*STAR, IHI will work on converting carbon dioxide into sustainable aviation fuel while Amogy will work on producing hydrogen from ammonia.<\/p>\n Metha8 will work on an integrated methanol-to-power system, added Mr Gan.<\/p>\n “These projects will advance different technology pathways that could help address Singapore’s industrial decarbonisation needs,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.<\/p>\n The testbed will support their progress towards demonstration and commercial deployment, he added.<\/p>\n Mr Gan also announced that Keppel Energy, Sembcorp Utilities and Tuas Power Generation had been approved as aggregators to import and supply biomethane into Singapore.<\/p>\n Biomethane is a renewable gas produced from organic waste that can be used as a low-carbon alternative to natural gas. It is also compatible with Singapore’s existing gas infrastructure.<\/p>\n The appointments are part of the government\u2019s next steps after establishing a regulatory sandbox last year to work through the supply chains, commercial arrangements and regulatory framework needed for the gas\u2019 adoption.<\/p>\n “The sandbox will help pave the way for wider biomethane adoption, supporting up to 300 megawatts of capacity from 2028,” said Mr Gan.<\/p>\n The Decarbonisation Grand Challenge was announced earlier this year as the government stepped up efforts to meet its 2035 abatement target and 2050 net-zero ambition.<\/p>\n Another S$800 million package to establish a Research, Innovation and Enterprise flagship in semiconductors was also announced at that time.<\/p>\n On the built environment front, Singapore said last month that it was investing S$112 million in research and innovation to improve productivity and sustainability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nTHREE COMPANIES APPROVED TO IMPORT BIOMETHANE<\/h2>\n
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